Health and safety program management
Protecting the health, safety, and wellbeing of our employees, all of whom are essential to driving our business forward, is an integral part of how we operate.
Over the past year, our health and safety professionals continued to focus on adapting to hybrid workplaces, as well as refining our training programs for new hires. Our primary health and safety concerns relate to office, remote office settings and field engineering. Our new hire training guides employees on the proper ergonomics for computer-based work, access to health and safety and security information, physical security awareness and incident reporting. For field engineering, we provide safe work method statements advising employees on how to safely perform work related tasks.
Our safety programs include education, safe work practice guides, monitoring, and corrective actions to ensure a safe workplace. An assortment of computer-based and instructor-led safety training programs is provided to employees to introduce and refresh employee understanding of safe work practices.
Examples of training programs include:
- Office Safety, Health and Security
- Work Station Ergonomic Assessments
- Emergency Response
- Electrical Safety
- Hazard Communication
- Driver Safety
- First Aid, AED and CPR
The main goal of our safety and health programs is to prevent work-related injuries and illnesses and the hardship these events may cause for employees and their families. More than 20% of Unisys employees work fully remotely, and we continue to offer e-learning opportunities that promote strategies to optimize comfort, safety and productivity while avoiding injuries and illnesses.
Unisys Colombia has an International certification in Health and Safety.
Unisys has not received a citation for a violation of health and safety regulations in over ten years.
Management of injuries and illnesses
Two of the metrics used for work related illness and injuries are Total Recordable and Lost and Restricted case frequency rates. The total recordable injury rate is a measure of the total number of injuries per 100 employees that require medical attention as well as cases resulting in lost or restricted time while the lost workday rate is the measure of lost and restricted time cases per 100 employees.
Our rates of total recordable incidents and lost and restricted workday cases are significantly lower than the industry average for similar businesses and infrastructure. In 2023, the total recordable rate 0.18 while the lost and restricted rate for all Unisys U.S. sites was 0.16 cases per 100 workers. Whereas the industry weighted average for total recordable rate is 0.64 and the lost and restricted rate is 0.38.