4. Health and Safety
Suppliers must have in place, or agree to adopt in a reasonable timeframe, health and safety management systems and standards designed to reduce work-related injury and illness, and promote the general health of employees.
Suppliers must ensure information regarding health and safety systems and standards are made readily available to employees.
Suppliers should ensure that employees are aware, through newsletters, training or other effective and frequent means of communication, of the suppliers’ obligations with regard to site safety and their own obligations of ensuring the safety of themselves and other employees. Suppliers should provide for employees as a minimum, reasonable access to potable water and sanitary facilities, fire safety, emergency preparedness and response, industrial hygiene, adequate lighting and ventilation, occupational injury and illness prevention and machine safeguarding. Suppliers will also ensure these same standards apply to any dormitory or canteen facilities.
Suppliers should have in place a policy regarding alcohol and other drug abuse prevention, and testing for such, and should communicate appropriately to employees.