2020 Safety Strategy & Culture

Transformation
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Let’s start

S.A.F.E.
First!
S.A.F.E. First
Why?
Because the majority of our injuries
happened to experienced people
Self Check
Activity Check
… Let’s start S.A.F.E. First! Facility Check
Environment Check

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 To be Safe, we must start S.A.F.E.

Did you know that 65% of all medical incidents Let’s pause and reflect on Safety
reported in 2017 were related to Human First before beginning any task
Factors?
Workplace
Factors
10% #SAFE First
35%
Workplace 65% Self Check
Factors 90%
Human
Factors
Human
Factors
Activity Check
Facility Check
Root causes of all
medical incidents
Root causes for serious and
fatal electrical incidents
Environment Check
reported in Globes -2017 reported in Globes -2017

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Analyze your Self, your Activity, the Facility and the Environment

Self Check -Personal check: mental-alert, physical & ergonomically safe.

Activity Check -Personal check: qualifications, tools, proper personal protection

equipment (PPE), permits, among others.

Facility Check -Surroundings check: moving objects, hazardous energies, walking-

working surfaces.

Environment Check - Surroundings check: lighting, noise, temperature.. if the activity to be

performed can create a hazardous atmosphere.

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 2020 Safety Strategy & Safety Culture Transformation

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 Safety protects lives – Our Goal
Zero fatalities
Zero serious
Sustainable Results

Worldwide Medical Incident Rate

France Electrical
Equipment
Manufacturing
Industry

Medical Incident Rate

US Electrical
Equipment
Manufacturing
Industry

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worldwide
Guiding Principles These principles reflect the values that exist
throughout Schneider Electric that live on
today, tomorrow and in the future.
Our five guiding principles fuel the
We report empowerment of our employees to be active
opportunities participants in their own safety and the safety
Unsafe? We resolve of others.
We stop and share
work solutions

We are We care Why are they important?

qualified for each
1. We are all empowered
other
2. The way to achieve and sustain our
goal of zeroinjuries

S.A.F.E. 3. Recognized by our customers as the

benchmark for safety
First

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Guiding Principles

Principle 1
We are qualified.
1. All employees are trained to complete the work safely.
2. Our employees receive training, tools and the equipment needed
to perform the work safely.
3. Our employees know who to contact when assistance is required.
Guiding Principles

Principle 2

Unsafe? We stop work.

1. Our employees are empowered to identify unsafe conditions.
2. All employees have the authority to stop work until the unsafe
condition has been mitigated.
3. We return to work only when work can be completed without risk
of injury to ourselves or others.
Guiding Principles

Principle 3

We report opportunities for improvement.

1. We are empowered to identify opportunities for safety improvement.
2. We value our employees’ involvement in safety through proactive
reporting (near miss, safety ideas, and
safety opportunities). This can be documented and shared in
numerous ways such as a SIM, safety walks, audits, and the Safety
app.
Guiding Principles

Principle 4

We resolve and share solutions.

1. Our employees are empowered to resolve issues on their own,
and to request the assistance of others when needed.
2. All employees are empowered to share solutions with others to
prevent reoccurrence elsewhere.
3. We evaluate the effectiveness of the solution.
Guiding Principles

Principle 5
We care for each other.
1. We watch out for ourselves and others because everyone is
important at Schneider Electric.
2. Our colleagues, friends and loved ones are counting on us.
3. We value and expect the highest standards of safety from our
employees and contractors while working on Schneider
Electric premises, traveling on the roads, and working at a
customer’s site.
Top 5 hazards

More than 90% of serious incidents

at Schneider Electric are caused by:
1. Driving
2. Electrical
3. Falls
4. Machines
5. Powered Industrial Trucks

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Safety Golden Rules

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Top 5 hazards

Golden rules for driving safely

1. I will be proactive, inspect my vehicle and plan my route before
driving.
2. I will only drive when fully alert, sober and take breaks to avoid
fatigue.
3. I will wear my seat belt.
4. I will eliminate distractions during driving.
5. I will drive defensively and follow the 2 second rule.
6. I will drive at an appropriate speed for the conditions.
7. Plan ahead. Stay alert. Arrive alive.

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Top 5 hazards

Golden rules for electrical safety

1. I will perform a point of work risk assessment, for shock or arc flash
prevention.
2. I will participate in a safety briefing.
3. I will de-energise using Lock Out/ Tag Out (LOTO).
4. When testing energised I will use PPE and create boundaries to
protect others.
5. If a conductor is accessible, it is potentially unsafe. Stop and verify.

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Top 5 hazards

Golden rules to prevent falls

1. I will use the safest means of access for working at heights and only
use ladders as the last option. (Hierarchy of control).
2. I will ensure all elevated work has appropriate fall prevention in
place.
3. Protect yourself when working at heights.

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Top 5 hazards

Golden rules for machine safety

1. I will only operate equipment that I have been trained to operate.
2. I will always inspect equipment before use.
3. I will always use safety features when operating equipment (guards,
hand controls, etc.).
4. I will always wear PPE before operating equipment.
5. I will report equipment that is defective or functioning incorrectly and
assure that it is fixed before operating.
6. Be alert. Be prepared. Be safe.

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Top 5 hazards

Golden rules to prevent PIT incidents

1. I must be certified to operate.
2. I will inspect my vehicle before driving.
3. I will never drive distracted (eating, cell phone, conversations).
4. I will always check my surroundings and follow the 1m/3m (3ft/10ft) rule.
5. I will always make eye contact and sound the horn.
6. I will wear a high visibility vest in shipping and receiving areas.
7. Be safe. Be seen.

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Four Strategic Priorities

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 Four Strategic Priorities To Drive Sustainable Safety Results

Elements: Elements: Elements: Elements:

• Visible leadership • Learning & • Safety integrated into • Integrated facility,
involvement development business process equipment & tool safety
• Performance • Safety awareness and • Safety management • Visual workplace
Management communications systems & audits • Occupational health &
• Leadership • Employee engagement • Closed-loop ergonomics
communication & safety observations processes (change • 5S Visitor & guest safety
• Safety walks • Safety orientation orientation
management) • Contractor safety program
• Start meetings with safety • Expertise training & • Safety alerts
• Safety inspections recertification • PIT, machine & electrical safety
• Hazard analysis programs
• Resource allocation for • SERE newsletters updates & • Risk assessments
safety announcements • Industrial hygiene
• Workforce planning/staffing • Chemical management
• Coaching • Near miss reporting • Policies, directives
• Safety ideas • Emergency preparedness
• Valuable practice and solution
sharing
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Leading as Role Models Examples:

1. Visible leadership and role

modeling (i.e. walk the talk)

2. Start meetings with safety!

Visible leadership
Involvement (Safety Walks)

Performance Management

Leadership Communication

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Technical Qualifications & Examples:
Safe Behaviors 1. Training and certifications

2. Safety observations, reporting

near misses, Idea Log, etc.

Learning & development

Safety awareness and communication

Employee engagement & safety observations

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Operational Discipline & Examples:
Execution 1. Safety integrated into the business plan
2. Change management
3. Risk assessments

Safety integrated into business process

Safety management systems & audits

Closed-loop processes (change management)

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Safe Workplace for Everyone Examples:
1. Ergonomics, machine guarding,
chemical safety
2. 5S, Health & Wellness programs
3. Visitor and contractor safety orientation

Integrated facility, equipment & tool safety

Safe
Workplace
Visual workplace
for
Everyone
Occupational health & ergonomics

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10 Keys to Safety => Protecting Lives and Enhancing Our Safety Culture

5 Guiding Principles

We are qualified Unsafe? We stop We report opportunities We resolve and share We care for each other
Work for improvement solutions

5 Top Hazards

Drive safely Control Electrical Prevent falls PIT safety Machine safety
hazards