Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)

Research evidence indicates that at any moment in time around 7% of drivers are using a mobile device while driving. Driver’s miss seeing up to 50% of what's around them when talking on a mobile device including when using it hands-free.

JCI Distracted Driving Policy removes unnecessary risks that put our employees, and others, in harms way. The policy prohibits all employees (and other persons authorized to use a company owned or leased vehicle) while driving a moving vehicle, from using electronic devices including: mobile/cell phones or any other form of communication media, likely to cause a distraction, when driving on company business. Corporations have been issued multi-million dollar fines for distracted driving incidents caused by their employees.

The JCI Corporate “Driving Safety” Standard has been developed by a workgroup with BU EHS representation, co-ordinated by Corporate EHS COE during Q4 FY 2019. The workgroup proposal was subsequently reviewed and approved by the EHS SLT during Q1 FY 2020 and enters into effect January 1, 2020. This Standard is written and adopted to establish minimum health and safety requirements for the protection of employees against the hazards imposed by using or working on or near motorised and non-motorised vehicles.

This Standard is applicable to all Johnson Controls business units and operations worldwide, including joint ventures (JV), partnerships or other business arrangements where Johnson Controls has operational / managerial control, or in a JV where Johnson Controls ownership is greater than 50%.