OH&S

Almesan production activities are classified as dangerous work. In this direction, our company carries the safety of its working areas forward day by day and acts with the target of zero accident.
Almesan Alüminyum has not experienced any occupational disease or death related to work since the establishment.

As a result of the analyzes of occupational accidents, non-compliance with the work instructions, lack of training, operator errors, lack of communication and lack of experience come to the fore among the causes of accidents. With the improvements and awareness trainings carried out in the last 3 years, a 21% decrease in the injury rate and a 30% decrease in the total accident rate has been achieved since 2019.

Almesan supports its employees with the practice and training programs it has developed to increase awareness on OHS. We inform our employees about all risks through the Occupational Health and Safety Handbook, the Management Systems Handbook and the trainings organized.

Employees are given “Occupational Health and Safety Training” before starting work, taking into account issues such as lack of knowledge about the work they do or will do, insufficient existing knowledge, change of workplace or job, change of work equipment and new technology applications.

In the trainings, care is taken to select the subjects that the trainees need. The training given to the employees is selected from the following and similar topics;

– General occupational health and safety rules
– Information on legal legislation,
– Legal rights and responsibilities of employees,
– Establishing a safe environment and safe working principles in the workplace,
– Cleanliness and order,
– Thermal comfort conditions,
– Risks arising from chemical, physical and biological substances,
– Causes of work accidents and occupational diseases and risks in the workplace,
– Principles of prevention from work accident and occupational disease,
– Ergonomics and work psychology,
– Manual lifting and transport
– Flash, explosion, fire and fire protection,
– Safe use of work equipment,
– Working with screened equipment,
– Electrical hazards, risks and precautions,
– Use of personal protective equipment (PPE),
– Warning notices and signs,
– First aid, rescue etc.
– Harms and passive exposure of tobacco and tobacco products

Aiming to increase the level of knowledge and awareness on OHS in 2021, the training continued its activities remotely and face to face within the framework of the pandemic rules. Basic OHS trainings were moved to the online platform in 2021.

Organizations are held within the scope of the “Occupational Health and Safety Week” in the first week of May every year in our business. ‘Good Suggestion Award Contests’ are organized with the participation and support of our staff.

In order to prevent disasters and reduce their damage, disaster management at Almesan Alüminyum is continued as a multi-faceted and multi-disciplinary management process that is implemented effectively with the precautions to be taken before, during and after the disaster.

In disaster and emergency management, contemporary safety management practices and national and international safety norms are based on the Regulation on Emergencies in the Workplace, Emergency Management Procedure and Emergency Plan.

The practices and plans to be implemented against all extraordinary conditions and disasters such as fire, energy and water cuts, work accidents, earthquakes, floods, terrorism and sabotage were determined in advance, and team and equipment preparations were made according to these scenarios.

National and international standards are taken as reference in the trainings carried out to improve the emergency protection and response systems and to increase the competence of the teams.

Almesan conducts exercises in compliance with the relevant laws in order to strengthen its preparedness for disasters and emergencies. Fire, disaster plan and environmental spill drills are carried out in order to minimize the risks that may occur in emergency situations and to intervene. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the drills were held with minimal staff participation and taking necessary precautions. The performance of the exercises is evaluated and the actions determined after the meeting are followed up.

Almesan acts with the idea of creating a suitable environment for the health and workplace safety of employees as a prerequisite for ensuring continuity in production. Prioritizing keeping all its stakeholders healthy and safe, Almesan rapidly implements all precautions that will suit production the most efficient, healthy and uninterrupted during the pandemic period. While taking precautions to ensure uninterrupted production, firstly the health of its employees and workplace safety, it acts under the guidance and instructions of all competent authorities, especially the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health.
In the shadow of the global pandemic that emerged at the beginning of 2020, it firstly took precautions to protect the health of its employees and business environment, and continued its continuous improvement and development efforts even under these conditions. In this context, by activating Business Continuity and Pandemic Plans within the scope of combat with Covid 19 pandemic;

– With the distancing policy, shift change has been implemented and worker exposure has been reduced. These studies have been successfully implemented like social distancing in services, distancing in the shift, social distancing in the dining hall, social distancing in locker rooms, and social distancing in common areas.
– By applying health surveys, risky or sick people are prevented from entering the workplace.
– The application of fever measurement and mask control at the entrances continues.
– Masks and disinfectants are distributed regularly.
– Protocols for entering the factory have been determined and disinfection cabinets have been implemented at the entrances.
– Daily disinfection of common areas is carried out and the frequency of applications has been increased.
– Remote working principles have been updated.
– Online education system has been introduced.
– Compulsory trainings are carried out in a controlled manner within the determined rules.
– Visitors are not accepted and meetings are held via online platforms.
– The knowledge and morale of the employee has been increased with continuous information and guidance.
– With the start of the vaccination application, 99% vaccination has been carried out. Precautions are continued with PCR application for 1% of the employees.

All precautions implemented throughout the Almesan are carried out to include suppliers and contractors. While reducing the business operations of suppliers and contractors when necessary to reduce the risk of contagion, we work together to minimize economic losses.
By the experiences acquired by Covid 19 pandemic, emergency plans and risk assessments have been updated, contingency and action plans have been prepared how to act in case of similar conditions.