GS ISO 45001:2018

ISO 45001 is the world’s international standard for occupational health and safety, issued to protect employees and visitors from work-related accidents and diseases.

ISO 45001 certification was developed to mitigate any factors that can cause employees and businesses irreparable harm

    Forest Certification                                            

     To establish our responsible forest management practice, the company has voluntarily subjected itself to verification by a third party,

     Preferred by Nature (formerly NEPCon) to the FSC-STD-30-010 V2-0 EN Controlled Wood Standard for FM enterprises.

     The company is certified according to the above standard.

     Follow the link to www.info.fsc.org

Policy - Equal Employment Opportunities
Samartex employment policy requires compliance with all legislation designed to ensure equal treatment and the elimination of discrimination. As part of these responsibilities, Samartex shall not discriminate against any person applying for any position on any ground that constitutes discriminatory behaviour, as defined under any legislative instrument, which has effect in Ghana.

Our Employees
Our employees are the most valued assets of our company, essential participants with a shared responsibility in fulfilling our mission. We recognize that the quality, motivation, and performance of our employees are the key factors in achieving our success.

Accordingly, our Human Resources policies and practices are built on:
• Dedication to assisting every employee in reaching his or her full potential in both performance and reward.
• Commitment to diversity, equal opportunity, and fair treatment.
• Promotion based on merit and from within whenever possible.

Samartex is involved in the development of its human resources through Management Training, Apprenticeship Training Programmes, and Industrial Attachment.

Health and Safety Management at Samartex 

Samartex is committed to ensuring that her employees work in a safe working environment, with minimal risks and adequate provision of PPE(Personal Protective Equipment)

Our Health and Safety Manual and Policy clearly frown on alcohol and drug intake at the workplace, with a 0.00 tolerance level.

Our Health and Safety Committee has top management representation, which is an assurance of the manager's commitment to ensuring the safety of employees.

Environmental safety is also a vital area for management, with huge investments in a course to eradicate malaria in Samreboi, and also taking the factory cleanliness to the highest possible level. There is a ban on polythene and plastic in the factory, with an environmental unit set up aside from the Health and safety unit.

Continuous training and retraining (external and internal) of our employees, is embedded in our Health and Safety Policy.  

FSC CORE LABOUR POLICY

The company shall give due consideration to the rights and obligations enshrined in the national labour laws whiles at the same time fulfilling the objectives of the requirements of the FSC Core labour requirements. Samartex Timber and Plywood Company Limited adopts and will ensure that the following rights and freedoms are duly respected.

• There shall not use child labour in all its operations.
• No person below the age of 18, or below the minimum age as stated under the national law, or local laws or regulations.
• No person under the age of 18 shall be employed in hazardous or heavy work except for the purpose of training within the approved national laws of Ghana.
• All worst forms of child labour shall be prohibited.
• All forms of forced and compulsory labour shall be prohibited.
• Employment relationships shall be voluntary and based on mutual consent without the threat of a penalty.
• All practices indicative of forced or compulsory labour including but not limited to physical and sexual violence, bonded labour, withholding of wages/including payment of employment fees and or payment of deposit to commence employment, restriction of mobility or movement, retention of passport and identity documents and threats.
• There shall be no discrimination in employment and occupation.
• Freedom of association for all workers shall be respected and the right to collective bargaining.
• Workers shall be able to establish or join worker organisations of their choosing.
• The right of full freedom of workers to draw up their constitution and rules shall be respected.
• The right of workers to engage in lawful activities related to forming, joining, or assisting a workers’ organisation, or to refrain from doing the same, and will not be punished for exercising these rights shall be respected.
• All negotiations with lawfully established workers' organisations and/or duly elected representatives shall be done in good faith and with the best efforts to reach a collective bargaining agreement.
• Collective bargaining agreements shall be established.

Samartex is committed to ensuring that her employees work in a safe working environment, with minimal risks and adequate provision of PPE(Personal Protective Equipment)

Our Health and Safety Manual and Policy clearly frowns on alcohol and drug intake at workplace, with a 0.00 tolerance level.

Our Health and Safety Committee has top management representation, which is an assurance of management commitment to ensuring the safety of employees.

Environmental safety is also a vital area for management, with huge investments in a course to eradicate malaria in Samreboi, and also taking the factory cleaniness to highest possible level. There is a ban on polythene and plastic in the factory, with an environmental unit set up aside the Health and safety unit.

Continuous trainining and retraining (external and internal) of our employees, is embedded in our Health and Safety Policy.

It is the policy of Samartex to provide opportunities for a number of promising students from the communities within its operational area and generally in Ghana who are in Technical and Tertiary institutions to spend a period of time, (maximum of Six months) with the relevant department(s) to acquire some practical experience.

Samartex considers industrial attachment with the company as an opportunity for students to demonstrate their potential for future employment with the company or other companies when they graduate.

Students on attachment are monitored  and assessed with the aim of unearthing their potential. 

Both Ghanaian and foreign students, may join the attachment programme. Some 35 overseas students (from Austria, Germany and South Africa) have so far benefited from Samartex industrial attachment programmes.

We accept students with technical courses as well as social  courses for internship in the following departments : transport, engineering, power generation, wood processing,forestry, IT section, human resource, hosptial, finance, electrical.

For further information please contact the Human Resource Department by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The programme is a 3-year NVTI certified programme which was officially introduced in Samartex in the year 2004.

THE PURPOSE FOR ITS INTRODUCTION: Before Samartex took over from At&P, the company was put under divestiture for 10 years, causing majority of skilled labour to leave the company. After several challenges in acquiring skilled personnel, the programme was initiated to train the youth in the familiar settings of Samartex at a point when unskilled labour greatly outnumbered the skilled.

The programme admits graduates of JHS and SHS between the ages of 17 to 22 into various fields such as engineering, transport, production, water treatment, building and civil works. Courses undertaken include; Auto-electrical, Welding, Heavy Duty Mechanic, Lathe Turning, Rewinding, Bench Fitting, Machining, General Electrical, Air Condition and Refrigeration, Panel Beating etc.

Since its introduction till date the programme has trained over 1,000 apprentices who enrolled into the programme from across the country especially from Wassa Amenfi and Aowin Districts. This has provided more skilled qualified labour not only for Samartex but society as a whole. Majority of apprentices who pass out are not retained since they are under no obligation to work for Samartex. They join other companies, workshops, businesses and setups across the country.

Samartex is committed to developing the skills and management expertise of young university and polytechnic graduates and to provide them with opportunities for advancement and promotion within the Company’s management structure.

Purpose
The Management Training Programme at Samartex is business-driven and programmes are formulated to satisfy the business needs of Samartex. The process ensures that the right person with the necessary competence, both technical and personal, is prepared for the right job at the right time.

Eligibility
Fresh University and Polytechnic graduates who exhibit signs of leadership at interviews are designated Management Trainees when selected.

Scope and duration of Training
All Management Training programmes are based on a training template developed by the heads of departments in collaboration with the HR Department. Besides the development of technical skills, trainees undergo managerial and leadership skills training. The maximum duration of the training programme is usually 2 years.

Assessment
A committee made up of the HR Manager, the relevant heads of departments and the General Manager shall assess trainees after every six months to determine their progression to the next stage of training.

Progression
Advancement of Management Trainees into the Samartex Management structure is based on the trainee’s technical and/or professional competence and commitment.

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Samartex School Complex

• Samartex School Complex Provides Fee- Free Education For Wards Of Employees And Non-Employees With Total Enrollment Of 1,315, Admitted Into Our Kindergateen, Primary And Junior High School.
• Management Awards Scholarships To Pupils Who Excel In The B.E.C.E To Further Their Education Into Senior High School And Even Up To The Tertiary Level For Students With Consistent Impressive Performances. Brilliant But Needy Students Are Given Priority.

• This is extended to traditional areas, with the company contributing to the Kasapreko Schorlarship Fund.

A 93 Bed hospital facility, caring for over 2,000 employees and 4,300 dependants of employees .as well as over 3,500 private patients monthly, from about 56 communities within four districts.

Our facilities include A male ward, a female ward, a children’s ward, a fully equipped laboratory, a Microbiology laboratory, Casualty, A maternity ward, Theatre, X-ray, and Scan unit, Pharmacy, 24 Hr Ambulance service, a complete blood count machine with a blood bank.

Our hospital has a staff strength of 72 ( Medical Staff and Other Supporting Staff )

We have a minimum of three medical doctors on duty at any given time, and we also provide ophthalmologist and physiotherapy services for the Samreboi community and its environs.

Hospital Development And Skill Upgrade

• Two senior nurses trained for cervical screening and are currently operating the unit, carrying out VIA  and PAP Smear
• Transfusion medical unit Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital trains our doctors and nurses on safe blood transfusion practices.
• Neonatology training carried out for Midwives.

Samartex Collaborates with Medtroniks USA

This collaboration is basically for monitoring and controlling the blood pressure of patients and potential patients ( Workers and non-workers) via an app that has been designed to remotely check and control B.P. This is done in collaboration with CHPPS compounds, which are equipped with digital tablets to share BP readings and information with Samartex Hospital through the "AKOMAPA APP"

 Samartex Hospital views

Samartex COVID-19 Isolation centre
Isolation center entrance		Isolation center entrance
Beds in the Isolation center		Isolation center nurses observation station
Samartex Laboratory
Samartex Ward		Samartex X-Ray Departemtn
Samartex Chirendrens Ward

FC SAMARTEX 1996

FC SAMARTEX 1996 is a registered GFA (Ghana Football Association) Football Club, which is currently in the Division One Level, aiming to qualify to the Premier League.

The club was initially set up as a weekend recreational source for employees and all other interested inhabitants of Samreboi. As the level of competition, professionalism, and quality of players augmented, the management of Samartex put in more investment resulting in the club moving from Division 3 to Division 1.

The club currently employs 36 staff: footballers, technical team, and others, who are all under company payroll, all accommodated by the company. There is also a football academy, aimed at grooming local talent to develop into the main football team and even become national assets in the future.

Our facilities include a hostel for playing body, an academy, a gym, stadium with 3 dressing rooms.

 SAMARTEX FOOTBALL CLUB 1996 BOARD MEMBERS AND MANAGEMENT TEAM MEMBERS

Board members                                          

1            George Dadzie (chairman)         

2            Richard Duah Nsenkyire             

3            Ransford Quaidoo                       

4            Joseph Blay                     

5            John Ackah                      

6            Nana Kwabena Asmah                                       

Management team members                                     

1           John Davies      

2           Evans Amoakoh             

3          Solomon Blay   

4         Offei Ansah      

5         Godfred Frimpong Manu           

6          Kwasi Abonoma Katakyie Mensah          

7         Thomas Assasie-Gyimah            

8         Simpson Bless Danquah            

Please  see for more information  

www.fcsamartex.com