CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
HEALTH & SAFETY
We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our employees and visitors to our premises and to keep the number of working hours lost through health and safety incidents to a minimum.
We monitor both the number of workplace injuries and illnesses and the number of “lost-time” workplace injuries and set targets for the reduction of both. We also monitor the rates of absenteeism and the causes and take action to achieve reductions in absenteeism. Each year we report our performance and associated costs in the public domain.
Both of our UK distribution centres, for Farnell and for CPC are certified to the latest OHSAS18001:2007 standard.
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In the US, our two largest distribution centres and also our largest manufacturing business are qualified to our internally-developed “Safety STAR” (Safety Through Accountability and Recognition) standard.The certification process requires that; supervisors encourage safe work practices, promotes regular safety observations, employees are held accountable for working safely and regularly encourages employee contributions to improve safety at their facility.
*Estimated by the US National Safety Council. This cost includes wage losses, medical expenses, administration expenses and employment costs.
**Based on UK Health & Safety Executive estimates of £2,097 per occurrence.
| Target 2009 | Progress | Target 2010 |
The recordable and lost-time injury rates for Liège in 2009 were both 4.17 injuries per 100,000 hours worked. | We have reported our performance by business type on page 20. Our group targets for 2009 were: Fewer than 0.55 recordable injuries per 100,000 hours worked. Fewer than 0.21 lost-time injuries per 100,000 hours worked. Our group performance has been calculated at: 0.39 recordable injuries per 100,000 hours worked. 0.18 lost-time injuries per 100,000 hours worked | Continue to monitor the number of recordable and lost-time workplace injuries and illnesses that occur at our facilities in 2009, and achieve rates of less than 50% of the averages for our industry in the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions, excluding the distribution centre in Liège. |
Review and develop systems to reduce the number of recordable and lost-time workplace injuries and illnesses and achieve a rate for 2009 that is lower than the 2008 rate at the Liège Distribution Centre. | The recordable and lost-time injury rates for Liège in 2009 were both 4.17 injuries per 100,000 hours worked. This is a reduction in comparison to the 2008 rate of 7.5 recordable and lost-time injuries. The target for the Liège Distribution Centre for both recordable and lost-time injuries was 4.80 per 100,000 hours worked. | Continue to reduce the number of recordable and lost-time workplace injuries and illnesses and achieve a rate for 2010 that is lower than the 2009 rate at the Liège Distribution Centre. |
| Deliver the training on implementing risk assessments online and face-to-face at Farnell Leeds and CPC in Preston. | The full training has not been delivered this year. All new members of the Health & Safety committee in Leeds have received training in understanding the fundamentals of health and safety and the application of the law. | Complete the delivery of training on implementing risk assessments online and face-to-face at Farnell Leeds and CPC in Preston. |
| Key manager to complete the final examination for NEBOSH certificate level training in the first half of FY10. | The manager has completed two of the three necessary examinations to achieve the NEBOSH certification.
| Key manager to receive additional training and retake examinations in FY11. |
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| Achieve OHSAS18001 accreditation at the Akron Brass Wooster facility. |
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| Achieve Safety STAR status at a large facility in Europe or Asia-Pacific by the end of 2010. |
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