Health and safety

Our aim is to ensure that everyone employed by, or visiting Bakkavor experiences a safe environment.

Health and Safety is at the forefront of our working practices. Our Group Technical Director, who sits on the Group’s Management Board, is responsible for Health and Safety management across the Group and reports monthly on Health and Safety Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) agreed by the Management Board.

Our goal is to continuously improve our Health and Safety performance and we strive to achieve this through improved communication networks and training. We provide extensive Health and Safety training as part of our induction programme as well as periodic refreshment training. We also appoint Health and Safety representatives at each site who are responsible for reporting to the site’s executive management team as well as putting into action the site-specific Health and Safety plans. Our Group Technical Director holds an annual Health, Safety and Environmental Conference which provides a forum for Group-wide communication and a networking platform for our Safety experts.

In 2008 the Group appointed a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Manager to focus on continuous improvement in Health and Safety (amongst other areas), working with the Group’s Health and Safety Steering Group and Action Team.