In 2020, the Company faced unprecedented challenges in manufacturing due to the impacts of COVID-19 and two back-to-back hurricanes that impacted our manufacturing complex in Honduras. Even more so because this was accomplished during a very challenging period for Gildan. Globally, we have reduced our work-related accidents consistently in all our manufacturing facilities over the last three years, and I am incredibly proud of our teams for this accomplishment. Q: What are some H&S milestones that Gildan reached that you are incredibly proud of?
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The goal of ISO 45001 is to have one global H&S system that focuses on systematic processes, promoting proactive H&S performance led by senior management with a high degree of employee involvement. Last, I’d like to highlight that Gildan has recently begun the implementation of ISO 45001, the standard based on conventions and guidelines of the International Labor Organization, at all our manufacturing facilities.
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This is an extensive 2-day training course for all manufacturing managers designed to help them learn how to lead and create an injury-free workplace. We also have the Seven Insights into Safety Leadership Training program that was launched two years ago. Health and Safety Week is all about dedicating the time to building awareness of good H&S practices for all workers and supervisors. This initiative was launched in 2015 in Honduras and soon became a very successful and popular internal event that we rolled out to various hubs, most recently in the Dominican Republic. We have a plethora of initiatives and programs year-round when it comes to H&S because it is a top priority for us! It’s hard to highlight just a few, but if I had to choose, I’d highlight our Health and Safety Week. Q: What are some initiatives that Gildan does to reinforce the importance of H&S? As time went by and we had a robust foundation in place, it became more about enhancing what we already had and implementing even better industry best practices while learning and sharing from one factory to the next. In the early years, the focus was to standardize how we managed H&S across our various hubs. H&S has significantly evolved since I first joined the organization. In fact, this is something that is exemplified in one of our core values, “we operate responsibly,” a good testimony of how central it is to our culture!
Since the beginning, there has always been a significant focus at Gildan on our people and how we provide them with a workplace that is safe. Q: Can you give us a sense of how H&S at Gildan has evolved? Today, I oversee and lead all human resources for our manufacturing sites worldwide with my various teams across the globe. In 2010, I took on a bigger role as I oversaw human resources for our Central American manufacturing hub. As part of Gildan, I was asked to support the HR function in our US operations. I had already been working in the field, specifically in manufacturing and organizational change, for 15 years. I joined Gildan in 2006 as part of an acquisition.
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