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Responsibly Addressing Covid-19

Atlantic Copper is making a huge effort in all company departments to address the situation generated by Covid-19, in order to protect our people and their families welfare, be able to continue our activity, and consequently maintain direct and indirect employment.

Trust and safety

This effort is reflected in the safety protocols we have adopted, approved by the Spanish Association for Standardisation and Certification (AENOR) with the Certificate of Protocols against Covid-19. This certification endorses our good practices in the management of risks deriving from the coronavirus in our workplaces in Huelva and Madrid.

It means that our safety protocols comply with the guidelines established by the Ministry of Health for Covid-19 prevention and hygiene.

The assessment made by AENOR examines aspects such as risk management in the workplace; health at work; training, information and communications developed; organizational and protective measures; and Atlantic Copper’s good practices in cleaning and hygiene.

 

Dicha certificación respalda que nuestros protocolos de seguridad cumplen con las directrices marcadas por el Ministerio de Sanidad en materia de prevención e higiene frente al Covid-19.

Strong points in our management

Atlantic Copper’s management of the health crisis includes these notable points:

  • Anticipation, with the implementation of a protection protocol against Covid-19 starting March 6, 2020, even before the state of alarm was declared.
  • The protocol is a living document that is updated weekly.
  • The company’s management is engaged, forming a crisis committee consisting of the Management Committee and the Head of the Medical Service.
  • The workers’ representatives are involved.
  • The company’s Medical Service engages in tracking of potentially infected persons and their contacts.

Prevention and protection measures

Each area has played a critical role in the identification of risks, implementation of protective measures, supplying of protective material, communication coordination and the availability of remote systems. This protocol has been translated into concrete measures such as the following:

Medición de temperaturas a los empleados.

Management of specific risks within the organization

  • Employee temperature monitoring.
  • Voluntary testing for employees and their families.
  • Monitoring and control of all suspected symptomatic cases as well as of their work environment by the Head of the Medical Service.
  • Recruitment of 9 clinic assistants and 3 new nurses.
  • Implementation of new medical service work procedures.
Refuerzo y contratación de nuevas empresas de limpieza.

Cleaning and hygiene practices

  • Antiseptic and disinfectants provided to all workers for permanent disinfection of their work stations.
  • Disinfection of transit routes; intensified cleaning and disinfection shifts in cafeterias and locker rooms.
  • Reinforcement and recruitment of new cleaning companies.
  • Provision of protective kits for company employees and contractors.
Cancelación de reuniones y visitas profesionales presenciales.

Organizational and protective measures

  • Minimized contact among workers who do their work on the premises.
  • Cancellation of face-to-face professional meetings and visits.
  • Promotion of telework, adapting schedules.
  • Adaptation of study practices and dual vocational training to the online modality.
  • Installation of new locker rooms.
  • Cafeteria capacity controlled using a scheduling system.
  • Placement of screens in all work stations where this is possible, as well as in the cafeterias.

Internal communications

Atlantic Copper assigned a fundamental role to internal training and communication, something particularly relevant for the success of remote working and for disseminating information on new measures in place and other news during management of the crisis. This enabled us to design an effective and robust communication system, using new channels and tools to ensure that company workers received information during the pandemic.

Atlantic Copper ha dado un papel fundamental a la formación y a la comunicación interna

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