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INTERLOOP WAY HEALTH AND SAFETY

Interloop was introduced to Lean by which worked towards building the & Toyota Management System (TMS) Health and safety are of utmost safety requirements, in line with their and further necessary actions as and
one of our customers, NIKE, and for the Lean Culture at the plant level and workshops with American Links & importance to Interloop. Our approach authorized limits. All major spendings where required. Based on the audit
last few years, we have been applying trained and implemented Lean tools at Toyota Engineering Corporation (TEC) towards health and safety is preventive including additional workers, material findings and urgency of action, regular
Lean for improving our manufacturing the shop floor. All Plant Managers were in Japan. Interloop fully understands in nature and focused on enhancing and monitory resources are being adjustment is practiced. Moreover,
processes and becoming robust in our trained at AITC, Sri Lanka. the significance of our ‘people the occupational health and safety forecasted and submitted to the Board the adjustments in the company’s
operations. The Lean journey started practices’ supporting deployment culture across the company, including of Directors for consideration and central EHS policies and procedures
in 2009 and one Plant Head was In 2014, Interloop engaged a group of Lean so that this develops on operational sites / manufacturing approvals. are carried out, subject to any changes
trained at NITC (Nike Innovation and of Former Toyota Executives who part of our culture. Consequently, in facilities. This health and safety in national & international laws and
Training Centre), in Vietnam. In 2010, are facilitating the implementation of 2017, the company started designing framework is designed for minimizing The safety scoreboards are set up at customers’ codes of conduct.
a centralized Lean Resource Group Toyota Production System (TPS) in ‘Interloop-Way’ comprising Lean & occupational incidents, illnesses Plant II and Plant III along with public
(LRG) department was established various companies, all over the world. People components. Interloop-Way will and major adverse happenings. A address systems at all facilities. Safety- Interloop operations are automated to
which created awareness about Lean Since 2015, 3 groups of Interloop’s improve our people practices, systems dedicated central EHS department related Days and Weeks are celebrated a large extent, however, workers get
Philosophy across the company senior and middle management from & processes and will help in achieving commands the teams at all plants. All for awareness of the workforce. interaction with machines and cotton
and implemented 5S. In 2011, Lean across the company have attended full engagement, for sustainable growth policy-making and communications Moreover, workers are regularly trained dust in the production areas where
implementation teams were established the Toyota Production System (TPS) and development. are done by the central department on health and safety-related topics to there are chances of work-related
while their execution and related day to update their knowledge and ensure a diseases. Moreover, the workers
day operational matters are dealt with safer and productive work environment. working in boiler areas are also
by teams at the plants. The operating The health and safety management exposed to work-related diseases. At
procedures based on national & system is practiced through health and Interloop, we are fully aware of these
international laws and customers’ code safety committees that are active at the risks and have defined safety rules in
of conduct, covering occupational plants and cover all workers. place which require workers in these
environment, safety and health, The performance of the EHS areas to use safety equipment and
are implemented and monitored. framework is monitored through KPIs follow the instructions to avoid the risk
All workforce from top to bottom is which are assessed regularly in the of any work-related diseases.
responsible for the implementation of form of internal and external audits, The EHS system is rich and flexible
the health and safety measures and to ensure compliance with policy concerning employees. The employees
accountable for any non-compliance. and to identify any gaps. Reports can highlight issues through different
Interloop has a dedicated budget at of findings against KPIs are shared platforms like EHS Committee
floor line manager and plant head with top management for their review Meetings, Focus Groups, etc.
levels to manage the health and

Uniform Behaviors

In 2019, under the guardianship of
Interloop-Way, we launched Uniform
Behaviors; a complete Manual about
how to conduct business across
the organization. It defines the set of
particular behaviors that need to be
demonstrated by every employee,
unanimously throughout the company
and will act as a sustainable roadmap
for closing development gaps and
providing our employees with a clear
direction for how to work for success in
their personal and professional lives.

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