Cement manufacturer and building solutions expert CEMEX Philippines extends its health and safety values to its retail and institutional partners through its SHIELD Program.
The recently launched SHIELD, or Safety and Health Initiatives for Enablers, Leaders and Doers Program, promotes safety initiatives to its customers’ hardware store employees and contractors through its various projects. It provided the frontliners with a Health Wallet that comes with pre-loaded value which can be redeemed in the form of medical services, including consultation and check-up, among others.
In addition to the Health Wallets, CEMEX also installed first-aid cabinets quipped with medical essentials ready to be used by store employees anytime in nearly 100 hardware stores nationwide. The company, through its SHIELD Program, furnished construction worksites with essential safety signages as well.
“When you’re in the business of supplying construction materials, how you take care of your people says a lot about the quality of products that you have,” remarked CEMEX Philippines marketing manager Jen Valenzuela.
She added, “Even more so than providing excellent service, it is our lifelong commitment and responsibility to ensure the health and safety of our community.”
CEMEX proactively trains its employees and contractors to become safety leaders who will promote high safety standards and best practices in the construction industry and in communities where it operates. The wearing of Personal Protective Equipment and practicing necessary caution are strictly implemented by the company especially among its contractors.
Like SHIELD, the company’s other programs aim to make safety a part of its employees’ everyday lives. These initiatives include the regular wellness programs for workers and their families, the Ligtas 24-Oras Program, and Listo Tayo! Road Safety Campaign for children which has already educated over 10,000 students in the Philippines.
“As a company which upholds a culture of commitment to responsible and safe operations, CEMEX aims to lead the way towards practicing the highest level of safety standards in the construction industry and encourage our partners and customers to do the same,” said CEMEX marketing officer Camille Ladores.
CEMEX Philippines is the manufacturer of the first eco-labeled cement brands in the country including Island Portland Cement, Rizal Portland Super, Rizal Masonry Cement, APO Portland Premium, APO Portland Cement, APO Masonry Cement, Palitada King and APO Pozzolan. For more information, visit www.cemexphilippines.com.