Promoting Safety on the Job

Safety at Newell is both a top-down and bottom-up responsibility. Every person in the company is expected to take ownership of their own safety and to report unsafe acts or conditions. Safety starts on day one with an extensive onboarding process and continues every day through shift to start safety messages, on-the-job training, and monthly safety awareness topics.

Newell's global safety program is governed by SEAL — Safety Excellence and Leadership — which establishes consistent safety standards across all locations worldwide. While local regulations may vary by country, SEAL defines the baseline expectations that every facility builds towards. Each location maintains a safety masterplan and is assigned an annual Total Recordable Incident Rate goal based on overall company targets and prior year site performance.

Hazard identification relies on several tools. Behavior Based Safety is a proactive, non-punitive observation program that allows employees and safety teams to recognize safe behaviors and correct unsafe ones before they become habits. Quarterly loss analyses at each location review incidents that have occurred, with priority focus on ensuring that strong countermeasures are in place and holding. All incidents are required to be reported immediately — or no later than the end of the shift — with full investigations completed within seven days. Counter measures are assigned and tracked through Newell's Safety Management System.

Employees participate in safety through facility safety committees, suggestion processes, and the Stop Work Authority Program — known as SWAP — which gives every employee the authority to stop unsafe work. Contractors are subject to the same expectations, with safety orientations required before work begins, and accountability maintained for unsafe activities.