Since the launch of the Zero Accidents project in 2000, the Group’s Lost Time Injuries (LTI) frequency rate saw a 78% decrease. Severity rate was reduced by almost 83%.

The Group started reporting the Total Recordable Injury Rate including Lost Time Injuries, Restricted Work Duty and Medical Treatment for all the sites.

In 2009, work-related injuries with lost days were 213 for direct employees and temporary workers (279 in 2008), corresponding to a Lost Time Injuries (LTI) frequency rate of 5.1, i.e. the number of accidents with lost time in a year per million hours worked. Work-related injuries with lost days were 172 for contractors.

In 2009, no fatalities occurred to employees and temporary workers. Five were among the Group’s contractors and one among third parties.

The Group has strengthened and renewed the focus on contractor safety management, aiming to avoid any further fatalities and spread safety culture and sensitivity amongst third parties.

According to the process of standardisation promoted by the Sustainable Development Department and within the framework of activities promoted by the Cement Sustainability Initiative, the Group made strong efforts in working on the following safety standards:

• Recommended Good Practice for Driving Safety
• Recommended Good Practice for Contractor Safety.

The previous safety standards have been signed by the Chief Executive Officer in October 2009.

Besides CSI’s activities, the Group is working on safety operational standards for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Work at Heights (WAH).


Additional information is available in the sdReport.