SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT

SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

A key priority for Thai Union is building a safe workplace for our staff and contractors. In 2019, we reduced our Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR)¹ by 26 percent from 2018 to a figure of 0.42. With this we have already exceeded our 2020 target of 0.50. In 2019 we also maintained a zero occupational illness frequency rate for employees, with no employee fatalities.

To achieve this, we analyzed accidents and their causes and ranked them on a monthly basis. According to analysis, the top three reductions in accidents compared to 2018 were as follows:

• Contact with moving machinery reduced by 56 percent
• Contact with sharp objects reduced by 30 percent
• Contact with manual handling pushing reduced by 33 percent

The results show that the top three lost time accident cases were reduced in total by 38 percent from 2018. These are the key factors that lead to the total lost time frequency rate being reduced from 0.57 to 0.42, or 26 percent, compared to 2018. We also improved communication between management and employees to identify and conduct action plans for accident prevention. This has increased the effectiveness of our accident reduction.

Despite our focus on Safety, Health and Environment, on 1 June 2019 there was a fire at the Thai Union Ingredients Tuna Oil Refinery in Rostock, Germany. The plant was not in operation at the time of the fire and there were no staff onsite, so there were no injuries reported. Damage was quickly assessed and clean-up and salvage operations were launched a short time after the incident. Construction of the new plant is underway and is expected to be completed in Q4 2020.

Tragically, Thai Union had one fatality of a contractor in 2019, which was as result of construction in our shrimp farm. We have conducted the root cause investigation to learn as much as possible and to implement measures to prevent reoccurrences. Lesson from the accident showed a gap in our contractor management as well as risk analysis practices in our farm operation. These shall be integrated into our SHE Management Program which will be launched in 2020.

‘Trustworthy safety’ is central to every Thai Union workplace. We strive to provide safe working conditions for all our workforces and recognize that to achieve our ultimate goal of zero accidents, our daily actions – whether at processing factories, at shrimp farms or in offices – require diligent planning and management.

¹ Data covers employees, contractors and visitors in offices, factories, farms and hatcheries in Thailand, Vietnam, France, Portugal, Poland, Norway, Ghana, Seychelles, and the US

² Data covers employees, contractors and visitors for offices, factories farm and hatchery in Thailand and Vietnam.

CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Climate change is a global challenge involving economic, social and environmental issues. Oceans are also directly linked with climate change, whether through warming sea surface temperatures, rising sea levels, or ocean acidification. It is our social and environmental responsibility to take action to minimize the factors which cause climate change. Thai Union is committed to protecting the environment by mitigating risks from our natural resources consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, especially within our organization. We are also committed to our proactive environmental sustainability 2020 targets for enhancing our environmental accounting, monitoring and mitigation plans.