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Prevention pilot program

FCC participated in the pilot program on the prevention of            The main objectives are to raise awareness of the effects of
alcohol and drug consumption in Lleida, in some cases going           alcohol and drugs in the workplace and establishing mechanisms
further than 32% risk of consumption when it used to be at 2%.        for early detection.

Project to improve the preventive culture.

In order to develop a Preventive culture improvement                  loss of talent, high turnover, low productivity by substitutions or
plan, Aqualia has planned strategies to avoid the                     lost time, expenses for sanctions or loss of reputation, among
costs of non-prevention such as absenteeism,                          others.

             Components of the                                        Leadership
             Preventive Culture                                       Communication
                                                                      Motivation
                                                                      Learning
                                                                      Justice

One of the keys to the success of this Plan to improve the            on good practices in the workplace, which must be accepted
safety culture is the evidence-based leadership. This refers to       and understood. Employees are also encouraged to report any
the commitment to safety from Aqualia’s management, acting            detected problem without fear of unwarranted punishment.
as a role model by getting involved in health and safety activities,
communicating to employees the goals and objectives to pursue,        In order to know the views of the employees regarding
motivating and training employees to work in an safe manner,          occupational safety and health in the workplace and define new
showing concern for their welfare, encouraging personnel to           improvement actions, Aqualia has raised a number of questions
make suggestions for improvements and investigating those             to employees on issues such as commitment, learning and risk
accidents or unsafe actions.                                          awareness.

These actions are complemented by the commitment of
workers to work safely on the basis of established work
standards. Therefore Aqualia carries out information activities

Distinction

                                                                      FCC has delivered the 2ndYear of the Health and Safety
                                                                      Awards, which is the 1st International Year. It is worth
                                                                      noting a new recognition of the work done by Aqualia
                                                                      professionals in prevention of occupational hazards,
                                                                      materialized in the award received by Francisco Javier
                                                                      Suárez, Head of Trainasa sewerage in Vigo.

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