The most important duty of the occupational health and safety service is to control the conditions under which work is performed, in particular with regard to: the organization of work processes and their impact on working conditions and the technical condition of work premises, including the submission of proposals regarding occupational health and safety requirements, as well as participation in the commissioning of reconstructed facilities.
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Pekao Group and the Bank, as institutions aware of their responsibility for the safety and health protection of their employees, are obliged, first and foremost, to:
- prevention of accidents at work, occupational diseases and near misses, using, among other things, technical and organizational progress,
- meeting the requirements of legal regulations and other requirements related to the Bank,
- striving to constantly improve the health and safety at work,
- participation in documenting and updating the occupational risk assessment,
- improving activities in the field of occupational health and safety in order to avoid losses caused by accidents at work,
- raising qualifications and increasing the involvement of employees in activities for health and safety at work,
- providing the necessary technical and financial resources as well as competent personnel to perform the agreed tasks in the field of safety and health protection of employees.
At the Bank, the basic regulations in the field of employee safety are introduced on December 14, 2020 by the Order of the President of the Management Board Occupational health and safety instruction and Fire protection instruction.
By examining various aspects of work, the occupational health and safety service has a significant role in making risk assessments. The process is designed to determine what hazards in the work environment may cause injury or impairment to a worker and whether those hazards can be eliminated, and if not, what actions should be taken to reduce the occupational risks associated with those hazards.
According to the demand, the OSH service organizes and ensures an appropriate level of training in occupational safety and health for newly hired employees, cooperates with relevant organizational units in the field of periodic training, as well as with persons performing the tasks of a social labour inspector.
In order to facilitate the performance of these tasks, the Occupational Health and Safety Commission was established in April 2001, whose rights and obligations are defined in a separate regulation Establishment of the Occupational Health and Safety Commission at Bank Polska Kasa Opieki Spółka Akcyjna. The last update of this regulation was implemented in October 2020 by the Order of the President of the Management Board.
The task of the Occupational Health and Safety Commission is to review working conditions, periodically assess the state of occupational safety and health, give opinions on measures taken by the employer to prevent accidents at work and occupational diseases, formulate proposals to improve working conditions and cooperate with the employer in carrying out his obligations in the area of occupational safety and health.
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In 2021, the number of injuries in the Pekao Group was 30, 28 of which involved Pekao Bank employees. No fatal or serious injuries were reported. In terms of the characteristics of the injuries sustained, the main ones to note are: sprains, contusions, and fractures of extremities, spinal injuries, and superficial injuries. In each of these cases, the circumstances and causes of work accidents were analysed, working conditions were inspected, and post-accident recommendations were made.
Medical care
Bank Pekao offers medical care to all employees of the Bank, provided from April 2020 by PZU Zdrowie. The Bank’s employees can take advantage of the basic medical benefits package with the possibility of extending them. The wide range of medical services negotiated by Bank Pekao S.A. can also be used by family members indicated by the employee, i.e. children, children over 26 years of age, spouses, partners, parents, in-laws and seniors. The offer of medical care also covers pensioners of Bank Pekao S.A. as part of a specially negotiated package.
The Bank, in cooperation with a company providing medical services, organizes additional initiatives that are part of activities to improve the health of its employees. Among the most important measures are flu vaccinations or additional preventive screenings.
The average monthly number of packages paid by the Bank for employees is 15,873 and the average monthly number of packages paid by employees for themselves and reported family members is 10,707. Pekao Group companies also provide medical care for their employees.
In 2021, the Bank continued its COVID-19 prevention by implementing a number of initiatives to reduce the risk of infection and spread of COVID-19 in bank branches, including through the purchase of personal protective equipment (disposable masks, disposable gloves, disinfectants), purchase of dispenser stands, remote work, equipping customer service stations with plexiglass, implementing internal procedures based on the recommendations of the Chief Sanitary Inspectorate, the Ministry of Health, and also relevant agencies of the World Health Organization. Similar activities took place in Pekao Group companies.