CULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

Nedbank’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Programme remains of the highest standard, with compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (85 of 1993) by headoffice sites, regional offices and branches above 95%. The group’s OHS Department measures compliance on a monthly basis and implements policies and procedures to ensure risks are identified and eliminated.

Nedbank Group has incorporated measures, over and above those required by the OHS Act, to ensure each site has the highest possible levels of health and safety. These measures include monitoring monthly OHS meetings, incident investigation, biannual evacuation drills and training. The overall compliance for Nedbank, measured against the OHS Act and its regulations for 2009, was 98,88% (2008: 93,56%).

Nedbank Group tracks safety performance, work-related injuries and fatalities, and near misses. Contractors working at Nedbank Group premises are monitored in terms of safe work practices and registration of all such contractors with the Compensation Commissioner is compulsory.

A total number of 52 injuries on duty (workmen’s compensation claims) were reported to the Compensation Commissioner during 2009. Zero fatalities were recorded.

The Disability Incident Frequency Rate (DIFR) for Nedbank is 0,15, measured against the banking, finance and insurance industries of 0,19. This is 22% below the national average of DIFR.

Nedbank tracks safety performance, work-related injuries and fatalities and near misses.

Some of the 2009 OHS highlights included:

25 396 staffmembers throughout Nedbank Group completed the compulsory OHS induction training.
52 staffmembers made use of the injured-on-duty leave category, resulting in 1 287 man-days lost.
An emergency evacuation policy was implemented and all Nedbank Group sites completed biannual emergency evacuation exercises.
All headoffice sites were issued with emergency evacuation chairs to ensure the safe evacuation of any person with disabilities or injuries.
The annual Health and Safety Awareness Day, which covered all aspects of health, workplace safety and security, personal safety, dread-disease management, home security, stress management, nutrition, fitness, first aid at home, Nedbank Group’s OHS Programme, safe work practices, emergency procedures, and fire safety, was held.
A Pandemic Planning Team was formed to address contagious diseases such as the H1N1 (Swine Flu) pandemic, and all other contagious diseases.

First-aid incidents	1 077

Medical incidents	182
Medical incidents including Workmen's Compensation (COID Act)
Nedbank Limited 52
Contractors onsite 5
Total	1 259

Note: Workmen’s Compensation – injured-on-duty incidents are included in the total number of medical incidents. First-aid incidents reported include minor injuries such as paper cuts.

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