OSH and Environment

Environment

As part of our major environmental ambition, areas for improvement have been identified in three major fields( Climate, Circular Economy and Biodiversity), and specific action plans are being implemented in each of Freyssinet’s business units. Our goal is to be as responsible as possible on our worksites, in our workshops and offices, but also to help our customers improve the environmental footprint of their infrastructure projects, through our sustainable technologies.

To protect the Climate we are working on reducing:

Direct emissions

- Reduce our fuel and electricity consumption by 40% between 2018 and 2030

- Optimize the fuel consumption of site equipment and vehicles

- Speed up the renewal of the fleet of company and service vehicles with electric or hybrid models

- Encourage employees to reduce their own consumption

- Optimize staff transport and logistics schemes

- Improve the energy efficiency of our site facilities, workshops, warehouses and offices

- Increase the share of non-fossil and renewable energies

Indirect emissions

- Reduce our indirect emissions induced by upstream and downstream activities by 20% between 2019 and 2030

- Embark on an improvement drive with strategic steel, cast iron and aluminum suppliers

- Build on our strong local presence to purchase locally and reduce transportation

- Leverage our integrated industrial production to better control the supply chain

- Reduce business travel, use digital alternatives where possible

Circular Economy

The circular economy is a model of production and consumption, which involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products as long as possible. In this way, the life cycle of products is extended.

Preserve natural environments and Biodiversity

Our company goals, on our production sites are:

- Improve environmental management plans on our worksites

- Set up a biodiversity plan to optimize the footprint and schedule of worksites with regard to local fauna and flora

- Develop water reduction and water re-use solutions

- Make the use of biosourced or biodegradable oil for equipment widespread

Safety and risk management at all times

The “Zero Accident” objective applies to all personnel working on our sites, whether they are Freyssinet employees, temporary staff or subcontractors. Our safety and risk management standards are applied in all entities, even when they are more demanding than local regulations.

High Safety Standards:

- Golden Rules. These must be respected at all our sites and when travelling: safety briefing, use of personal protective equipment, conditions for using the telephone, working at height, etc.

- Technical Safety Standards for activities involving high risks: working at height, working near traffic, lifting operations, use of electrical equipment, etc.

- Safety Managers attached to operational management at different levels of the organisation (group, zone, BU, jobsite), whose mission is to provide advice and technical expertise, identify risks and help to resolve problems.

Risk management:

In order to involve employees, a number of tools and routines are used throughout the life of projects:

- Safety in Design. Safety is part of the R&D objectives. When we submit our tenders, we also detail its integration into our clients’ projects and the conditions for its implementation.

- PreTask meetings. The operating procedures defined by the design and construction engineers are finalised with the site management and shared with the teams.

- PreStart meetings. A briefing takes place every day, before each shift: to identify any discrepancies between what has been planned and the site conditions, to agree on any risks and their control.