SustainCase: How Evonik protects and promotes employee health

Case study: How Evonik protects and promotes employee health


As a global leader in specialty chemicals, operating in over 100 countries, protecting the health and employability of its more than 36,000 employees, preventing workplace accidents and incidents and creating a solid safety culture across the Group through a range of policies, procedures and programs, is a top priority for Evonik.


Abstract


Protecting and promoting the health, safety and employability of employees has priority over sales and profits at Evonik, as a matter of central importance to the company and its stakeholders. In order to protect and promote employee health Evonik took action to:

• ensure emergency medical management

• provide preventive healthcare

• implement health management programs

• apply an Occupational Health Performance Index


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