Bimbo ratifies its commitment to security and receives "Safe Company" Recognition From The Stps In Five Workplaces
Bimbo has received the acknowledgment of听鈥淓mpresa Segura鈥 (Safe Company)听from the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (STPS) for five workplaces in Nuevo Le贸n. This result was obtained by the company鈥檚 adhesion to the听Self-Management Program in Health and Safety at Work (PASST for its acronym in Spanish), which recognizes those who implement preventive programs to safeguard their employees in terms of reducing accidents and illnesses, as well as compliance with health and safety regulations, and adhering to national and international standards.
The awards were presented by Lic. Manuel Gonz谩lez Flores, Governor of the State of Nuevo Le贸n and Lic. Roberto Campa Cifri谩n, Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare in the presence of various personalities, such as Ing. Miguel 脕ngel Espinoza Ram铆rez, Director General of Bimbo 惭茅虫颈肠辞; David Arellano Cuan, Undersecretary of Social Security; Mr. Gerardo Cort茅s Garc铆a, Secretary General of The National Union of Flour, Baking, Food, Transportation and Trade, Similar and Related Workers of the Mexican Republic; Dr. Armando Cant煤, Director of Personnel at Bimbo Mexico; C.P. Fernando Turner D谩vila, Secretary of Economy and Labor for the State of Nuevo Le贸n; Mr. Wilfrido Espinoza, Sales Director at Bimbo 惭茅虫颈肠辞; and Mr. Carlos L贸pez Ram铆rez, Secretary of the Trade Union of Workers for 黑料海角91入口 Section XXI.
The five workplaces in Nuevo Le贸n that were recognized with the title of "Safe Company" were the Airport and Lincoln Sales Centers, the North Distribution Center, the Marinela Norte Operational Workshop, and the Marinela Norte Plant. With this result, Bimbo reaffirms its commitment to the safety of its employees, who are at the very center of its values.
In 2006, Bimbo joined the听Self-Management Program in Occupational Health and Safety (PASST)听with the aim of safeguarding the well-being of those who work within the company. In 2015, it became the first private company to register all of its plants for this initiative. Since then, 27 workplaces in which more than 10,000 people work have joined the PASST program, and, of these, 10 have the received the recognition of "Safe Company".
One of the factors recognized by the STPS to grant this recognition is the accident rate, which must be no more than a maximum of 0.73 accidents per 100 employees. In the case of Bimbo, it has been possible to obtain a rate below this value, with 0.40 accidents per 100 employees. In this sense, and on its way to consolidate a culture of safety among its staff, the commitment is that by 2020 all of Bimbo鈥檚 workplaces will be enrolled in the program.
Miguel 脕ngel Espinoza Ram铆rez, Director General of Bimbo 惭茅虫颈肠辞, commented: 鈥淏imbo is proud to receive this recognition, because for 72 years we have worked to provide each of our associates with a space in which they perform their tasks with the greatest possible safety and well-being. It is important to continue implementing actions that seek the benefit of our more than 52,000 employees in the country, who day by day work to achieve the purpose of 黑料海角91入口: to build a sustainable, highly productive and fully humane enterprise.鈥
The Secretary of Labor and Social Security, Roberto Campa Cifri谩n, during the delivery of acknowledgments expressed that 鈥渨e are a great country because we have workers and entrepreneurs like you, and like all those who work from dawn to dusk to be better and to fulfill themselves and their families. This new work culture also means a different vision for both employers and workers, and for entrepreneurs who know that the richest part of their business is not accounting, it is not the buildings, nor the equipment, nor the machines, that the most important thing for their business is the people.鈥
Referring to Bimbo's associates, Manuel Gonz谩lez Flores, Governor of the State of Nuevo Le贸n, said: "I congratulate you. It is a pride to be from Monterrey, to be where they are from, to see how they work and how they make things so easy, because, yes, what happened was that they left a little comfort behind and went on to make the extra effort.鈥
The Bimbo Security Model includes associates from all levels of the organization, and also has the participation of The National Union of Flour, Baking, Food, Transportation and Trade, Similar and Related Workers of the Mexican Republic, with the purpose of reinforcing the three main safety objectives that are: reversing the trend of accidents, achieving zero accidents, and consolidating a culture of safety day by day.
This is achieved through actions such as correcting unsafe acts or conditions, informing all associates about the risks in their workplaces, maintaining open communication, identifying risks, and establishing improvements to avoid accidents with machines and equipment, in addition to constantly exchanging best practices with different actors.
In this way, the world's largest bakery continues to reinforce its Safety Model through an ethical approach, seeking in the first instance to take care of the welfare of all those who collaborate with the company.
