Road safety at work@ Nestle

Simar Preet Kahlon

14th Feb 2009

India….The land of opportunity

Nestle India Production Sites

Ponda

DELHI

Moga

Samalkha

Bicholim

Nanjangud

Choladi

Sreepur

Kurunegala

Pantnagar

7 factories in India

4588 permanent Employees

1155 sales employees

250,000 tons Production

Nestle India-Category of Road users

• Persons in factories who travel on business work- Infrequent . They use cab service providers for travel

• Persons in Sales division who travel on Business work- Frequent. They use their own vehicles as well as cabs for travel

Internal

External

• Third party Transporters who transport finished goods from factories to DCs

• Third Party Transporters who transport Raw materials to factories

Challenges for Road Safety in India

•Poverty and role of Govt.

•Education, Training and Awareness

•Undocumented and floating population

• Traffic mix

•Liquor – (Controlled and country made) & drugs

•Driver Licensing and Validation

•Cultural bias

• Availability of medical aid

•Types of Vehicles and loading patterns

Challenges for Road Safety in India

Challenges for Road Safety in India

Shatabdi.wmv

Indian Road Network

Safe driving Programme for Internal Stakeholders

Ten point checklist for implementation

Policy

Risk assessment

Legal Compliance

Organisational leadership and culture (Setting up of

safe driving Committee ,report Safe Driving KPI's

etc. ).

Mobility and Journey Management

Vehicle Selection, Management and Use

Specific Risks : Fraud /theft and for the case of

employees driving their own vehicle for work

purposes

Driver Recruitment, Selection and Induction

Driver Health and Wellness

Driver Supervision, Monitoring, Assessment and

Improvement

Safe driving Programme for Internal Stakeholders

Safe driving Programme - External

Training programs for Truck drivers of Milk tankers

is being carried out.

Training program includes

-Traffic signs and road signs

-Defensive driving techniques

-Loading Patterns

-Alcohol and drug abuse prevention

Thank You