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6.2. Occupational health and safety
[GRI 403 ] Our top priority is the health and safety
of our employees. According to our responsibility as
6.1.6 Outlook and objectives an employer, we ensure workplace safety, protect
Our new employer branding strategy is being rolled our workforce from hazards, and take preventive
out in 2023. We want to use it to further raise measures to ensure a good working environment.
awareness of RAFI as an attractive employer and Our occupational health management (OHM) sup-
boost the quality and quantity of applications. The ports the well-being of our employees so that they
long-established training courses for RAFI employ- can happily and efficiently meet the many demands
ees in Berg focusing on respectful and attentive in- of modern working life. For this reason, we plan to
terpersonal behavior (PEP me up) are being expand- extend our OHM, which is primarily established in
ed to the other German locations. This will lead to a Berg, to our subsidiaries.
streamlined corporate culture with joint values and
rules. Similarly, the agreed leadership principles and 6.2.1 Occupational safety
processes conveyed in manager training courses [GRI 403-1, -2 ] The primary objective of workplace
will be rolled out across the group. We started this safety is to prevent accidents and injury to the health
drive in 2023 in the form of local manager training of our employees. Our Occupational Health and
courses as well as development programs for all lo- Safety Committee is responsible for determining and
cations. With our manager development activities, reviewing protective measures in accordance with
we aim to establish a modern, results-based leader- the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Relevant
ship style within a culture of respect and perfor- hazards and stresses are systematically identified
mance throughout the group. An assessment of po- and evaluated in risk assessments to determine the
tentials will also take place at all locations, starting in necessary protective measures for health and safety
2023. Within the assessment, young skilled em- in the workplace. We conduct regular inspections of
ployees and leadership talents will receive a person- workplaces, and a separate safety officer is assigned
al development plan that RAFI will support with tai- to each department.
lored assistance. With coordinated training and sup-
port programs for leaders and employees, we will [GRI 403-4, -5 ] In workplace-specific instruction
consolidate the spirit of respectful cooperation in sessions, supervisors make all employees aware of
the corporate culture at all our locations and hierar-
chy levels. This will establish an attitude that can be
clearly discerned throughout the company.