Vetoquinol - Universal Registration Document - 2021

2 Vetoquinol Universal Registration Document 2020 Financial report 39 STATEMENT OF NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Vetoquinol’s people Number of first aid interventions Number of lost-time accidents Number of accidents without lost time Number of near-misses and hazardous situations 2.4.2.5 Occupational heath and safety indicators Group Safety Pyramid 2020 2019 7 16 15 14 75 105 1,117 592 LOST-TIME ACCIDENT FREQUENCY RATE (LTAR OR TF1) 1.6 4.2 ACCIDENT AND FIRST AID FREQUENCY RATE (TAR OR TF3) 22.6 35.2 SEVERITY RATE 0.02 0.07 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN COMPLETION RATE 75% 79% 2.4.2.5.1 Pharmaceutical industry statistics - France (source: Ameli) The lost-time industrial accident frequency rate (LTAR) in France is around 9 (2018: LTAR (TF1) = 8.2 – 2017: LTAR (TF1) = 9.5). The average severity rate in the French pharmaceu- tical industry is around 0.5. At Vetoquinol, the total number of accidents and first aid cases reported in 2020 fell sharply from the 2019 figure (97 vs 135), and there was a marked decrease in the number of lost-time accidents. Notwithstanding, the lost-time accident frequency rate is very far below the French pharmaceutical industry average. The severity rate was also very low, reflecting the non-severe nature of injuries caused by accidents reported. Despite the health crisis, all production and logistics sites (the most accident-prone sites) operated at full capacity. These safety results therefore demonstrated a clear improvement in the safety culture, which should be reaffirmed in 2021. The lost-time accidents occurred at the Magny-Vernois site in France and at the Princeville site in Canada. The other sites had a year without any lost-time accidents. Generally speaking, there is still no correlation between accident typology and the nature of Vetoquinol’s core business, most accidents being caused by falls or slips. Behavior remains one of the primary causes behind these accidents, thus demonstrating the appropriateness of the Vigilance program. The increase in the number of hazardous situations and near-misses continued during 2020. It can be considered a real positive given that the “lower” part of the pyramid is a proactive indicator that enables action to be taken before accidents occur. The overall action plan completion rate for 2020 was 75% compared to a target of at least 70%, which, in the context of a health crisis, is an excellent performance. For the second year in a row, Vetoquinol has set ambi- tious targets, including, for 2021, a lost-time accident frequency rate of below 3, at least 1,000 hazardous situa- tions reported and processed and an annual action plan completion rate of over 70%. 2.4.2.5 Compliance with official texts ILO fundamental conventions All Group locations undertake to comply with the Inter- national Labour Organization (ILO) declaration relating to basic labor rights and principles including: • rejection of slavery and forced labor, • rejection of child labor, • ban on mental or physical harassment, • ban on all work-related discrimination (gender equa- lity agreement), • compliance with laws and industry standards regar- ding working hours, • non-discrimination and equal opportunities.