Health, Safety, and Environmental Management System

HEALTH, SAFETY, AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
BACKGROUND
Key:
Sanofi has implemented a Health, Safety, and
Environmental (HSE) management system encompassing
all operational levels. This system is designed to protect
the health and safety of each employee, develop and
utilize safe industrial processes, and limit the
environmental impact of the Group's activities.
1) HSE Policy:
• Guiding principles;
• Strategic plan; and
• HSE objectives.
Sanofi’s HSE management system covers all its activities
and sets goals for the Group.
2) HSE organization and management:
• HSE management by line management;
• Roles and responsibilities; and
• Resources and competencies.
One of the main responsibilities of the HSE Department is
to ensure these goals are attained. The HSE Department
also oversees compliance with regulations by defining an
internal framework based on the policy and on internal
requirements, rules, and procedures developed by the
Group. Many training programs have been set up to fully
implement this framework, and involve both employees
and managers. HSE performance is measured using
reporting tools, self inspections, and audits, to evaluate the
system’s effectiveness and review the goals and methods
used as part of a continuous improvement approach.
3) Planning and implementing:
• Risk
assessment
implementation;
• PASS;
• Training; and
• Learning experience.
and
control-program
4) Performance—measurement:
• Monitoring and reporting;
• Self-inspections; and
• Audits.
5) HSE management review:
• Regular review of program performance;
• Progress follow-up; and
• Business HSE reviews.
The HSE department has a network of more than 750
individuals that support the implementation of the policy
and requirements.
Health, safety and environmental
management system Factsheet
published in May 2014
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POLICY
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New requirements and a new
HSE policy
The HSE management system is continuously being
improved. The HSE policy was signed by Christopher
Viehbacher, Chief Executive Officer, to demonstrate the
Group’s strong commitment to addressing HSE issues.
In addition, a total of 78 HSE requirements now support
Sanofi’s HSE policy, focusing on all areas of HSE. They
are supported by a set of standards and guidelines that
provide further guidance for implementation of the
management system.
For more information, please refer to our HSE policy in the
download center.
Goals
In order to solidly root this HSE policy within the Group’s
various activities and sectors, the HSE Committee
developed a five-year strategic plan—HSE 2015—in 2010.
At the end of 2013, a new HSE progress action plan
(PASS) was released to complement the previous five-year
plan. This PASS is updated each year and includes:
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a review of objectives for indicators in the HSE
2015 strategic plan;
new objectives for new indicators; and
new orientations for progress regarding training,
programs, support to new entities, feedback on
experience, and HSE communications.
This new PASS was presented to the HSE network and
distributed to all the Group’s affiliates, including Merial and
Genzyme. It was endorsed by Sanofi’s Vice President for
HSE.
Some examples of objectives contained in the progress
action plan:
For health and safety
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2010–2015: 30% reduction in the total Sanofi
employees’ lost time injury rate (LTIR);
2010–2015: 15% reduction in the motor vehicle
accident rate (percentage of motor vehicle
accidents vs. number of vehicles); and
2011–2016: 15% reduction in recognized
musculoskeletal disorders.
For the environment
Health, safety and environmental
management system Factsheet
published in May 2014
2010–2020: 20% reduction in CO2 emissions
(Scope 1 and 2); and
2010–2020: 25% reduction in water consumption.
For more information on our goals and related actions,
please refer to the Health and safety, Energy and carbon
footprint, and Water management sections of our 2013
CSR report, and to the related factsheets in our download
center.
HSE—Actions
Our HSE actions are:
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developing an HSE culture;
assessing compliance;
learning from experience;
providing support to new entities; and
broadening our environmental and
certification.
safety
Developing an HSE culture
Offering HSE-culture training to managers is an important
part of the HSE Department’s role. The HSE-culture
training program helps managers to acquire knowledge
and skills in order to properly control the risks that
employees are exposed to in their work environment. This
program aims to raise managerial awareness of HSE
issues by emphasizing the role and responsibilities of
managers.
Sanofi introduced the HSE-culture training program in
2005 at the Group’s chemical sites in France, and in 2007
expanded it to pilots at R&D and manufacturing sites. The
program has also been implemented outside France since
2010. In 2013, the UK, Germany, and Italy continued the
roll-out of this program, and some new countries initiated
implementation (for example, India, Pakistan, and the
United States).
Since 2003 around 7,000 Group managers have received
HSE-culture training. The program now covers more than
110 sites including Industrial Affairs, Merial, Sanofi
Pasteur, and Genzyme, located in 35 countries worldwide.
Training modules have been adapted and translated into
14 different languages.
In 2012 Sanofi launched the Support Functions Academy,
the main goals of which were to improve expertise among
these Support Functions and facilitate a strong businesspartnering culture. Today all HSE training programs
sponsored by Corporate HSE fall within the HSE Academy.
In the long run, this approach is expected to facilitate best
practice sharing and networking. The Academy’s primary
objectives are to:
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develop HSE technical and “soft” skills required for
current and future success;
share best practices and experiences;
facilitate and foster networking;
determine a common framework of references:
roles, skills, and knowledge, within and outside the
HSE family; and
provide an overall skills development course.
Overall, training time devoted to HSE topics amounted to
more than 306,000 hours worldwide in 2013.
For more information on the Academy program launched
by the Group, please refer to the Corporate Development
Offer factsheet in the download center.
Streamline training and
learning programs on offer,
assessing compliance
Learning from experience
To promote HSE at Sanofi, various programs make it
possible to report safety events, share and recognize best
practices, and provide training about health and safety
standards.
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Prevention par le Retour d’Expérience dans
Sanofi (PRESS) is a publication that includes an
analysis of the key safety and environmental
events and immediate corrective actions, as well
as recommendations for improving safety;
Posters and communication tools are available
for use by industrial or R&D sites, subsidiaries’
offices, and Group businesses, to raise awareness
about safety and the environment in the
workplace; and
The HSE Department relies on audits to correct any
failures to comply with the policy, and to minimize noncompliance. HSE audits are divided into three categories:
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management audits aimed at ensuring compliance
with the Group’s HSE rules;
specialized audits that target a specific area, for
example “contractors” or “biosafety”; and
technical visits focusing on protecting property,
which are carried out with insurance companies.
Sanofi carried out a total of 222 audits in 2013:
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43 HSE management audits throughout the
Group’s sites;
81 specialized audits: 72 specialized audits on
contractor management and 9 specialized audits in
biosafety; and
164 prevention visits from our insurance
companies.
Working in co-ordination with the various training programs
organized by the HSE Department, the Group performs
these audits with the primary goal of fostering genuine
behavioral change among line managers whose operations
are being audited, rather than reacting to issues found
after an audit. This is a sign of growing maturity within the
HSE system.
As part of the HSE program described in the PASS, one of
the Group’s priorities is to reinforce audit programs
concerning
the
management
of
contractors.
Health, safety and environmental
management system Factsheet
published in May 2014
Learning experience (LEX) days are one-day
seminars to promote interaction among sites. The
seminar focuses on avoiding the recurrence of
HSE events and prevention through widespread
application of best practice. In 2013 two LEX
days were organized, bringing together more
than 100 attendees and leading to LEX reports
published worldwide. These LEX days provided
an opportunity to share experiences of:
o musculoskeletal disorders; and
o greenhouse gas emissions.
In addition, a LEX day was organized in the Asia-Pacific
region in collaboration with the central HSE Direction, to
focus on risks related to packaging machines and
contractor management.
According to the new PASS, the next learning experience
days will tackle “machine safety in regions.” In 2013 indepth event analysis training has been developed. The first
session was carried out at Genzyme and will be extended
to other business units.
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Providing
entities
support
to
new
The strategic HSE plan describes the HSE integration
process for new entities, such as Genfar in Latin America,
and other future acquisitions by the Group, which includes
harmonizing documentation, standards, and ways of
working with these new entities.
This process comprises the following steps:
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implementing priority HSE processes (for
example, crisis management);
assessing the HSE situation and establishing
action plans;
providing support for and monitoring action
plans; and
using a general HSE audit for final validation of
the process.
New entities will receive this specific HSE support for
approximately three years. After this time, they will be fully
integrated into the Group's HSE management system.
Broadening environmental
and safety certification
Sanofi seeks to highlight the progress the Group has made
in HSE management and promote our achievements with
third parties by encouraging certification. Production sites
are key priorities. Standards ISO 14001 and OSHAS
18001 focus on the continuous improvement of
performance related to HSE.
In 2013, out of 142 industrial and R&D sites (including
Genzyme and Merial) worldwide, 54 were ISO14001certified, and 35 were OSHAS 18001-certified.
In 2012, an ISO 50001 certification process, which focused
on energy management, was successfully initiated in all
buildings at our Höchst site in Frankfurt, Germany. In 2013,
two French sites also received level 1 ISO 50001
certification.
To date, 15 administrative buildings from our R&D and
production activities are LEED-certified (Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design), and three
administrative buildings are HQE-certified (Haute Qualité
Environnementale).
Health, safety and environmental
management system Factsheet
published in May 2014
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