We prioritize the health and safety of our teams and contractors
At Celsia, health and safety are essential pillars of our
commitment to sustainability and business excellence. We prioritize the well-being
of our employees and contractors, ensuring they return home safely each day, thereby
strengthening operational continuity and our ability to respond to any challenge.
The health and safety of our employees, contractors, customers, and communities is not only a priority, but an opportunity to build an environment where each person feels cared for and valued. By reducing workplace accidents and preventing occupational illnesses, we foster a culture of mutual care that transcends the operational. A safe and healthy work environment inspires confidence in our stakeholders and consolidates our reputation as a leading, responsible company committed to sustainability.
We have adopted an occupational health and safety policy that places the protection and well-being of our team at the center of our operations. This policy not only ensures the implementation of the highest safety standards in the work environment, but is also committed to the effective fulfillment of our organizational objectives.
Our Occupational Health and Safety policy is applicable to all people working at Celsia, its related companies, contractors and suppliers, who have declared to know and accept this policy in all regions where we have a presence
Learn more our Occupational Health and Safety Policy – Colombia.
Read our Occupational Health Health and Safety Policy – Central America here.
Health and safety management in our operations is a fundamental pillar of our corporate strategy and a direct expression of our commitment to people well-being, sustainability and operational excellence. All of our management is built on our principles
▸Work safely, stay with us.
▸I take care of myself and you to live safety integrally.
▸I can prevent incidents at all times.
▸I am an example, I have the right to say “stop” to unsafe acts and conditions.
▸By being safe we are sustainable
▸I Choose to Take Care of Myself
Our I Choose to Take Care of Myself program is more than just the name of our Occupational Health and Safety Management System; it is a brand that reflects our determination to stay healthy and safe. We are 10 years old and now it is stronger, we have consolidated an integral Occupational Health and Safety system based on the PHVA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycle, which consists of 12 key elements to promote and maintain a safe and healthy environment
YEC has a comprehensive approach supported by a governance scheme with interdisciplinary committees and specialized teams, YEC encourages participation, minimizes risks, strengthens operational resilience and complies with ethical regulations. Its success depends on the daily commitment and continuous training of employees and contractors.
▸Processes and Procedures for Reporting Occupational Hazards
Our safety principles are within the Occupational Health and Safety Policy as guidelines, covering employees, contractors and visitors, and they have the support of senior management for people to be able to express: “I am an example and have the right to say ‘stop’ to unsafe actions and conditions.”
We have an exclusive WhatsApp Business line for reporting unsafe conditions. Any interested party can use it to easily and anonymously make a report, triggering an investigation process in which we maintain confidentiality and support.
▸Occupational Health and Safety Training
We know that to achieve the goals set in Occupational Health and Safety we must strive every day and train our employees and contractors.
We focus on topics such as: promotion of physical and mental health care, Induction and re-induction in Occupational Health and Safety, training in the I Choose to Take Care of Myself tools (I Choose to Observe, Operational Discipline, Incident Investigation and Analysis and Contractor Management), High Risk Tasks (height, confined spaces, electrical risk, load lifting, hazardous energies) and Risk Management.
Our strategy goes beyond legal compliance; our program Yo elijo cuidarme como estilo de vida (I choose to take care of myself as a lifestyle) promotes healthy lifestyles in which we focus on the implementation of different action plans to ensure the appropriate conditions for the development of a safe work and improve the quality of life of our employees and their families.
Our employees, partners and contractors are committed to their safety in the performance of their technical tasks. In all our subsidiaries we have a Management System with a preventive approach in which we carry out different activities such as OSH Training and Education Programs according to risk, drills, training and sharing spaces that help us to prevent risks from materializing and affecting the health of employees and contractors and corrective where we investigate incidents, establish action plans and perform ongoing monitoring of occupational health and safety issues.
Click here for more details on each of the elements of our management system I Choose to Take Care of Myself and the development of the initiatives we have in each one.
Click here for details of the results of our occupational health and safety indicators.
Click here for results of our occupational health and safety management in 2024.
Click here for our ESG Databook with details of all ESG indicators.