OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND SECURITY

All Woolworths buildings are designed within stringent health and safety guidelines and with employee and customer wellbeing as a primary consideration. Joint worker/management health and safety committees are in place. Prevention is an important aspect of Woolworths health and safety procedures and the company supports ongoing communication in the workplace, particularly around safe working practices in high-risk areas such as stores and the distribution centres.

Woolworths currently employs 14 occupational health practitioners to deliver a comprehensive occupational health and wellness programme which includes an employee assistance programme (EAP). This programme provides confidential counseling for personal or business crises as well as lifestyle counseling to employees to help them manage health-related issues.

Ongoing vigilance and a determination to put the safety of our staff and customers at the forefront of our stores’ security management process have been critical to containing crime during the year – armed robberies have, however, stayed the same as the previous year at 18. Fortunately no deaths or serious injuries were recorded.

SOCIAL

• Commitments and progress
• People
• Supplier relations
• Product safety and labeling
• Occupational health and safety
• HIV/Aids