3.4 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
The Moncler Group considers the promotion of health and safety as a key priority in doing business in order to protect employees, clients, contractors and anyone who enters its sphere of infl uence.
The Moncler Group operates in full compliance with the specific regulations applicable in the countries in which it operates, with an approach aimed at continuous improvement.
At the Moncler and Stone Island headquarters, a team of specialised personnel (Health and Safety Staff) is responsible for ensuring workplaces that are safe and compliant with appli- cable legislation at the global level, setting occupational health and safety guidelines, coordinating monitoring efforts and, where necessary, improving safety conditions, supervising the activi- ties of designers and architects and maintaining relations with the safety representatives of Italian workers.
Every employee plays a key role. Spreading a culture of safety and individual responsibility, as well as creating risk aware- ness, are indeed pivotal to maintain a safe working environment.
A great attention is also paid to the safety of workers and contractors who carry out work at Group sites. In Italy, all business relations with contractors require the signing of a document at- testing the assessment of risks associated with conducting busi- ness at the company (interference risks) and the enforcement of strict prevention measures in any activity involving risks.
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Among the initiatives developed by the two Group Brands for the protection and promotion of health and safety in the workplace there is the implementation and application of an effective man- agement system in compliance with the highest health and safe- ty standards. The Moncler Group s commitment is clearly detailed in the Occupational Health and Safety Management Policy, which was distributed to all employees. The Policy sets out the principles and guidelines to be applied in all areas of activity and includes: a dynamic and preventive evaluation of activities, in order to
eliminate risks at roots and, where this is not possible, to re- duce them according to the best available techniques
continuous improvement in all activities that may have an impact on safety
enhancement of knowledge, competence and awareness of all employees through targeted training and practices.
In 2021, Moncler obtained the renewal of ISO 45001 certification at global level in all offices, directly managed stores, logistics hub and the production site in Romania. During the year, Stone Island also undertook a series of activities and improvement projects to obtain ISO 45001 certification, which it achieved for all offices and stores in Italy, and with the aim of having all offices and stores worldwide certified by 2022.
FROM PREVENTION TO CONTROL The Moncler Group devotes considerable attention and energy to the management of occupational health and safety to limit acci- dents as much as possible.
Although there are no high-risk activities, the Group adopts a preventive approach. Before the opening of any new workplace, whether an office or a store, a careful occupation health and safety risk assessment is carried out through specific inspections con- ducted with the support of specialised experts. Existing offices and stores are subjected to various periodic compliance checks, through documentary analysis and inspections (verification of working environments and equipment). If necessary, an improve- ment plan is formulated.
During 2021, occupational health and safety inspections continued at both Moncler and Stone Island corporate offices in Italy, at the logistics hub in Castel San Giovanni (Piacenza) and at the production site in Romania. These inspections were car- ried out both by internal and external personnel and were required for obtaining Health and Safety certification according to the new ISO 45001 standard.
All Moncler Group employees and the service providers most exposed to workplace safety risk, such as security, cleaning, porterage and maintenance companies, are covered by the com- pany health and safety management system that involve auditing
activities carried out by internal inspectors and external bodies. In Italy, the Group organises periodic safety meetings, in
which representatives of the two Brands participate, alongside with the company physicians, the officers of the prevention and protection service and workers safety representatives. During the meetings, analyses and results on risk assessment, accident rate, training and the personal protective equipment are shared.
In 2021 careful management of workspaces, ongoing co- mmunication and awareness-raising activities focused on pre- vention and on the monitoring of the correct application of im- provement initiatives, contributed to limit the number of accidents in the workplace, for both its own employees and those of the co- operative that manages the logistics hub in Castel San Giovanni (Piacenza).
In 2021 Moncler continued to monitor the employee acci- dent rate of the cooperative which manages the logistics hub in Castel San Giovanni (Piacenza), that in 2020 received SA8000 certification, recording a workplace severity rate of 0.23 in 2019, 0.15 in 2020 and 0.27 in 202111 and a workplace frequency rate of 11.48 in 2019, 9.17 in 2020 and 8.41 in 2021. In addition, moni- toring was extended to other service providers deemed to be most exposed to safety risk for whom no accident was recorded. This result led to a total frequency ratio for all monitored suppliers of 9.26 in 2019, 7.78 in 2020 and 5.90 in 2021, with a reduction of 24% compared to 2020.
No fatal accidents were recorded, either among employees or contractors.
WORKPLACE ACCIDENT INDICATORS
Moncler Group Moncler Brand 2021 2021 2020 2019 Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Incidence rate12 2.84 1.86 3.26 2.87 1.41 3.47 1.82 1.64 1.89 3.06 4.57 2.46 Severity rate13 0.06 0.04 0.07 0.07 0.05 0.08 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.02 Frequency rate14 1.79 1.22 2.03 1.79 0.91 2.14 1.07 0.95 1.11 1.90 2.87 1.51
Occupational diseases, namely diseases caused by a gradual and progressive harmful effect on the worker s body, with a direct causal relationship with the work performed, are monitored by the Group in order to identify the conditions of working environments that may have contributed to their onset, check for any residual risks and take the necessary corrective actions, in order to pre- vent their recurrence.
In addition, in Italy, personnel exposed to specific risk fac- tors continued to undergo periodic health checks in application of specific health protocols, defined on the basis of risk and with supplementary specialist visits as needed.
All accident indicators are constantly monitored and as- sessed. See also pages 245-246.
Moncler and Stone Island take an inclusive approach to employee wellbeing, focusing attention on work-related stress issues. In 2021 Moncler renewed its assessment of work-relat- ed stress at corporate offices in Milan: for all offices, the results of this assessment showed a low risk. Despite the low risk ob- tained, in 2022 the Company will continue to implement a series of actions aimed at implementing a process of continuous improve- ment: the stress assessment was used as a basis for the planning and implementation of organisational or management measures aimed at preventing or minimising stress-related harm to work- ers health.
This assessment was also carried out at Moncler the produc- tion facility in Romania and at the Stone Island offices in Milan and Ravarino (Modena), which also resulted to have a low risk level.
TRAINING AND INFORMATION Training of people is part of the prevention activity promoted by the Moncler Group.
During 2021 approximately 23,500 hours of health and safety training were delivered. Specific training courses, dedicat- ed and customised on the basis of the different professional roles and risk levels, were launched in order to transfer knowledge, skills and values appropriate to working safely .
11 Considering both commuting to/from work and workplace acci- dents, the severity rate was 0.91 in 2019, 0.93 in 2020 and 0.50 in 2021.
12 Incidence rate: (number of workplace accidents/total number of employees) x 1,000.
13 Severity rate: (number of days lost due to workplace accidents/to- tal number of hours worked) x 1,000.
14 Frequency rate: (number of accidents/total number of hours worked) x 1,000,000.
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