Annual Report 2023 UPM Forestal Oriental

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SAFETY AS A CORE VALUE

UPM’s strategic vision reaffirms its commitment to occupational health and safety in all operations.

Through senior management leadership, participation, visibility in safety matters and the commitment from each employee, UPM strengthens the principle of safety as a core value in each process. The focus is on raising awareness among our employees and contractors regarding safety, creating a sense of belonging, encouraging teamwork and commitment and acknowledging companies and employees for noteworthy performance in terms of safety. Health and safety at work are efficiently managed by strengthening communication and developing solid skills between UPM and its contractors. This allows for notable performance levels to be achieved in all operations. Continuous improvement is a fundamental pillar of UPM’s processes. In this sense, our management system is kept up to date and constantly upgraded by developing preventive safety tools (operational standards, risk assessment, safety rounds, safety meetings, etc.), that make it possible to operate with the highest standards and the best results in terms of accident rates.