The employees are one of the key stakeholders of the Group, the policies conducive to build a better working environment, more development opportunities and attractive employee benefits have contributed to employees’ satisfaction levels and retention level. The Group aims to provide a good environment of a professional and harassment-free working environment. As part of its human resources policies, the Group organises recreational activities, such as team building, training programs, celebration of festivals and annual dinners to strengthen the bond among the employees. The team building and/or celebration of festivals and annual dinners were not organised in year 2020 & 2021 due to the outbreak of COVID-19 as part of preventive measures of the Group. The Group is always adhering to the Standard Operating Procedures (“SOPs”) in relation to COVID-19, maintaining social distancing and reducing physical interaction, to protect health and safety of our employees. 3.1.1 Health and Safety The Group endeavours to ensure the employees are provided with a safe working environment. The Group has an Occupational Safety and Health Policy and has implemented various measures at the production facilities and construction sites to promote occupational health and safety and to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Health and safety on-the-job training will be conducted for all new employees as and when appropriate for continuous improvement. The Group also publishes bulletins with occupational health and safety guidelines, rules and procedures to remind and promote the importance of safety in the workplace at all times and maintain an internal record of workplace accidents. As required by the relevant laws and regulations in Malaysia, the Manufacturing and Construction Divisions have set up an Occupational Safety and Health Committee (“OSHA”) to review health and safety matters from time to time to oversee safety in the work environment and regular internal meetings to discuss safety issues, review any recent industrial accidents and to design any required remedial actions. Fire drills, gas leakage control and spillage control are conducted on a regular basis and briefings in relation to evacuation procedures are given to employees. An Emergency Response Team was set up under purview of the OSHA to ensure that a quick response will be available to the people in the event of an emergency. Members of the team are given training on the use of firefighting equipment, first aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (“CPR”) and other measures to be taken in the event of emergency. The Group also provides the employees with proper personal protective equipment to prevent potential accidents at work and to minimise the impact of occupational hazards on the health of the employees at every job position. The Group provides supplies to the employees, where applicable, including but not limited to: ear plugs, goggles, dust respirators, masks, rubber gloves, boots, insulated shoes, safety belts, etc. For the Agriculture Division, the Group is strictly adhering with the general health standard operating procedures (“SOPs”) and safety SOPs provided by Jabatan Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan (JKKP). All staffs and contractors entering to the teakwood farm must comply with the SOPs. As part of the Group’s internal reporting protocol, any workplace accidents, identified cases of occupational diseases and health and safety incidents shall be first reported to the human resources department while cases such as industrial accidents or accidental spills or discharges of pollutants may be referred to local labour or environmental government authorities. To curb COVID-19, the Group has proactively established a series of SOPs which was strictly aligns with government’s prevention and control strategies. The SOPs include: i. any person who accesses to the workplace must wear a face mask and would be invited for a temperature screening procedure which include registration through MySejahtera application; ii. providing hands sanitiser for all employees and visitors; iii. cleaning and disinfecting offices and factories regularly; iv. employees must practice physical distancing at all time; v. employees are advised not to come to work, however to see doctor immediately, if found any symptoms of the COVID-19; P R G H O L D I N G S B E R H A D A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 2 1 36 Sustainability Report (cont’d)
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