WAY OF WORKING

WE BEAR THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR ACTIONS AND ARE ACTIVELY IMPROVING OUR PERFORMANCE

Every production work site has its own working and safety instructions. You get them from your supervisor. We follow the client’s internal traffic guidelines and safety instructions. The client grants access and work permits to Tapojärvi employees.

Sickness absences, accidents, near misses, occupational diseases, and working conditions are monitored for each site/project with various organisations.

Employees report observations of their working environment in eVille (observation report). Any issues are addressed immediately.

Tapojärvi Oy’s management is responsible for occupational health and safety activities. The responsibilities are assigned according to the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Every supervisor is responsible for the realisation of occupational health and safety within their own area. Everyone is responsible for the work and safety of their own and other people.

The occupational health and safety activities between the employer and the staff are coordinated by the industrial safety committee. The industrial safety committee is part of the cooperation committee.

Employees working on site are required to have a valid occupational safety card. Our staff is also encouraged to complete emergency medical care or EA1 first aid training. Employees performing hot work tasks are required to have a hot work permit.

If a task requires an occupational safety card/hot work permit, the card must be valid prior to the start of employment. If the card is not valid or it will expire within four months of the start of employment, the employee must complete the required course before the start of employment and pay for it themselves.

During the employment relationship, the employee is responsible for the validity of their qualifications (occupational safety card, hot work permit, charger’s certificate etc.) and keeping them up to date. The employer signs the employee up for the courses and covers the costs.

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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

THE DEVELOPMENT OF WORK SITES, THEIR IMMEDIATE SURROUNDINGS, PHYSICAL WORKING ENVIRONMENT, WORK TASKS AND AUTONOMY AT WORK.

EVERY TAPOJÄRVI SITE HAS ITS OWN SAFETY GUIDELINES. FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES AND USE THE APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT.

SAFETY IS OUR VALUE

Tapojärvi sites are intoxicant-free work communities. Keeping our workplaces intoxicant-free is part of our occupational health and safety work. The objective of eliminating the use of intoxicants is to prevent substance abuse and promote early intervention in abuse problems.

Substance abuse and substance abuse problems refer to the use of illegal drugs as well as excessive or simultaneous use of alcohol and drugs hindering the person’s work performance and productivity and potentially endangering the safety of the person themselves, their co-workers, customers or other service users.

It is prohibited to smoke in the cabs of vehicles (passenger car, van, lorry etc.) and machines (forklift, crane etc.). Electronic cigarettes are now considered equal to regular cigarettes. Smoking is only allowed in the designated smoking areas. Smoking is not allowed in break rooms and production and maintenance facilities.

SMOKING IS ONLY ALLOWED IN THE DESIGNATED SMOKING AREAS. SMOKING IN VEHICLES AND MACHINES IS PROHIBITED.

The employment contract is terminated in accordance with the Employment Contracts Act and collective agreement.

A fixed-term employment relationship ends on the date specified in the employment contract. The employee may terminate their non-fixed-term employment contract with regard to the period of notice. The employment contract may also be terminated based on the grounds for dismissal with or without regard to the period of notice.

At the end of employment, the employee receives automatically a written certificate of the duration of employment and the nature of their duties. The employee may request the employer to state the reason for the end of employment and evaluate the employee’s performance and conduct in the certificate.

SUPERVISORS AND COWORKERS MUST INTERVENE IN SYMPTOMATIC SUBSTANCE ABUSE. APPEARING INTOXICATED OR USING ALCOHOL OR DRUGS IS PROHIBITED AT TAPOJÄRVI SITES. THESE RULES ALSO APPLY TO SUBCONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS.

Sensitivity to scents means physical symptoms, such as rhinitis, headache and nausea, triggered by various scents and smells.

Be considerate and avoid using strong perfumes.

AT THE END OF EMPLOYMENT, MAKE SURE TO RETURN ALL TAPOJÄRVI PROPERTY (EQUIPMENT, KEYS ETC.) TO THE EMPLOYER AND CLIENT. A FEE WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM YOUR PAY FOR UNRETURNED PROPERTY.