“People first (...)” – this motto is the basis for actions taken by all of the Vinci Group companies to ensure safety at work.

“People first” is also a philosophy for action, leading in practice to the implementation of our “Accident and Hazard Prevention Policy”, by which every employee and every Vinci Group company is required to abide, regardless of the post held and place in the company structure.

Why is the safety principle “People first” so important for us?

People are the company’s greatest asset and capital. It is they on whom the firm’s strength and results are based. For that reason it is of the utmost importance for us to ensure the highest standards of safety at work for all of our staff. This feeling of security also has other advantages, e.g.:

• it enables the quality of work to be improved;

• it enables protection of employees’ experience and skills and the technology used;

• it is an important element of employee satisfaction, acting as a  motivating factor;

• it facilitates the introduction of changes and innovative actions;

• it allows regular and potential customers to better assess the quality of our work.

To make our workplace even safer, every Warbud employee is obliged to observe the following five safety rules.

The five basic safety rules:

1. Preparation
   Even at the design stage, before work begins, identify possible hazards in order to be able to keep them under control. The right person should be at the right place with the right tools at the right time.

2. Explanation
   Explain the safety rules and define the duties of every employee. Check that each of them understands the possible dangers, and provide staff with equipment to enable the dangers to be reduced. Encourage staff to discuss problems as they arise.

3. Respect
   Respect the equipment which you use yourself or which you share with others. Respect the procedures aimed at preventing danger, and respect the safety of yourself and others.

4. Analysis
   Proceed every day according to constant principles: observe, analyse, listen, make use of the opinions of others, give notice of danger. Good communication with others is the first step in the right direction.

5. Improvement
   Set new targets, use your imagination and submit proposals. Take necessary action and encourage others to put forward initiatives to enable better use to be made of equipment and resources.

Warbud SA is a safe company

Since we were founded we have never suffered a fatal accident among our workforce, and last year we recorded only 29 minor incidents, in which the life and health of our employees were in no way endangered.