We regard Health and Safety (H&S) as a conscientious responsibility, rather than an obligation.
We believe a safe working environment is the cornerstone of a reliable, strong, and resilient organization. In addition, we think any harm to employees, stakeholders, and anyone interacting with the company can be prevented. Therefore, our most important responsibility is to ensure that each of our employees, who work in many parts of the world, conduct their work safely. H&S management perfectly reflects the company's core values and performance criteria and is represented at the board level. All employees at Rönesans have the right to stop working when their work environment is unsafe.
We position occupational health and Safety (OHS) as one of our top priorities as a company operating on a global scale in the construction and contracting sector, which is generally accepted as "very risky" in terms of working conditions. Our OHS approach is one of the main components of our sustainability strategy and within the scope of this approach, our aim is to create a work environment and OHS culture that maximizes the health and safety of all employees.
While improving our OHS culture and practices, we comply with the requirements of the legislation in the countries where we operate, the ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System and other international standards, and we constantly follow current developments and sector-specific best practices. Our OHS management system is designed to cover all our employees, activities, and workplaces. This scope extends from head offices to projects and operations and includes the necessary measures to protect the Health and Safety of our employees.
We see occupational health and safety as the basic building block of the company culture and are committed to continuing our work with the goal of zero accidents and zero occupational diseases by constantly improving the current way of doing business.
Practices reflecting our principles and values within the scope of H&S;
- Managers who lead by example have a sense of responsibility when it comes to occupational safety
- Management practice is based on continuous improvement and preventive risk management
- Employing conscientious, well-trained staff
- Integration of subcontractors into the company system
- Monitoring of compliance and performance
- Promoting and recognizing good practices
We evaluate and monitor the OHS performances of our subsidiary companies on an annual basis through targets set to consist of proactive (preliminary) and reactive (realized) indicators. In addition, the compliance of our Holding OHS targets with standard and procedure expectations is audited and reported by our Corporate OHS Management Department, and important topics are shared with our Board of Directors.
As Rönesans Holding, we adopt a business culture that sees the health and safety of all our employees as a fundamental right. Therefore, in accordance with our company policy, each of our employees has the right not to start or stop work in work situations where they feel vulnerable to injury or Health risk. This is part of our OHS commitments and is supported with the explicit notice on our website. We support this right with procedures and policies that encourage our employees to against possible danger or unhealthy working conditions and report the issue to the relevant management units, without fear of retaliation. In case the right to stop work is exercised, the reported issues are immediately evaluated by our relevant OHS Unit and appropriate risk assessment, hazard analysis and corrective actions are planned if necessary.
OHS Training
As Rönesans Holding, we aim to raise the awareness of our employees by adopting global standards and approaches developed on OHS and through continuous training programs. The OHS training program, which starts with our orientation training, continues throughout the year with legal training and specific training programs. We provide trainings such as "IOSH Managing Safetly", "OHS Leadership", "NEBOSH", "Class C Occupational Safety Expertise" to our managers working in our construction and operations at regular intervals on a yearly basis. In addition, with our risk-based approach specific to our projects and operations, we conduct necessary training needs analyses and ensure that responsible persons receive the trainings defined for them.With our OHS trainings, we aim to increase the knowledge of our employees on the subject while at the same time encouraging and sustaining a proactive OHS culture. This approach reflects our company's commitment to protecting the health and safety of our employees and achieving the goal of zero accidents in the workplace, beyond just legal compliance, and demonstrates our company's leadership in the field of OHS and its commitment to best practices.
"In 2023, we provided a total of 4,214,956 hours of training with the aim of increasing the OHS knowledge and awareness level of our employees."
Rönesans Holding's H&S data can be found in the reports section of the Sustainability Report, which is published annually.