Responsibilities and authority for implementing the concept
of sustainable development are deployed throughout the organisation.
Social responsibility
The health, safety and welfare of our employees and others affected by our
activities are of the utmost importance to us. Our immediate aim in health
and safety is to be in the top quartile of chemical companies on HSE performance.
In 2004, we have come very close to achieving that milestone.
Further reduction
in lost time accidents (LTAs)
The number of LTAs1 has reduced six-fold in recent years from a
rate of over 0.5 to 0.08 per 100,000 hours worked. This is well below the CIA2 member
average.
LTA Rate (>3 days per 100,000
hours)
A sustained improvement
in recordable incidents
We also monitor our performance globally against the OSHA3 definition
of recordable injuries and illnesses which is of all incidents that require
more than first aid treatment. Our recordable incident rate improved significantly
(for the fifth year running): to 1.46 per 200,000 hours worked. The ACC4 member
rate for similar sized US companies in 2003 was 1.77 per 200,000 hours.
Recordable incident rate (per
200,000 hours)
Human value and employee
benefits
Elementis aims to maximise human value through enhancing the expertise and
knowledge of employees, providing fair reward and benefits and extending their
career choice. |
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2004 Highlights
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| Lost time accidents
0.08 per 100,000 hours |
| Recordable incident
rate 1.46 per
200,000 hours |
Objectives for 2005
|
| Achieve industry top
quartile
Health and Safety performance |
| Improve independent
sustainable
development auditing |
| Elementis aims to create
a work environment that cares about the physical and mental
health
of employees in their communities. |
| In June 2004 the Elementis
Specialties facility at Jersey City, US, completed a full
year without
an OSHA recordable incident. |
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