COVID-19 brought the world to a stand-still at the beginning of 2020 and has since claimed countless lives across countries and continents. It was clear to all of us: Health is in no way to be taken for granted. At MAM, we have also paused to once again sharpen our attention on the subject. In addition to the safety of our employees, we have increasingly focused on health. One of the major challenges last year was to keep our employees safe while maintaining production at the same time. To this end, we introduced comprehensive protective measures such as strict mask and distance requirements in our plants in Hungary and Thailand – and of course at our locations without production as well. We provided masks and disinfectant and performed temperature checks at the plant entrances. In addition, during the intense phases of the pandemic, care was taken to ensure that employees from the various departments took their lunch breaks separately.

Staying fit around the globe

Whether working with maximum concentration in the laboratory or clicking from meeting to meeting on a monitor – the average workday of our colleagues around the world varies greatly. To address these different needs, MAM provides our employees with a wealth of different initiatives and benefits. Additional accident and sick insurance, flu shots in the office, and online fitness classes are just a few of the benefits MAM has to offer. First-aid courses and regular health checks, for example, are on the agenda for employees at our plants. In Vaskeresztes we organized our first Health Day in 2020 with around 200 participants. In order to strengthen prevention, participants were able to undergo medical checks and learn about healthy eating and mental health.

Occupational safety - absolute and systematic

In addition to the numerous health-promoting measures we offer our employees worldwide, occupational safety is also a top priority at our plants. We have therefore created resources that, in addition to responsibility for risk management, actively implement new measures. Regular risk analyses are part of that. They make it possible to identify certain stumbling blocks and enact countermeasures in good time. Through a combination of training and improved processes, we aim to further reduce our already low accident rate. There were no serious accidents at work during the reporting period.