Occupational Health and Safety Program
As part of the company’s Occupational Health and Safety annual program, 421 activities, including inspections, training sessions, drills, safety meetings, etc., were conducted in 2014. The program activities were performed at 98.10%, with 520.67 man-hours of training, as shown in Chart 9.
Chart 9
Accident rate, occupational diseases and lost time injuries
Recorded accidents
The company monitors accidents as part of its Occupational Health and Safety Policy, and in compliance with Law No.29783, Law on Occupational Health and Safety, its amendments and regulation, and the Regulation of Safety and Health in Electrical Activities (RM No.111-2013-MEM/DM).
In 2014, no fatalities but a serious accident, according to the definition of the Regulation of Occupational Health and Safety in Electrical Activities of the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion were recorded. As a consequence, a frequency indicator of 0.96 was obtained, which means that there are 0.96 accidents per one million man-hours worked in the company. This percentage includes contractors.
The accident reported to the supervisory agency resulted in a 10-day medical leave for the employee, as shown in Table 10.
Cuadro 10
Accidents recorded in 2014 |
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Category | Detail |
Medical leave (days) |
Contractor |
During the cleaning and silicone coating of insulators of line L- 1033/1012, the technician of company VCN started cleaning the third insulator chain, and after 30 minutes, while silicone coating the fourth disc, the connection rod between the second and third disc of the insulator chain broke. The technician fell 16 m from the structure, and ended up hanging 06 m from the ground as he was using a nylon rope as a lifeline, which snapped. The technician fell on the conductor and on the canopy of some trees, which minimized the damage. |
10 |
Total |
10 |
Accident severity index
The severity index (SI) provides information on the number of days lost due to accidents or occupational diseases reported per one million man-hours worked. In 2014, a total of 10 days lost were recorded.
In 2014, a severity index of 9.6 was recorded, including contractors.
Occupational diseases
The occupational diseases rate (TEP) provides information on the number of occupational diseases reported per one million man-hours worked. In 2014, no diseases were reported as a result of the activities performed by the company or contractors.
Absence rate
The absence rate (TA) provides information on the days lost throughout the year with respect to the expected work days. Table 11 illustrates the results.
Table 11
Premise | Absence rate per premise in 2014 |
Arcata | 0.44 % |
Cahua | 0.94 % |
Gallito Ciego | 0.50 % |
Lima | 1.14 % |
Malpaso | 1.19 % |
Oroya | 0.91 % |
Pachachaca | 0.00% |
Pariac | 7.16 % |
Yaupi | 1.55 % |
Cheves | 0.00 % |