CTGI cares about our people. Our dedication to employees' health and safety helps us attract, retain and protect the best talents. We implement various measures to ensure health and safety awareness, maintain a safety working environment, and promote physical and mental health. We believe that by taking care of our employees and their families, we create a positive and supportive working environment that promotes healthy personal and professional development.
ISO certification
CTGI and its regional subsidiaries have been certified in meeting the requirements of ISO 45001-Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems as well as ISO 14001 and ISO 9001, which reflects our compliance with internationally recognized regulation and standards.
Health promotion
Medical services manage occupational health as an integrated whole, concerned not only with the physical environment, but also the psychosocial, emotional and healthy lifestyle state of personnel, both in the employee's professional and personal lives. In addition, the prevention of occupational hazards is integrated into the activities, processes, practices and facilities across all of CTGI's business units.?
CTGI provides all employees with a comprehensive set of healthcare programmes that meet the fundamental needs of themselves and their families, including health and medical package that complement public health services in various countries, and personal accident and life insurance.
Safety management
Safety is one of CTGI's fundamental values, and people-oriented approach is at the core of our sustainable agenda. Ensuring the safety of employees and power stations during construction and operation is CTGI's top priority. For us, anyone counts, any safety issue matters.
CTGI has a comprehensive Safety Management System in place, in accordance with ISO 45001, which is constituted by the set of responsibilities, processes and resources needed to carry out the management of production processes.
Oversight of safety in construction, operation and maintenance of each power plant sits at the highest level of CTGI. The Company's Safety Committee is briefed quarterly on performance. The CEO and CSO of each regional subsidiary is responsible for the safety of the subsidiary, with support from a dedicated team of environmental and safety specialists.?
With the aim of strengthening risk awareness and promoting responsible behaviour to ensure that work is undertaken in compliance with the safety requirements, appropriate measures are taken to control the risks to avoid accidents.
To ensure that all operations are performed safely, CTGI implements a safety risk assessment encompassing all levels of the Company. This assessment is undertaken twice a year by identifying and analyzing the potential safety risks and formulating a risk matrix which is updated timely. In addition, site safety inspections are also carried out regularly.
?Case: CSAIL conducted on-site safety inspection for Egypt Solar Project
To eliminate major safety hazards and mitigate major safety risks, CSAIL carried out a comprehensive on-site safety inspection for the Egypt Solar Project on May 22-23. The inspection focused on key areas such as equipment rectification, self-maintenance readiness, operations and maintenance, establishment of technical assurance system, compliance with work permits, and implementation of the dual governance mechanism for safety production. Effective training and communication were also carried out with the on-site team, reinforcing CTGI's safety philosophy of "Prioritize Life, Safety First".
Safety training
In order to enhance the awareness and capability of safety, we have held safety trainings through our Safety Training Program and released Safety Manuel to all employees. The curriculum is tailored to employees' individual program and job responsibilities, while factoring in relevant regulations and compliance.
CTGI has established a long-term mechanism for safety training. In 2022, our global regional subsidiaries conducted a total of 36 simulation drills and practical exercises, involving 610 participants. The drills covered various scenarios such as emergency response to external intrusion and confined space. These drills greatly enhanced employees' safety awareness and emergency response capabilities, providing an extra layer of protection for their physical and personal safety in complex international working environments.
?Case: Dam and reservoir safety management of CTG Brasil
One of CTG Brasil's priorities is the responsible and diligent management of its reservoirs and dams, guided by dialogues with stakeholders in the surrounding communities, to ensure the safety of the CTG Brasil's operations.
With climate-changes, severe enents become more frequent. Prolonged dry deason or heavy rainfall can alter the normal operation's standards. To ensure proper handing management of these situations, CTG Brasil relies on the Operation & Emergency System (SOSEm), which is an action plan that foresees operational measures and criteria for issuing alert bulletins and notifications to local governments and civil defense departments. During flood period, the status of the hydropower station's flood discharge is continuously updated to the community through news portal and social media.
CTG Brasil has completed the implementation of the Emergency Action Plan(PAE), with a focus on managing the impacts caused by dam collapse and has been implementing various initiatives to upgrade and enhance dams monitoring system of its hydropower plants portfolio in Brazil. The automation process is first implemented at the Ilha Solteira, Jupiá and Salto plants, allowing a real time data conllection of instrument that are essential in identifying any irregularity in the structures. This represents almost 20% of the current monitoring centers. In addition, 228 new instruments were incorporated into the current monitoring system, ensuring greater comprehensiveness and reliability overseeing the safety of these dams. CTG Brasil considers this process to be of strategic importance and will have an investment of nearly R$26 million, covering 11 of CTG Brasil's hydropower projects.
Caring for employees' needs
CTGI also formulates a comprehensive incentive mechanism and welfare system with internal fairness and external competitiveness for employees, aiming to enhance employees' sense of achievement and satisfaction from multiple fronts. Additionally, CTGI is dedicated to fostering a harmonious communication atmosphere where our employees can thrive. We listen to employees' needs, as well as continuously optimize the work environment and support the well-being of our employees and their families, thus enhancing employees' cohesion and sense of belonging.
?Case: CTGI provides Summer Daycare Program for employees' children
Recognizing the importance of work-life balance, in 2022, CTGI HQ offered a Summer Daycare Program during school summer vacation to ensure that employees' children were well taken care of while their parents were at work. The Summer Daycare Program recruited teachers to take care of the children and arranged a series of activities, such as singing, dancing and painting.
