The factory won due to the impressive rollout of fall prevention practices
The UK-headquartered Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has crowned the winner of its Fall Prevention Trophy following a virtual event this week that saw three shortlisted companies go head-to-head for the industry accolade.
L’Oréal Pune, based in Western India, was awarded the top trophy following a vote by event attendees, comprised of award winners from the RoSPA 2024 awards scheme.
RoSPA’s Fall Prevention Trophy seeks to draw on best practice and highlight innovation around fall prevention, both by selecting a high performer as the overall trophy winner and sharing advice and learning on the subject with the wider awards community as part of the selection process.
Communication campaign
L’Oréal Pune’s three-step initiative saw a communication campaign that saw all its workforce take RoSPA’s Fall Fighter course, the formation of an exemplary risk assessment strategy and the successful implementation of L’Oréal’s Safe@Work-Safe@Home programme.
The programme, which seeks to take the lessons learned from occupational health and safety into homes and communities, was rolled out to over 2,500 people in the Pune area, including orphanages and assisted living centres.
This holistic approach was especially for combatting the high rate of slips, trips and falls (STP) within the over 65 age bracket, whereby Pune factory workers pledged themselves ‘Fall Fighters’, a RoSPA-developed slips, trips and falls-prevention course.
Initiatives
“With fall prevention in particular, our initiatives have helped reach thousands of people and equip them with the necessary knowledge and awareness to live more safely. We are grateful that our actions have been acknowledged internationally,” remarked Mayur Raut, Head of EHS and Facilities at the L’Oréal Pune Factory.
“This recognition by RoSPA is a testament to our approach in ensuring everyone feels safe and valued as employees, families, partners and stakeholders,” commented Faiza Patel, Assistant Manager (EHSF), also at the L’Oréal Pune Factory.
“This year, the shortlisting for the 2024 RoSPA Fall Prevention Trophy saw a wide range of exceptional approaches, initiatives and innovations being delivered by RoSPA Award entrants and this variety was reflected in our shortlisted candidates,” affirmed Matt Cryer, Head of Awards, RoSPA.
