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• Introduction
• The PZ Cussons Plc CSR Committee
• The Environment
• Health and Safety
• Development of staff & employment practices
• Local community and charitable activities
• Product safety and design
• Animal testing
• Everyday, good quality, affordable products
• Financial Performance

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Health and Safety

PZ Cussons is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy working environment at all of our operations for employees, visitors and the public and to ensuring the safety and health of our employees and all others who may be affected by our activities. As such, health and safety is an integral part of the business and is given equal priority with all other aspects of business management.

The Board has endorsed and established a Group Health & Safety Policy which sets out detailed guidelines for all operations across the Group. Its principles support the PZ Cussons Group World Class Manufacturing system which seeks over time to bring all operations across the Group in line with ISO9001 and OHSAS 18001. All operations are audited against these standards, any shortfall is identified and assessed and, where appropriate, continuous improvement actions are agreed and implemented. Specifically and to achieve a safe and healthy working environment in which accidents and ill health can be avoided, our Group Health & Safety Policy has established arrangements to ensure we:

• comply with all local laws and regulations relating to health and safety as well as our internal standards in all areas of our activities
• promote the participation of our employees in developing, promoting, maintaining and improving health and safety so that they:
  - acquire the necessary skills and behaviours
  - understand their responsibility to themselves and their colleagues for health and safety
  - are empowered and encouraged to report accidents, incidents and lapses in best practice and to participate in improvement activities
• measure and monitor our health and safety performance and target continuous improvement
• conduct risk assessments to identify significant health and safety related risks which arise from all activities undertaken including periodic reviews to ensure new activities and processes are covered.

At operating unit level, Group Health & Safety Policy is implemented to be consistent with the business operating conditions and any specific local legal requirements. Regular audits are conducted, by internal and external specialist auditors, at business unit and departmental level to ensure compliance with Group standards and continuous improvement. There is a strong focus within the Group on using key performance indicators and achieving external health and safety accreditation. The Group employs health and safety specialists in all of our operating units and health and safety committees with cross functional and cross hierarchical representation exist at all sites. Where appropriate, PZ Cussons provides on-site medical facilities and health monitoring programmes for employees. Training is provided to all employees to ensure compliance with PZ Cussons standards and we continue to build on our traditional programmes, which focus on workplace behaviours, coupled with helping employees understand any personal health risks. During the year, we have also pursued a significant health and safety capital investment programme throughout the Group with major focus on reduction in manual handling requirements and exposure to chemicals.

The Board regards health and safety as a fundamental business responsibility and reviews health and safety matters on a regular basis. Health and safety is a standing item for review by the Group Risk Committee which ensures that any related risks are properly identified, assessed and prioritised and that appropriate action is taken to manage and mitigate those risks effectively. The Chief Executive Officer has ultimate responsibility on the Board for health and safety across the Group and is a member of the Group Risk Committee.