Work safety

Health protection at work and the motivation of the employees and the contractors to observe the rules of Health protection are the fundamentals of the success of Česká rafinérská. The issues of safety and the protection of health on the job are integral to the business activities of Česká rafinérská.

Work safety and health protection is always at the forefront and is central to the company management’s concerns. Within Česká rafinérská the Central team for safety and environmental protection, made up of representatives from the company’s individual production processes, is charged with monitoring and reviewing matters concerning work safety, employee health, and environmental protection. Tasks set by the team are
assigned to safety ‘sub-teams’ of employees or to the joint safety team, which also bring in the contractors.

The company has set up a safety monitoring system. Every employee and contractor has the opportunity to participate in the system. Although monitors do of course report mistakes that are made, employees are not punished for them. This monitoring is regularly evaluated, any problems with compliance are analyzed and steps to resolve them are taken.

Česká rafinérská’s focus is on identifying and tracking potential accidents, by monitoring so-called near accidents and high-risk situations. Actual accidents can be avoided in the future by investigating the circumstances surrounding potential accidents and by learning from them. The motivational system rewards employees who report such situations.

Another project that has been launched at Česká rafinérská is the program for systematic improvement “Best in Class”, additional tools and methods for supporting the effectiveness of maintenance and interrelated processes.

Care of the health of employees has two main fields: health protection and health support. The former involves primarily the fulfilment of legal obligations and the internal standards of Česká rafinérská. The “Health support program” in compasses efforts to have a positive impact on the health of employees.

Employees take advantage of the exercise activities (swimming, squash, skating, skiing, strength training, tennis) offered within the framework of the employee benefits system Paleta and other forms of health support (flu and other vaccinations, offers of vitamins, massage).