Cemex has recognized its factory in Alicante for its low accident rate and growth and development in occupational health and safety in recent years. With the delivery of your product global awards Health and Safety Award 2021The company wishes to highlight internationally the commitment and effort of the Alicante workforce to implement achievements as well as improvements that promote safety and health.
To highlight this commitment, Sergio Menéndez, president of Cemex Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia, presented these awards along with Benjamín Cabrera, Director of Operations, and Fernando Enriquez, Vice President of Operations, Cemex Emea. The factory has already received an award. accident-free two years with temporary disabilityand Clotet farm is on another farm as it hasn’t made any records in the last 14 years.
Finally, the award was given to the Alicante operation as a whole: Health and Safety Award 2021 Most Improved Cement Sector 2. The second most developed factory in the field of health and safety at the international level.
These awards are part of the company’s global strategy, which puts the health, safety and well-being of its employees as a priority in all its activities. With the goal of ‘Zero Accident’, Cemex annually celebrates internal and external campaigns that reinforce the message of the importance of safe working.
To achieve this goal, the company uses a Health and Safety System (HSMS) in which it assesses potential risks, identifies and mitigates safety risks, and develops harmonized standards and guidelines to prevent accidents. This creates an exchange of information that continually improves the health, safety, reliability and efficiency of operations across the company.
In this sense, Cemex has positioned itself as follows: One of the companies with the lowest accident rate, a number of accidents due to incapacity far below the industry average. In fact, all its factories celebrated a sick leave and accident-free year in February; it was a national recognition that emphasized the value of the work carried out by both the company and its employees at Cemex’s six factories in Spain.
Cemex is a global building materials company. The company is committed to achieving carbon neutrality through continuous innovation and industry leadership in research and development. Cemex is at the forefront of the circular economy in the construction value chain and fosters innovative processes through the use of advanced technologies. Increasing the use of residues and waste as raw materials and fuel alternatives in operations. It provides cement, concrete, aggregate and urban solutions in rapidly growing markets around the world, supported by a multinational workforce focused on delivering a superior customer experience enabled by digital technologies. Cemex’s building materials technology development and application projects are part of the global R&D collaboration network managed by the Switzerland-based CEMEX Research Centre.