HEALTH AND SAFETY

We work closely with each employee, supplier, and service company, to achieve high labor standards, both in terms of health and safety, as well as social and environmental issues. This collaboration is based on continuous improvement and training, good relationships, and the adoption of a set of practices, for example:

• compliance with labor and social laws and development of good working conditions;
• strict compliance with environmental legislation and the high standards included in CMPC’s environmental and safety systems, which are a requirement for its forestry certifications, ISO 14001 and ISO 45.001 ;
• ongoing communication with service companies to ensure that high-performance standards are met and to detect any deviations from established procedures and correct them;
• unrestricted compliance with our Health & Safety and Human Rights Policy, specifically the absolute rejection of child or forced labor throughout our organization and supply chain.

In accordance with the Corporate Risk Management Program, we employ comprehensive methodologies to identify, assess, and mitigate health and safety risks, integrating these efforts into its overall management systems. 

CMPC has occupational health and safety management systems that are used to identify hazards and assess and monitor occupational risks, as well as the needs and expectations of collaborators and contractors. Moreover,  72% of our operations are covered by ISO 45.001 certifications

CMPC generates action plans to mitigate identified health and safety risks through systematic processes and tools, such as the Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Matrix (MIPER) to continuously identify hazards, evaluate risks, and determine effective prevention and protection measures. 

In addition, CMPC Maderas generates action plans for unacceptable risks identified in processes. Each area prioritizes control actions, which may include eliminating hazards, substituting with safer processes or materials, engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment. Health and Safety Managers follow up on the implementation of these measures through monthly monitoring.

CMPC integrates health and safety actions to respond to emergencies through detailed emergency management procedures, tailored to each industrial plant. These procedures include:

• Identifying potential emergencies and analyzing each situation to determine causes, sequences, and effects.

• Establishing action programs to improve systems, aiming to eliminate risks through physical modifications or optimized operation and maintenance procedures.

• Training personnel in plant-specific risks, emergency equipment use, alarm systems, and emergency procedures.

The company maintains an Emergency Response Plan as part of its Occupational Health and Safety Management System, conducting regular drills to test and enhance response capabilities. Each emergency situation is analyzed to establish applicable control measures to minimize the probability of future occurrences.