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ACS
Actividades de Construcción y Servicios

Safety in the Workplace


The prevention of occupational risks is one of the ACS Group’s strategic pillars. The company maintains the commitment to reach the most demanding standards in this area and so become a reference in health and safety protection, not only for its own employees, but also for its suppliers, contractors and collaborating companies.

The main challenge lies in designing and implementing, in all its operating fields, a risk prevention service which meets expectations. Furthermore, the company considers it fundamental to reinforce its commitment with a risk prevention culture and to optimise resources.

Thanks to the individual commitment of all its employees and the involvement of suppliers, contractors and collaborating companies, the ACS Group continues to advance in the construction of the desired risk prevention culture, approaching its ultimate objective of achieving an accident rate of zero. 
 

Evolution of safety statistics Construction Environment    Industrial Services ACS Group
  2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010
Frequency rate (1) 23.37 20.16 57.88 57.20 51.55 44.16 51.25 49.05
Severity rate (2) 1.07 1.55 1.00 1.06 1.08 1.01 1.03 1.10
Incidence rate (3) 87.19 23.45 75.05 65.48 51.08 41.69 68.66 52.94

(1) Represents the number of accidents that have occurred during the working day per one million hours worked.
(2) Represents the number of working days lost due to accidents per 1000 hours worked.
(3) Represents the number of accidents in relation to which sick leave was requested per 1000 employees.


The ACS Group’s risk prevention policy observes the various Occupational Health and Safety regulations which govern the area in the countries where it is operates, at the same time as promoting integration of occupational risks into the company strategy by means of advanced practices, training and information.

Despite the fact that they operate independently, all the Group’s companies share common principles in the management of their employees’ health and safety. These principles are the following:

• Compliance with current legislation on occupational risk prevention and other requirements voluntarily observed.
• Integration of occupational risk prevention into the set of initiatives and at all levels, implemented through correct planning and its putting into practice.
• Adoption of all those measures necessary to ensure the protection and well-being of employees.
• Achieving continuous improvement of the system by means of appropriate training and information as regards risk prevention.
• Qualification of staff and application of technological innovations.