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PHILIPPINES  Cement  All sites

                         Mobile Equipment

                         Incident

                         Shielding workers against

                         moving forklifts!


                         Opportunity              Cost: 4 kCHF per site
                         Shared spaces between    (segregation);
                         pedestrians and forklifts   0 CHF for projection lights
                         in cement warehouses     (included in contract)
                         posed a constant collision   Timeline: 6 months
                         risk. A clear system was
                         needed to separate and   Results
                         protect people from moving   •  Zero incidents: No
      Nicolas George     equipment.                 pedestrian-forklift
          CEO
                                                    collisions since 2023
                         Solution                 •  Full coverage: 34 forklifts
                         Warehouses were            equipped with Forklift
                         redesigned to enforce strict   Safety Zone Projection
                         segregation using marked   Lights across all sites
                         walkways, physical barriers,   •  Safer flow: Clear, risk-
                         and forklift-only zones.   free movement paths for
                         All forklifts were also fitted   people and vehicles
                         with the Forklift Safety Zone   •  Workforce awareness:
    Catherine Joy Guinto  Projection Light system to   Improved discipline and
       Head of HSE
                         further prevent close contact.  respect for designated
                                                    zones



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