SOCIETY

Health Matters Demo S.A.

The company invested in the health of its employees throughout the pandemic period. Only for the coverage and protection of jobs with PLexiGlass and the preventive Covid-19 diagnostic checks of the staff (checks after extended leave or due to investigation) an amount greater than 250,000 euros was given. The practice has maintained consistent support and communication on issues related to COVID-19.

In addition to the Covid-19 issues:

• Allergy tests of staff involved with β-lactam antibiotic sites (Cef/Penems) – RAST TEST
• Organization and call of staff for blood tests.
• Staff charts.
• Staff spirometry.
• Renewal of the file of Certificates of appropriate personnel.
• Renewal of First Aid team members, after interviews.
• Implementation of training of forty (40) First Aid team members by the Red Cross.
• Programming of special trainings with the Occupational Physician of the members of the First Aid team, in matters related to the installation and First Aid equipment. Rescheduled repeat new seminar by the Red Cross in Q2 2022.

Security Matters Demo S.A.

• Reinforcement of markings (e.g. coverage of all the company's electrical panels, additional coverage of emergency exit markings and fire extinguishers in new offices, etc.)
• Creation of Safety Instructions and highlighting of Dangerous Points of the production and packaging lines with regard to the work of the Technical Service. At the same time, the training of the Technicians in safety matters and suggestions of the Occupational Risk Assessment Study was completed.
• Monitoring the work of external workshops on a daily basis and managing updated contractor-partner files for health, safety and environmental issues.
• Noise measurements by an external partner as well as noise measurements by Demo in specialized jobs.
• Winter season temperature monitoring for company staff jobs.
• Control of dust limits in relation to legislation and MSDSs by site and designated hazardous material.
• Constantly repeated trainings of newly hired employees on Health, Safety and Environment issues.

Staff security training:

• Dangerous places of machines - changing rooms - carts for transporting loads
• Personal Protective Equipment per job position
• Encouraging staff to report accidents or near misses
• Escape exits – escape routes
• Instructions for Pedestrian Forklift Operators
• Break and smoking areas
• COVID-19
• Renewal of Fire Safety team members, following interviews.
• Training planning for sixty (60) members of the Fire Safety team by a Firefighter Trainer of the relevant Fire Station.
• Planning for special trainings for the members of the Fire Safety team on Fire Safety and risk management issues based on the scenarios of dangerous situations that have been drawn up.
• Planning evacuation drills with the support of Fire Safety and First Aid team members.
• Elaboration of a Crisis Management Plan in the event of liquid nitrogen and propane leakage. Training organization.
• Elaboration of a Crisis Management Plan in case of a serious electrical problem. Training organization.
• Discussions with staff about M.A.P. and finding alternative PPE where possible for greater comfort and to maintain safety.
• Evaluation of M.S.D.S. materials of laboratories and technical service and renewal of the corresponding database.
• LOTO-TO project launch (lock out Tag out Try out). The project includes the process of isolating the equipment before starting maintenance (preventive/corrective) as well as cleaning.
• Internal inspections of Plastics production, Plastics packaging, Glass production, Glass packaging, steam boilers, Warehouses and Chemistry departments were completed.
• Study of lines, markings and placement of mirrors for the movement of forklifts within the production areas.
• Issuance of instructions for fire-resistant roller shutters and warehouse doors and training of all involved warehouse personnel.
• Implementation of an emergency management seminar by ELINYAE for members of the security department to better inform them.
• Completion of maintenance and fire safety control (indicatively, the 100% functionality control of the facility's fire safety detectors is mentioned, while they exceed 1000 in number).
• Increased frequency control of fire safety systems and permanent water supply fire networks.
• Increasing the number of portable powder and carbon dioxide fire extinguishers where deemed necessary according to the findings of the visits.
• Checking the proper operation of the safety systems (safety showers and eyewash stations) of the quality control and research and development laboratories of the Demo facilities.
• Checking the correct operation of the safety systems of the equipment
• Posting of instructions to the staff with instructions of the civil protection for issues related to dangerous weather phenomena.
  Reinforcement of the antiseptic solution Stations in the new offices (building A), new changing rooms of the glass wing (building C-0) and new laboratories (building C+2).
  Adding Plexiglass guards whenever required, due to moving or adding new offices.