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Developing social value
All the people who work in the Port of Barcelona —its human capital— are a strategic factor for port development in all areas. That is why it is essential to guarantee their well-being, their health and the development of their skills and abilities.
All the activities carried out in the port area are important for organisations and users relying on the services of the Port of Barcelona, and for the surrounding metropolitan area.
ORIENTATION TO THE SDGS
Employment in the Port of Barcelona
The APB staff has the following characteristics:
APB staff
%
women and 30% hold managerial positions
%
men
During this year, the Port of Barcelona approved the 2020-2022 Equality Plan, a document that aims to reinforce the values that govern the behaviour of the organisation: commitment to people, ethical and professional management, customer orientation, social responsibility and innovation.
Internal communication
The covid-19 crisis and the implicit uncertain and changing environment has posed a challenge at every level and has required mechanisms and instruments to facilitate adaptation and change.
Internal Communication designed and developed a specific communication strategy during the months of lockdown, under the motto “Closer than ever”.
After the first lockdown, another series of visual and audiovisual materials (infographics and videos) was developed to inform staff of return protocols and all protection measures implemented to ensure that staff also felt safe and well accompanied during this period.
Training and upskilling
In 2020 the People Directorate unveiled the new training and learning policies to the organisation. These policies attempt to adapt as much as possible to the new context of constant change and new ways of doing things that modify the way we work.
The Port Authority organised 196 training actions in 2020 with a total of 421 training groups.
Training actions
training actions
,276
participants
,397
hours
.60
average satisfaction score
For the Port Community
participants
companies
European School – Intermodal Transport
participants
training activities
participants in technical visits
Occupational safety and health
The Medical Services of Barcelona Port Authority (APB) attend to 1,488 people that include the entity's active and retired workers, and their relatives.
POTENTIAL USERS OF APB MEDICAL SERVICES, 2020
HEALTHCARE WORK OF APB MEDICAL SERVICES, 2020
OCCUPATIONAL RISK PREVENTION
During the first lockdown, prevention actions focused on assessing the risk of essential services against SARS-CoV-2, in order to adopt the necessary prevention measures at all times.
In a subsequent phase, work was undertaken to take the necessary measures to allow a return to work after the full lockdown was lifted.
The third stage, up to the end of the year, had telework as the most important organisational measure.
Monitoring workers' health
medical examinations
ELISA test
PCR studies
Ensuring the security of people and goods
The Port of Barcelona must guarantee the security of the people, goods, areas and facilities in its physical environment. Barcelona Port Authority Corporate Security area coordinates the forces, services and units responsible for this security at all levels.
Port police
Almost all indicators fell as a result of the restrictions linked to the covid-19 pandemic, declining vehicles and people traffic, especially tourists.
Traffic circulation area
accidents (-43%)
traffic violations reports (-4%)
Public safety area
criminal proceedings (-6%)
Administrative area
administrative acts, 40% were for confiscation of products peddled on the street (-78%)
Port security
Ten risk assessments and security plans for port facilities affected by Regulation 725/2004/EC were validated and approved in compliance with port security regulations in 2020.
As a designated operator and critical infrastructure, the Port of Barcelona has had to apply exceptional measures as a result of the declaration of the state of state alarm caused by the covid-19 pandemic and the measures established for lockdown and strict mobility restrictions:
Coordination with the National Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CNPIC).
The corresponding own accreditations to justify the mobility of its staff and external subcontractors.
PORT SECURITY MEASURES, 2018-2020
132 permits were authorised for acts, events and filming and there were 4,926 complaints processed under the Services and Police regulations.
Industrial safety
During 2020, under the Collaboration agreement with Barcelona City Council in matters of civil protection, fire prevention and extinction and rescue:
A contract was signed for the supply of a lifeboat (BS-3)
Procedures began to supply a new J-25 multilift container vehicle for Barcelona Fire Brigade.
Regarding management of dangerous goods, his year there were 146,317 authorisations, with a total of 685,115 tonnes (-21%) of containerised dangerous goods managed and 11,752,893 tonnes of bulk (-18%).
