SHE Initiatives
SHE : Safety, Health and Environment Initiatives
CUMI is committed to protect its people, environment and property by continuously improving all its operations and provide a work place free of hazards.
Objectives
- Integrate safety health and environmental consideration into Business Planning.
- Comply with all applicable laws, regulations, standards and Codes of Practice
- Monitor and Assess health, Safety and environmental Performance on a continual basis.
- Provide workplace free of hazards
- To be recognized as a responsible citizen
Key initiatives
Safety
- Reduce Accident rates both Reportable and Non Reportable
- Reduce Severity Rate and Frequency Rate in all divisions.
Health
Employee Well Being and Satisfaction
CUMI believes people are their asset. Therefore health towards its employees is reflected in the well-developed and well-conceived HEALTH PLAN
CUMI has a tie-up with the Diagnostic centre / Laboratory / Hospital near the Unit to conduct the medical check up as per the prescribed format. All employees will have to take up the medical check-up between April and February. In the case of Management Staff, the spouses can also get the medical check up done at the prescribed diagnostic centre / Laboratory / Hospital.
Communication / Education
Under this preventive measure :
- Health Camps are arranged every year.
- Guest lectures are arranged once a quarter.
Occupational health - To ensure that safety / protective equipment are provided to the employees and they use them while at work.
Information on health
On-line information on health like clippings, pamphlets, etc. shall be provided at all units. In addition to this a regular bulletin is available in the Intranet which carries
Curative
Under ‘Curative’ there are three phases :
- Dispensary
- ESI coverage and/or Insurance scheme
- Chronic illness
Dispensary
- First aid centre to direct accident / emergency cases to a nearby hospital where the company has a tie-up.
- Treat employees for minor common illness.
- Maintains the health records of all employees, card index and other statutory records.
The employee health records are available online-Health Monitoring System. (illustrated in the diagram)
ESI coverage and/or Insurance scheme
For those covered under ESI, hospitalisation is taken care of by the ESI. For those who cross the salary limit for ESI coverage and where the benefits derived under ESI is not enough to meet the medical expenses, an Insurance scheme under the Cholamandalam Insurance Scheme is available. This caters to both the NMS and MS.
Chronic illness
Employees with chronic diseases (like diabetes, hypertension, and cancer) are identified. This scheme is drawn up to provide reimbursement of such expenses and also to extend interest free loans to employees.Environment
- Implementation of ISO 14000 in the major divisions is one of the significant indicator.
- Identifying the need in neighbouring community by developing Employee Animators is an ongoing project.
- For more details see environment policy.
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