Social responsibility It is our responsibility as a company to provide a safe and hazard-free working environment across all areas our business; however every one of our employees must also play their part. In companies like ours with a strong manufacturing focus, the health and safety of our employees is a top priority that we must all keep front of mind in our day-to-day operations. Unfortunately, even with our proactive efforts to protect the health of our employees and keep them safe, it is impossible to prevent every accident and (work-related) illness. Statistically speaking, if something can happen, it will happen sooner or later – especially if unsafe working practices are allowed to become routine. To ensure we continually improve our health and safety standards, we therefore analyse every workplace accident, work-related illness and hazardous situation that arises in our day-to-day operations. The table below shows the work-related injuries that occurred in the reporting year. The number of documented work-related injuries rose slightly against the preceding period, increasing by 3.7 % compared to the previous year. This equates a small percentage rise of just 0.8 %. The number of days lost due to work-related injuries was cited for the first time in the reporting year. ➔ GRI 403-9 Accidents and ill health Work-related injuries sustained in the reporting year Number Rate* Fatalities resulting from work-related injuries 0 0 Documented work-related injuries 194 29 Days lost due to work-related injuries and illnesses as well as lost time injury (LTI) rate** 3,035 21.1 Number of hours worked (including business trips) 11 million * Ca l culat i on method: number of documente d wor k- relate d injur ies x 1,000 d i v i de d by number of emp l oyees (head c ount) ** Los t t ime injur y (LTI) rate: number of wor k ac c i dent s wi th an absenc e of more than one wor k ing day x 1,000,000 d i v i de d by the number of hour s wor ke d. The average t ime l os t due to a wor k- relate d ac c i dent wa s 15.6 days. The above table shows the key figures for our Austrian sites. Accident rates at the other sites are significantly lower. Eleven documented work-related injuries occurred at the US site, four at each of the sites in Poland and China, and one documented work-related injury was reported at the site in Brazil. No documented illnesses were recorded in the reporting year. The most common types of accidents logged in the reporting period were open wounds (cuts, lacerations, penetrating wounds), contusions / swelling / bruising, abrasions / crushing injuries, sprains / strains / whiplash injuries, fractures (including hairline fractures, bone avulsions), ligament / tendon / capsule tears (including tears) and foreign body injuries. ➔ GRI 403-10 68 © Copyright by Blum
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