Vzw De Schakel is given financial recognition

Every year with the ‘Prevention Share’, we recognise the efforts made by departments and employees towards working in a safe, healthy and environmentally conscious way. In this annual action plan, all prevention targets are translated and made specific for each department. A department can earn points for each prevention initiative during the course of the year. The ‘platinum’, ‘gold’, ‘silver’ and ‘bronze’ recognitions are awarded at the end of the year.
The financial appreciation in the context of the Prevention Share is granted to a carefully chosen cause. In 2013 (2012 Prevention Share award), this financial appreciation was presented to Kris Kras Akabe in Halle-Zoersel. This scouting group falls under the Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen (Scouts and Guides of Flanders) non-profit organisation and is aimed in particular towards children and young people with mental and/or physical disabilities.
In 2014 (2013 Prevention Share award), a financial appreciation was given to De Schakel in Beerse. This non-profit volunteer organisation devotes itself to the underprivileged in society. Its focus lies on, among other things, living accommodation, working, health, nutrition, education, etc. Its ‘Pampers & Co’ project in particular clearly focuses on prevention by ensuring that babies in underprivileged families lack nothing during the first three years of their lives.

Importance
- Stimulating and monitoring Health, Safety and Environmental efforts
- Appreciating and rewarding our employees.
- Continuously improving the prevention policy – decline in the number of incidents
- Fulfilling statutory obligation (annual action plan): Systematic and uniform approach.
Success factors
- Good involvement of management and all employees
- Support of the Committee for Prevention and Protection at Work.
Communication concerning the Prevention Share within the department/sector:
- making subject of discussion at departmental meetings;
- for perusal: ‘ad valvas’, intranet, etc
- showing results on Management Review