Siemens 2013 Annual Report Download - page 224

92 A. To our Shareholders
117 B. Corporate Governance 155 C. Combined Management Report
156 C. Business and economic environment
173 C. Financial performance system
179 C. Results of operations
192 C. Financial position
204 C. Net assets position
207 C. Overall assessment of the economic position
209 C. Subsequent events
210 C. Sustainability
227 C. Report on expected developments and
associated material opportunities and risks
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C... OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT
Occupational safety and health management are key elements
of our company ’s sustainable strategy and an integral part of
our business processes. We therefore develop central projects
and processes that are then applied locally in conjunction with
programs that are individually adapted to the respective busi-
ness activity. Occupational safety and health management are
an integral part of our Business Conduct Guidelines, our inter-
nal monitoring systems, and our risk management and inter-
nal control systems. In addition, occupational safety is part of
an international framework agreement between Siemens AG,
the Central Works Council of Siemens AG, IG Metall and the
global union IndustriAll.
Promote a culture of safety – In the past, occupational safety
was often characterized by a focus on technical protective
measures, an approach which achieved considerable success.
We are convinced, however, that further improvement can be
achieved only through an actively practiced occupational safe-
ty culture and optimum working conditions – in every country
and for all Siemens employees as well as those of our contrac-
tor partners. Both as a company and as individuals we are re-
sponsible for ensuring that the working environment at
Siemens is safe at all times and for every employee. At present,
local best practices exist which we can build on. We will
achieve sustainability, however, only through a global and
consistent approach.
Our customers, suppliers and regulatory authorities expect
high safety standards from us. Safe behavior is governed not
only by complying with laws, regulations and procedures, but
also by the personal values of managers and employees.
Therefore, Siemens launched the Zero Harm Culture @ Siemens
Program in fiscal  to improve our safety performance. It
contains three principles:
> Zero incidents – it is achievable.
> Health and safety – no compromises!
> We take care of each other!
We always start by analyzing the current status and the safety
situation locally to get an overview of the needs for improve-
ment and further activities. Involving the management at a
very early stage guarantees the importance and sustainability
of the program. Global sharing of best practice and exchange
of experience ensures further sustainable progress. Our aim is
to learn from positive examples and to change attitudes and
behavior, supporting our goal of sustainable development by
taking ambitious action.
In fiscal  the overall number of fatalities was lower than in
fiscal . We attribute that to the numerous and consequent
actions and specific initiated projects. An implemented pro-
cess for the assessment of suppliers is supporting these activi-
ties. Furthermore Supply Chain Management and Sectors have
developed collaborative plans to improve the EHS profile of
suppliers. Regrettably, we report five work-related fatalities of
Siemens employees and ten work-related fatalities of contrac-
tors in fiscal . In the previous year there were four fatali-
ties involving Siemens employees and  involving contractors.
Promoting health – Siemens has established a high standard
of occupational health and safety to avoid work-related health
risks and promote employees’ health with a sustainable ap-
proach. We help our employees assume responsibility for their
own personal behavior in health-related matters, and support
health-promoting general conditions within the Company. We
promote the physical, mental and social well-being of our em-
ployees through a range of activities governing the five topics
of healthy work environment, psychosocial well-being, physi-
cal activity, healthy nutrition and medical care.
We also defined requirements for a Siemens health management
system (HMS) which provides a Siemens-wide approach to con-
trolling health management in a systematic and sustainable
manner. Company units can revert to it if they want to integrate
health in the organizational structure and working processes.
C.. Compliance
Indicators 
Year ended September ,
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Inquiries submitted to the
Ask us help desk 416 1,009
Compliance cases reported 908 830
Disciplinary sanctions 305 266
therein warnings 188 173
therein dismissals 75 73
therein other 42 20
1 Continuing and discontinued operations.
2 Includes loss of variable and voluntary compensation elements,
transfer and suspension.