Nowy Styl Sustainability Report 2018-2019

Rohde & Grahl GmbH The company has an OHS Committee composed of 16 peo- ple in 2018, and 17 in 2019. Its composition is appointed by the employer, as is the case with employee representatives. The Committee analyses potential risks and proposes solu- tions, as well as looks for the causes of occupational dis- eases or their potential risk. The meetings involve tours of production halls to identify health and safety measures and objectives. Sitag AG The company has GAV in place, which is a collective em- ployment contract of the Swiss furniture industry. Sitag has a two-person OHS Committee. Its members include employees who have completed a practical course in oc- cupational health and safety for officers and supervisors. The Committee carries out safety checks. Nowy Styl – Majencia SAS The company has trade unions. Employees choose trade union members, who represent 100% of the company’s employees. There is also a six-member Health, Safety and Working Conditions Committee (CSSCT), with two peo- ple representing each location. Employee representatives in the Health, Safety and Working Conditions Committee (CSSCT) are elected by a Social and Economic Commit- tee (CSE) from among the members of that committee. The job of the Social and Economic Committee (CSE) is to deal with health and safety and other issues. The Com- mittee combines the functions of an OHS Committee, em- ployee representatives and a Works Council. The role of the Committee of Health, Safety and Working Conditions (CSSCT) in the area of health and safety at work includes risk assessment, proposing measures to prevent harass- ment, sexual harassment and sexist action, and determining the causes and circumstances of accidents. The members of the committee carry out at least four checks per year. GRI 403-1 GRI 403-3 GRI 403-4 Workers can have different repre- sentatives for health-and-safety related matters, depending on the company and the legal regulations in force in the country. Nowy Styl Sp. z o.o. The company has a 6-person Occupational Health and Safety Committee composed of employee and employer representatives (three people from each side). The former are elected in democratic elections and represent 100% of the workers. During consultations with employer’s repre- sentatives, issues such as occupational risk assessment, allocation of protection measures, monitoring of working conditions and participation in OHS training programmes can be discussed. The representatives also give their opin- ion on measures taken by the employer to prevent acci- dents and occupational diseases. The Occupational Health and Safety Committee analyses working conditions and makes proposals for improving them, periodically assess- es the state of health and safety at work and collaborates with the employer in the performance of his duties in this regard. Members of the OHS Committee convene at least quarterly. Nowy Styl GmbH At this company, workers’ representatives represent 78% of those employed in the company. The OHS Committee is composed of four people responsible for health and safety at the company, who carry out safety checks twice a year. Kusch+Co GmbH The company has trade unions which represent workers. An employee-elected Works Council represents 96.7% of them. The company also has a six-person OHS Committee. Its members are elected from the individual departments in accordance with German labour safety regulations. The Committee advises on health and safety and accident pre- vention, assesses risks and conducts internal audits. It is also involved in proposing improvements and implement- ing OHS innovations. It meets at least quarterly. Safety aspects are not agreed with trade unions, but with the Works Council. Occupational Health & Safety Committees and workers’ representatives We know how important safety is for everyday work. There- fore, Nowy Styl cares about the highest standards of oc­ cupational health and safety . We eliminate potential risks by identifying, analysing and evaluating threats and oppor- tunities in processes and workplaces. We provide safe and hygienic conditions to prevent injuries and illnesses. We protect the health and safety of everyone staying on our premises, as well as customers and subcontractors. At the same time, we train employees, stressing the importance of their awareness and commitment for everyone’s safety. GRI 103-2 GRI 403-1 At Nowy Styl Sp. z o.o., we manage safety based on standard ISO 45001:2018 (we received a certificate in April 2020, which replaced the previous standards PN-N 18001 and OHSAS 18001), at Sitag AG based on the ISO standard 45001:2018, and in Nowy Styl – Majencia SAS based on the standard OHSAS 18001. 4.5 Safety culture 66 Table of contents