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WORKERS ON THE MOVE: MANAGING NEW RISKS 2017
SOLVAY (Belgium)
The global programme is not just aligned with safety and security, but also provides protection and bene ts to all employees globally
Sonia Cambier
Ana Cunha
Werner Cooreman
Senior Vice President and Group Security Director
The kind of events that accelerated the implementation of the global travellers’ assistance included the Arab spring unrest in 2010 when some Solvay employees had to be evacuated (expatriates’ and travellers’ protection in place) from Egypt. Since then political instability and security concerns have just continued increasing, leading us to invest more e orts in this programme. Events like the political instability in Saudi Arabia in 2015, civil unrest in Venezuela in 2016 and terrorism- related incidents at airports in 2016/17 have shown its importance.
Global Head of Insurance and Prevention Corporate Insurance Project Manager
Q1 How has the importance of managing health, safety and security risks for your international/cross-border travellers evolved over the last two years? Is this related to any speci c incident(s) or event(s)?
A: People safety is always our top priority. As travel risks have dramatically increased over the last two years, we felt it was imperative to develop a comprehensive service providing assistance to personnel operating and travelling
overseas. The implementation of a fully integrated travel policy that aligns all stakeholders, from travel procurement to traveller security, safety and wellness, re ects the increasing importance of managing travel risks. The travel assistance project was rolled-out in January 2016.
Created in 1863, Solvay is a global chemicals company with headquarters in Brussels.
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Risk pro le: Solvay has 139 sites
and 27,000 employees with 38,000 international trips per year. Of these: 92% were trips to low security risk countries; 6% for medium risk security countries and 2% for high risk security countries. Two trips during 2016 were not authorised.
