The health and safety management system of Bayer Crop Science Villefranche

The company intended to fulfil its commitments regarding sustainable development and Quality, Health, Safety and Environment (QHSE) in all its operations. Unlike to quality and environment certification, there was no external ‘label’ for health and safety. The group proposed its own standards on the subject, covering the measures to be taken on 13 general aspects: management principles, personnel training and qualification, audits and evaluation, reporting and communication, emergency management, etc. The QHSE department considered OHSAS 18001 certification of the plant to achieve excellence in the area of health and safety management and to simplify and coordinate the management systems with an integrated risk management system and the related audits.