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Social responsibility

The new on-the-job safety regulations and new production and treatment technologies require that we apply additional upgrades in relation to occupational hazards, according to Gerhard Ganster, production manager at .A.S.A. Austria. The company’s objecti-ve, he mentioned, is to protect employees, guests, and suppliers as best as possible.

Due to the new requirements and the imple-mentation of new production technologies, .A.S.A. is working on a system to improve safety at the worksite, in addition to current regulations on the use of helmets in speci-fc areas defned as dangerous, such as in places where there are spinning machines such as shredders, the company will make it mandatory to use helmets throughout the entire facilities.

All activities involving the handling of waste or other products above the head implies a risk since the uploading and downloading movements, such as when storing bales of waste or other products. The head should be specially protected to prevent any inju-ries.

The objective is to implement the manda-tory use of the helmet at .A.S.A.’s installa-tions within two months.

In the future, each worker, driver, or copi-

Our objective is to protect our employees, guests, and suppliers as best

as possible

The helmet should be considered not just a symbol of safety but also a symbol of progress for a safer

future at .A.A.A.

Another step

towards safety

lot must wear a helmet that must be used when handling containers or loading carts, downloading or handling bales of waste. These guidelines also apply for visitors at the plant and suppliers who have to enter specifc areas of the facilities.