Health and Safety

THE SAFETY DIALOGUE

To spread safety culture and awareness and identify best practices to be adopted according to the peculiarities of each site, dialogue and co-participation are key tools.

With this in mind, the Perceptions Alignment initiative was launched, which involves a monthly meeting on Health and Safety issuesin which key functions at the site (Director, HR Business Partner and HSE Manager) align their perceptions on climate, collaboration, performance and action plans.

Additional opportunities for safety dialogue, developed as part of the Safety on the Job activity, are Safety and Environment Meetings, inspections of workplaces in which both anomalies and compliant situations are noted and minuted.

Similarly, the Accident Committees represent moments of confrontation: following each accident, there is a moment of analysis in the presence of the injured person and his supervisor in which to discuss the incident by identifying causes and related corrective actions.

FIRST IN CLASS SHIPYARD AND SHIPYARD SAFETY FIRST

The path to zero accidents goes through a process of continuous improvement.

With the First in Class Shipyard initiative, we share monthly safety indicators related to each plant's performance. This approach not only highlights the first-in-class site, but also generates healthy competition among the Group's plants.

Of the same tenor is the Shipyard Safety First initiative, through which safety is placed as the first item on the agenda during management, production and those meetings led by the Heads of Workshop. Performance indicators and communications from Safety Bulletins are shared, thus ensuring a constant focus on occupational health and safety.

SAFETY WALK AROUND

Improving the culture of safety at work also means increasing the level of perception of potential risks at sites.

It is with this in mind that Safety Walk Arounds, i.e., inspections carried out in homogeneous areas by activity, are planned at all Italian plants, enabling field training in risk perception and the exercise of the role of a supervisor.

The training is carried out by the first levels of operational areas, with the support of the Prevention and Protection Services, and involves both in-house supervisors and those from contracting companies. During these meetings, the types of risks, reportable anomalies, and best practices for safe behaviors are explained, with emphasis on near misses, unsafe conditions, dangerous behaviors, and positive feedback.

HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

Among our health and wellness promotion initiatives, we developed a project to spread healthy lifestyles by involving all people at Fincantieri S.p.A. and its Italian subsidiaries.

In particular, the following thematic areas were covered:

-  guide to proper nutrition;

-  conscious consumption of alcoholic beverages;

-   medical prevention.

An information flyer was developed for each thematic area and sent via e-mail after the project launch. The communication and the three flyers were posted on the company intranet and displayed on monitors in canteens. Hard copies were distributed to everyone through the most appropriate communication channels at each production site, delivering them to strategic locations such as company infirmaries.

The entire project was preliminarily shared with the Workers' Representatives and implemented with the collaboration of the corporate Chief Medical Officer.

STREAM PRESSING FOR CONTRACTORS

We also spread the culture of continuous Safety improvement among our business partners.

With this in mind, our Safety Strengthening Plan includes Stream Pressing for Contractors, an initiative targeting workers from contracting firms operating at our sites. This project aims to stimulate fruitful collaboration between suppliers and Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) agencies to identify and implement corrective health and safety interventions.

The project was initiated by convening seven suppliers, reported from the Group's Italian plants. They were asked to draw up a specific Improvement Plan, containing the initiatives needed to align with the required HSE performance standards. The adoption of the Improvement Plan involved collaboration between suppliers and the local HSE teams, with a moment of exchange downstream of the first implementation phase in order to analyze the results achieved and identify possible points for improvement. 

EXCELLENCE AWARDS IN USA

The commitment of all Group companies to promoting Occupational Health and Safety is also recognized by third-party bodies. 

This is the case for Fincantieri Marinette Marine, which in 2023 was awarded the Excellence in Safety Award for promoting safety and accident prevention by the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA).

This prestigious award recognizes organizations that stand out for their excellence in workplace safety performance. To receive the award, companies must meet strict criteria, including:

- submit the SCA Injury & Illness survey for all four quarters of the year;

-  have no recorded fatalities;

- have a Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) below the SCA average or have reduced TRIR by 10 percent or more from the previous year.

TOGHETER IN SAFETY

In 2023, we raised awareness of safety risks present in shipbuilding activities and proper environmental behaviors through a multimedia course called Together in Safety.

The course was intended for all workers operating in the Group's Italian plants, including employees of contractors, a total of about 30,000 people. Participation, moreover, has become a mandatory requirement for first-time entry into the Group's production sites, and this is because the course provides:

-  specific information on each production unit: to enable workers to know in detail the work environment in which they will be working;

-  information on Emergency Plans: to ensure that all workers know what to do in the event of an emergency.

To increase its dissemination and effectiveness, the course has been produced in the 10 languages most in use at Fincantieri plants.