Organization and Management of Occupational Risk Prevention
4. Risk Prevention Organisation
4.5. Information, Consultation and Participation
The method allowing the Consultation and Participation of workers adapts to legal requirements depending on the size of each of the Companies in the ISASTUR Group, a Health and Safety Committee existing when the number of workers requires one.
The Organisation facilitates, both to staff and to Prevention Representatives, information on the specific risks that affect their post or function and on the Protection and Prevention measures applicable to said risks.
In addition to the aforementioned information, the firm also informs the Prevention Representatives regarding all aspects pertaining to Occupational Risk Prevention and, in particular, regarding:
- Risks for the health and safety of workers in the workplace, both those that affect the firm as a whole and those that affect each type of post or function.
- The Protection and Prevention measures and activities applicable to the risks listed above.
- Measures to be taken in situations of emergency.
4.5.1. Information channels
Besides the aforementioned channels, the Risk Prevention Representatives receive information through attending meetings with Management.
We should also highlight, as a channel of information for all the firm’s staff, the monthly Risk Prevention and Environment report (Prevención y Medio Ambiente, PYMA). This document is published on the Intranet and is sent to the different work sites every month to be distributed to all the workers at these sites.
4.5.2. Consultation and Participation
With the aim of complying with the stipulations of the legislation in force, the following channels have been made available for the consultation and participation of staff and/or their representatives:
- On-site suggestions: all the suggestions that arise from on-site staff are transmitted to the Personnel Department or to the Health and Safety Committee to be duly addressed.
- Suggestions via CIS (the ISASTUR Group’s Continuous Improvement System): suggestions that are passed on to different discussion groups depending on the type of suggestion.
- Meetings with Management: Meetings between Risk Prevention Representatives and Management and/or its representatives is the most important channel of staff consultation and participation in all matters related to health and safety at work. The frequency, attendees and topics to address are described in the Health and Safety Committee In-house Regulations.
Meetings between Risk Prevention Representatives in those firms belonging to the ISASTUR Group that do not have a Committee take place as often and address the same topics as Committee meetings. Those attending these meetings are the Company Risk Prevention Representative and the Manager and/or someone representing Management.
