Occupational safety at the Nestle Research Center

摘要

"Safety is non negotiable" is the basic principle expressed by Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, CEO of Nestle, the number one food company, in relation to safety throughout the entire organization. This principle obviously applies to products and operations as well as to occupational safety. Management is responsible for safety and defines guidelines based on legislation, official norms and corporate policy. It delegates the application of these guidelines to specialists, e.g. safety managers, safety animators and instructors, through a Safety Committee comprising delegates from all functions in the organization. The laboratories of the Nestle Research Center are provided with the appropriate safety equipment. The pilot plant benefits from the support of engineers and specialized technicians from the workshop. Although some safety instructions and procedures are sometimes regarded as constraints by scientists and technicians, they are increasingly accepted and more rigorously applied thanks to the efficient support of safety animators.