Safety & Health - Dr. Reddy's

Safety, Health and Environment
Policy Principles
At Dr. Reddy’s, we accelerate access to affordable and innovative medicines because • All injuries, damage to health, and damage to the environment can be prevented.
Good Health Can’t Wait. We are committed to this basic belief.
This policy is applicable to all our research, production operations and business facilities. • All our business activities shall be conducted in a responsible and sustainable manner.
The policy is also extended to all our subsidiaries, joint ventures, licensees, and other business Management is committed to environmental stewardship throughout the product lifecycle,
associates, as applicable. and seeks innovative solutions to reduce environmental impacts and ensure a healthy and
We encourage suppliers and vendors also to adopt safe, healthy and environmentally sustainable future for all.
responsible practices. • We perform better when we work in harmony with our stakeholders.
We shall strive to achieve “Goal Zero” in terms of incidents, injuries to people and damage to Proactive engagement with our stakeholders is required to ensure transparency and effectively
environment by: address their concerns, thereby building robust relationships and growing together.
• Complying with the relevant legal statutes and going beyond. • Every hazard can be identified, reported and mitigated.
The workplace cannot be made fully hazard-free. Hazards can be identified, reported and
• Ongoing evaluation of processes for existing and new products and services, including its mitigated or can be safeguarded by physical guards, trainings, rules and procedures. The
distribution and logistics, to identify associated hazards to all stakeholders, as well as objective is to perform all work safely.
environment and implementation of mitigation plans.
• Management is responsible for preventing injuries and damage to health and the environment.
• Conducting environmental and social due diligence for all our mergers and acquisitions, and This shall be accomplished by providing a safe and environment friendly workplace.
collaboration with value chain partners as part of their on-boarding process.
• Working safely should be clearly established as a condition of continued employment.
• Providing a safe working environment for our employees, contractors, visitors and other All employees are expected to follow safety rules and policies. Management cannot discharge its
stakeholders. safety responsibilities in the continuous presence of an employee who does not meet established
• Integrating principles of conservation of resources, pollution prevention and remediation. standards of safe behaviour.
• Creating safety, health and environmental awareness and developing knowledge and skills • Training is an essential element to establish an injury free work environment.
through training and communication. Management is committed to provide the requisite knowledge and standards. It is the
• Providing a system to identify and report unsafe acts and correct it by taking appropriate responsibility of all employees to get trained.
actions. • Safety Observation by Line Management is a must.
• Encourage employees to report all incidents including near miss or minor case. It is necessary to identify and correct all unsafe acts and thereby bring about a behavioural
change to establish a safe culture as an ongoing process. Line Management refers to people at all
• Developing an approach for making all our stakeholders aware and responsible to comply
levels in the organisation.
with our policy and principles.
• It is essential to report all incidents (including minor and near misses) and investigate those
that have the potential to injure or damage health and the environment.
To make Safety, Health & Environment an integral part of our business, we have articulated Incident investigations that lead to corrective action and improved work practices are essential if
our guiding principles. This policy along with principles shall be communicated to all we are to avoid repeated mistakes by adopting preventive measures.
stakeholders and will also be made available to the public on request.
• Employee involvement is essential
All employees are expected to actively participate in safety and sustainability initiatives driven by
the organisation.
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