GRUPO POCHTECA
A RESPONSIBLE COMPANY
Occupational health and safety
Safety
G4-14, DMA OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETYSince 2013, we have been strengthening our health and safety strategy through training, supervision and monitoring, as well as by raising safety awareness among our personnel both within and outside our facilities.
G4-LA5At each of our workplaces, we have health and safety commissions and brigades in compliance with the terms of Mexico’s Federal Labor Law. Approximately 10% of our entire personnel are engaged in these commissions and brigades, but a full 100% of our employees and supervised workers are represented by these commissions.
We have conducted risk and hazard evaluations for each job position, on the basis of which we define the necessary personnel protection equipment as well as the corresponding training and health plans. Given that most of the materials we handle are catalogued as hazardous chemicals, it is necessary for us to evaluate all new materials, as well as generate the workplace hazard studies and accident prevention program required by Mexico’s Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) before such materials may be handled in our facilities.
Accidents and Injuries G4-LA6
Disability Days
According to the parameters recommended by the US Occupational Health and Safety Administration, we remain well below the OSHA standard for each 100 fulltime workers’ hours which states 3.2 as the maximum limit.
| Year | Accidents ratio in operating areas for each 100 hours of full-time workers | Overall rate of incidents per 100 hours of full-time workers |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.381 | 1.676 |
| 2014 | 0.418 | 1.778 |
| 2015 | 0.650 | 3.034 |
Pochteca makes sure that all of our associates may take maternity leave in compliance with local regulations keeping with the rules spelled out in Mexico’s Federal Labor Law, and also makes it possible for our associates to extend such leaves through a combination of flex time and time spent working from home before returning to work. To that end we have made substantial investments in infrastructure and equipment to assure associates have connectivity with their jobs at all times.
Equipment availability is as follows:
- 80% with portable computer equipment
- 60% with smart phones
In addition, we have upgraded connections to voice and data connections such as VPN networks, VOIP telephony, and cloud-based information access through “pochtecaNET”, with an investment of more than Ps 10 million.
| Total employees with disability in 2015 | 70 |
| Female employees with maternity leave in 2015 | 10 |
| Days subsidized due to maternity leave in 2015 | 581 |
| Percentage of women with maternity leave in 2015 | 14.3% |
Occupational health
The health of our workers is of great importance. During 2015 we conducted complete health check-ups for 385 workers which represent 30% of our active workforce. Based on the results of those studies we designed health plans and fairs in an effort to minimize health risks. The activities we promote at such fairs include discussions of gender equity, HIV, vaccinations and screening for diabetes and hypertension.
The company´s investment was Ps 526,791 and the plan for 2016 is to complete these studies for 80% of the employees.
Another of the tools Pochteca uses to promote the wellbeing and health of its associates is the “Orienta line”, which all of our employees know about in their “welcome kit”, when joining the company. Additionally we do releases regularly reminding the advantages of “Orienta“.
