Annual Report 2019

062 Transport International Holdings Limited 2019 Annual Report Sustainability Report Care for Employees meetings of the Working Committee for Safety, a series of safety control measures is being introduced. To further raise the safety awareness of our frontline staff, 22 Safety Forums and 17 Safety Talks were conducted in 2019 at different bus termini, at which Driving Instructors discussed accidents and incidents with bus captains and shared suggestions on safety measures with frontline staff, as well as focusing on a particular topic. KMB and LWB have organised fire warden training sessions to promote fire safety, updating knowledge of fire extinguisher and hose reel use, enhancing understanding of the role and responsibilities of fire wardens and familiarising them with emergency preparedness within depots. In October 2019, KMB and LWB launched a series of health-related activities, including a health talk, body check session, Chinese medical consultation, stretching exercise arrangements online, as well as using an e-learning training platform. The bi-monthly corporate magazine, KMB Today , provides another means of keeping employees up to date on KMB and LWB news and industry developments. Senior Management Visits Members of KMB and LWB senior management visited bus termini, depots and offices during the year. These visits provided an excellent opportunity for staff to share their views about operational matters and workplace-related issues with members of the management team. Occupational Safety and Health KMB and LWB staff members are encouraged to suggest improvement measures to enhance health and safety conditions. After reviewing staff suggestions at the regular Staff Communication To strengthen bilateral communications and staff welfare, a new department was established to enhance staff relations and welfare services. Five KMB and one LWB Joint Consultative Committees, which comprise management and staff representatives representing around 90% of KMB and LWB’s total workforce, hold meetings monthly and bi-monthly respectively. The meetings are to review issues including safety, operations, work environment and staff welfare. At the meetings, employee representatives generally account for 90% of attendees to ensure that the views of staff are comprehensively relayed. Staff members are kept informed through the staff website of useful information, including KMB and LWB announcements, safe driving tips, snapshots of KMB and LWB activities and notices of forthcoming events. Staff can check duty roster information and make annual leave In line with KMB and LWB’s commitment to upgrading the working environment for staff, Club 1933, the Company’s first leisure area, was opened at Kowloon Bay Depot