Employee Safety

Kimberly-Clark believes that occupational injuries and illnesses are preventable and can be eliminated. We manage occupational safety and hygiene globally for the protection of our employees, contractors and visitors.

Our "Who's counting on you" safety brand is driving the culture change needed to assure that every Kimberly-Clark colleague, contractor and visitor goes home safe at the end of each day. 

Safety management systems

We have a combined environment, health and safety (EHS) management system. We summarize the EHS management system's common elements in managing sustainability.

The EHS management system includes Occupational Safety and Hygiene (OS&H) Performance Standards relating to:

  • Management of Change
  • Contractor Management
  • Fire and Explosion Safety
  • Machine Safeguarding
  • Hazardous Energy Control
  • Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices
  • Confined Spaces
  • Lifting Operations and Suspended Loads
  • Workplace Transport Safety
  • Fall Protection
  • Ergonomics
  • Occupational Hygiene Control
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Respiratory Protection
  • Hearing Loss Prevention
  • Storage and Movement of Materials
  • Chemical Management

 

These standards set the minimum requirements for a business unit. We assess facilities against these standards during EHS management system assessments. Any shortfall identified is used to develop facility-specific EHS improvement plans.

We have systems in place for assessing and improving performance in the areas most likely to affect workplace safety. These are:

  • Change management, to ensure compliance that all EHS rules and regulations are maintained during periods of change as well as conformance to Kimberly-Clark EHS standards.
  • Machine safeguarding to minimize risks from moving or rotating parts and equipment.
  • Hazardous energy.
  • Confined space entry operations, to ensure employee safety and health during work that requires entry into a confined space.

 

Our Sustainability 2015 goal is zero workplace fatalities. Our vision is to be recognized by stakeholders as a global sustainability leader in OS&H. To accomplish this we must:

  • Learn from failures in our safety systems and processes
  • Prevent fatalities, injuries and illnesses through a strong safety culture
  • Build capability in all of our team members through education and practical training


For more information and data points, see our 2011 Sustainability Report.

World's Most Ethical Companies

Kimberly-Clark has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the 2013 World's Most Ethical Companies.

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Kimberly-Clark Cares

Caring for our neighbors and the communities where employees live and work is an important element of our charitable work.

2011 Sustainability Report receives A+

Our 2011 Sustainability Report achieved an A+ designation from Global Reporting Initiative. The "A" signifies that the report reaches the highest level of completeness and the "+" assures stakeholders of the report's accuracy through verification by an external third-party.

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