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2012 represented another milestone for Visteon health and safety performance. Visteon achieved its stretch target lost-time case rate of 0.10, the best performance in the history of the company and one of the best rates for any industry. The company also achieved its stretch target for recordable injury rates, a measure of occupational accidents that did not result in any days lost, of 0.25. The company’s severity rate fell just shy of the stretch target of 2.5, finishing at 3.15 – a 20 percent improvement from the prior year’s performance. Quick Links |
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| Examples of Safety Success – 2012 |
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| North America: Coclisa San Lorenzo celebrates 2,000 days without a lost-time case
Visteon’s Coclisa San Lorenzo Plant in Juarez, Mexico, recently celebrated 2,000 days without a lost-time incident. In the past five years, the San Lorenzo team has worked more than 8.5 million safe hours producing more than six million air conditioner lines per year. San Lorenzo’s employees make a renewed individual commitment to work safely each day. The employees think about “Today” we will work safely, as a priority; “Today” is every day and every shift it becomes a lifestyle to work safely. Nearly 100 safety leaders work daily to detect and correct opportunities to improve safety in the plant. |
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| Europe: Autopal’s tool room celebrates 1,000 days without a lost-time case
In early March 2012, the tool room at Visteon's Autopal facility in the Czech Republic celebrated 1,000 days without a lost-time injury. The tool room produces injection molds, stamping dies, testers and fixtures. Key initiatives that contributed to the tool room’s safety record include: safety walks, risk assessments in workplace design, work instruction and employee training. |
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| Europe: Hluk, 2,000 days without a lost-time case
At the end of May, Visteon’s Climate plant in Hluk in the Czech Republic celebrated 2,000 days without a lost-time case. The Hluk plant produces exhaust gas recirculation coolers, condensers, water cooled charge air coolers and radiators. The Hluk team demonstrates a continuous focus and proactive approach regarding safety as a part of their day-to-day operation. Hluk’s plant history dates back to 1951. Employing approximately 500 employees and almost 90 people in product development including the ETO organization, the Hluk plant produces more than 12 million units per year. |
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Asia: Hiroshima plant celebrates five-year safety milestone Visteon's Hiroshima plant in Japan celebrated five years (1,826 days) without a lost-time injury. Plant employees make safety a top priority by creating a mindset of “no unavoidable injury,” and work to improve safety process and eliminate potential issues. Different initiatives to maintain this high standard of performance include: daily plant patrols by the management team, monthly meetings to review EH&S performance and risk assessment to predict and solve potential dangers. |
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South America: EH&S team hosts education event Visteon's Arbor plant in Brazil recently celebrated the 35th annual SIPATMA (Internal week for the prevention of Occupational Accidents and Environment). SIPATMA is an awareness initiative that focuses on reinforcing the importance of safe practices, health care and environmental awareness in all aspects of people's lives. During the week-long event, employees participated in several initiatives related to preventing accidents and improving the quality of life. Health professionals were onsite discussing the benefits of maintaining a quality life and performed individual blood glucose tests, blood pressure monitoring, ophthalmic tests and nutrition sessions. |