Page 67 - KELAG Annual Report 2019

both accidents on the job and accidents during leisure time. recorded in addition to accidents so that potential
Since 2019, temporary workers have also been covered by accidents can be avoided.
this insurance. In addition there are framework agreements
with favourable conditions for concluding private health Each year, KELAG’s safety officer prepares a report on work-
insurance policies. related accidents which takes into account all employees as
well as temporary workers. In 2018, the current
Occupational safety has always been a high priority in the development of the LTIF (Lost time injury frequency)
KELAG Group. The due diligence process is ensured by an indicator is within the range of the target set to halve this
established control organisation, facilitating compliance figure every five years. A particularly noteworthy positive
with the legal requirements pursuant to the AschG. To development is the reduction in the number of serious
protect all employees to the fullest extent possible, efforts work-related accidents. Through the follow-up to the “time
go beyond what is required by law and are supplemented for safety” project, the number of accidents in the financial
by an internal set of guidelines. In addition to the year 2019 are expected to have been further reduced.
standardised process for accidents, various work GRI 403-1, 403-2
instructions according to the specific activity (e.g., wearing
personal safety equipment) and various other guidelines
are applied. By virtue of its work on high-security networks,
KNG-Kärnten Netz GmbH is given particular attention and
was again successfully reviewed in an audit in the area of
“electrical grids” in the financial year 2019.

The organisational structure for the area of safety is clearly
defined. In addition to the central occupational health and
safety committee (ZASA - Zentralen Arbeitsschutz-
ausschuss) and the local occupational health and safety
committees (ASA), preventative safety and security services
are also commissioned in the KELAG Group. The “time for
safety” project was launched on the one hand to assess and
evaluate the security process and on the other hand to
produce strategic measures. The project team, consisting of
one member of the Board of Directors, general managers
and selected managers, meets and confers on this on a
quarterly basis.

Ongoing training, annual safety briefings, fire safety drills
and raising awareness in a targeted manner are the main
pillars of a safe working environment. These are recorded
and analysed by the safety officer for the prevention of
work-related accidents. The result is a risk/event analysis
and measures for risk prevention based on this. In
accordance with the guidelines, “near misses” are also