OHS ranks the first among the elements of World Class Manufacturing methodology, since it is the most important one. It is also an area in many aspects of which the Tofaş plant serves as a reference model within the FCA community.

Occupational health and safety (OHS) ranks the first among the elements of World Class Manufacturing methodology, since it is the most important one. It is also an area in many aspects of which the Tofaş plant serves as a reference model within the FCA community. The plant is frequently visited by firms wishing to observe Tofaş’s OHS operations and practices in action. Adhering to a proactive and lean WCM-based approach to occupational health and safety issues, Tofaş seeks to protect everyone coming into contact with its operations from risks that could be detrimental to their health or safety by fostering a sustainable OHS culture and by creating environments that are intrinsically safe.

TARGET: ZERO ACCIDENTS AND OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES

Tofaş strives to maximize OHS awareness not just among its own employees but also among its trainees, visitors, suppliers, and contractors. To this end, Tofaş commits itself to:

• Fulfilling all of its regulatory and other obligations with respect to OHS issues;
• Abiding by the principle that making improvements in OHS performance is a responsibility shared by all personnel;
• Setting targets for participation in risk-assessment and risk-mitigation activities at every level;
• Achieving a sustainable “Zero Accident” target by constantly improving the company’s occupational health and safety culture.

Tofaş seeks to achieve zero-level values of accidents and occupational diseases by means of the Occupational Health & Safety System that it implements.

During 2019, 34,575 hours of occupational health and safety training was provided to 4,795 employees.