Bimbo ratifies its commitment to security and receives "Safe Company" Recognition From The Stps In Five Workplaces
Bimbo has received the acknowledgment of “Empresa Segura” (Safe Company) from the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (STPS) for five workplaces in Nuevo León. This result was obtained by the company’s adhesion to the Self-Management Program in Health and Safety at Work (PASST for its acronym in Spanish), which recognizes those who implement preventive programs to safeguard their employees in terms of reducing accidents and illnesses, as well as compliance with health and safety regulations, and adhering to national and international standards.
The awards were presented by Lic. Manuel González Flores, Governor of the State of Nuevo León and Lic. Roberto Campa Cifrián, Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare in the presence of various personalities, such as Ing. Miguel Ángel Espinoza Ramírez, Director General of Bimbo México; David Arellano Cuan, Undersecretary of Social Security; Mr. Gerardo Cortés García, Secretary General of The National Union of Flour, Baking, Food, Transportation and Trade, Similar and Related Workers of the Mexican Republic; Dr. Armando Cantú, Director of Personnel at Bimbo Mexico; C.P. Fernando Turner Dávila, Secretary of Economy and Labor for the State of Nuevo León; Mr. Wilfrido Espinoza, Sales Director at Bimbo México; and Mr. Carlos López Ramírez, Secretary of the Trade Union of Workers for Grupo Bimbo Section XXI.
The five workplaces in Nuevo León that were recognized with the title of "Safe Company" were the Airport and Lincoln Sales Centers, the North Distribution Center, the Marinela Norte Operational Workshop, and the Marinela Norte Plant. With this result, Bimbo reaffirms its commitment to the safety of its employees, who are at the very center of its values.
In 2006, Bimbo joined the Self-Management Program in Occupational Health and Safety (PASST) with the aim of safeguarding the well-being of those who work within the company. In 2015, it became the first private company to register all of its plants for this initiative. Since then, 27 workplaces in which more than 10,000 people work have joined the PASST program, and, of these, 10 have the received the recognition of "Safe Company".
One of the factors recognized by the STPS to grant this recognition is the accident rate, which must be no more than a maximum of 0.73 accidents per 100 employees. In the case of Bimbo, it has been possible to obtain a rate below this value, with 0.40 accidents per 100 employees. In this sense, and on its way to consolidate a culture of safety among its staff, the commitment is that by 2020 all of Bimbo’s workplaces will be enrolled in the program.
Miguel Ángel Espinoza Ramírez, Director General of Bimbo México, commented: “Bimbo is proud to receive this recognition, because for 72 years we have worked to provide each of our associates with a space in which they perform their tasks with the greatest possible safety and well-being. It is important to continue implementing actions that seek the benefit of our more than 52,000 employees in the country, who day by day work to achieve the purpose of Grupo Bimbo: to build a sustainable, highly productive and fully humane enterprise.”
The Secretary of Labor and Social Security, Roberto Campa Cifrián, during the delivery of acknowledgments expressed that “we are a great country because we have workers and entrepreneurs like you, and like all those who work from dawn to dusk to be better and to fulfill themselves and their families. This new work culture also means a different vision for both employers and workers, and for entrepreneurs who know that the richest part of their business is not accounting, it is not the buildings, nor the equipment, nor the machines, that the most important thing for their business is the people.”
Referring to Bimbo's associates, Manuel González Flores, Governor of the State of Nuevo León, said: "I congratulate you. It is a pride to be from Monterrey, to be where they are from, to see how they work and how they make things so easy, because, yes, what happened was that they left a little comfort behind and went on to make the extra effort.”
The Bimbo Security Model includes associates from all levels of the organization, and also has the participation of The National Union of Flour, Baking, Food, Transportation and Trade, Similar and Related Workers of the Mexican Republic, with the purpose of reinforcing the three main safety objectives that are: reversing the trend of accidents, achieving zero accidents, and consolidating a culture of safety day by day.
This is achieved through actions such as correcting unsafe acts or conditions, informing all associates about the risks in their workplaces, maintaining open communication, identifying risks, and establishing improvements to avoid accidents with machines and equipment, in addition to constantly exchanging best practices with different actors.
In this way, the world's largest bakery continues to reinforce its Safety Model through an ethical approach, seeking in the first instance to take care of the welfare of all those who collaborate with the company.
