Fibria's systemic vision of the business also applies to day-to-day activities regarding health and safety. A safe and healthy work environment results in operational excellence, and provides direct benefits to the quality of life of employees. Based on this commitment, the company has been reducing year over year the number of accidents, with and without lost time, in its operations.

Since 2010, there has been a 50.7% drop in the number of accidents, for a total number of approximately 19,000 professionals and contractors. In 2016, we achieved the best result in Fibria's historical series of accident reduction.

In the forestry area, with nearly 11,000 own employees and contractors, two simple programs have contributed to the good results. One of them is called Programa Amigos (Friends Program). In field activities, workers operate in duos or trios and are trained to care for each other in an active rotation of this role. The other program is called Apito de Segurança (Safety Whistle), whereby supervisors, attentive to the periods of the day with greatest stress, bring their teams together for rest breaks, in which they reinforce health and safety guidelines.

In the industrial area, training related to health and safety is addressed in modules defined by the training and development team and in compliance with legislation. In our First Leadership program, which also addresses this aspect, there is greater focus on behavioral aspects.

Workplace exercises at the seedling nursery in Capão do Bonito (São Paulo).
Photo Márcio Schimming.

RATES OF INJURY, OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES AND LOST DAYS

Fatalities

Despite our advanced practices and achievements in recent years, Fibria unfortunately has not yet been able to achieve the goal of zero fatalities in its activities. In 2016, we suffered with the loss of two employees: one own employee, who was a victim of an accident in one decantation tank in Jacareí, São Paulo, and a contractor, who died in a highway accident while transporting wood between Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais. In both cases, Fibria's Crisis Committees were called to respond quickly, providing assistance to the families of the victims and support to the press and relevant authorities.

All accidents at Fibria are analyzed and investigated. The company has safety procedures in place that meet best market practices and are constantly revised and improved. We also have in place the program Estrada Segura (Safe Road), which establishes all guidelines for hiring and for the company's logistics operations. Our management model has reduced the number of accidents in operations year over year. We are focusing our efforts on eliminating fatalities.

ABSOLUTE NUMBER OF FATALITIES