Ardo CSR rapport 2023 - Flipbook - Page 70
We are Ardo
The path to a more
sustainable food system
Minimal environmental
impact
Agronomy
MIMOSA+
Another way to strengthen our group-wide safety
modification of machinery to enhance safety
culture involves the proactive sharing of good
features.
Food safety, quality
and innovation
Respect for
our employees
Relationship with
our stakeholders
Good governance
safety practices. To improve communication among
our sites and to provide better support to our local
Last year, we updated our safety procedures
Health & Safety (H&S) managers, we decided to
and an additional safety training session was
enhance our Group H&S practices. In line with this
introduced at the beginning of planting and
initiative, intercompany visits have been organised
harvesting activities. Notably, site H&S managers
for H&S managers to facilitate the exchange of
now conduct field inspections to collaboratively
best practices. In spring 2023, we successfully
identify unsafe situations and devise effective
reinstated the “Safety Days”. This program covered
solutions. These measures underscore our
various topics. These included discussions
commitment to fostering a secure working
on agriculture with a focus on new rules and
environment in the field.
technologies to enhance safety during planting
and harvesting. Onboarding sessions emphasized
Through all these initiatives, our ultimate goal is
the importance of comprehensive safety training
to achieve zero accidents throughout the entire
for new employees, contractors and temporary
production chain. As a good example, our site in
workers. Additionally, safety sessions addressed
Kortemark, Belgium, has been accident-free for a
major risks such as handling frozen products,
year. Another Belgian site, Koolskamp, is organising
internal traffic and the correct use of personal
the safety champions event, where local efforts
protective equipment for each specific task.
in safety and other areas will be highlighted,
rewarding the team with the best safety record
Ensuring the safety of workers in the field is now
Safety panels and cardinal rules in the
corridors at Ardo Ardooie (Belgium)
with a trophy.
included in Ardo's safety programme, considering
the heightened risks associated with the size and
speed of the mechanised equipment involved.
To address this, we have implemented various
safety initiatives in recent years. These include
the distribution of updated safety booklets,
the organisation of regular safety meetings,
the provision of high-visibility jackets and the
Safety Days at Ardo Koolskamp and Ardo Kortemark (Belgium)
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