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Safety: Our Performance
Johnson Matthey is a chemical manufacturing business and a significant proportion of our employees work in production environments with chemicals and process machinery. Rigorous safety systems apply across all facilities and are essential if the group is to avoid accidents which could cause injury to people or damage to our property, both of which can impact the group’s performance.
For Johnson Matthey, any accident is unacceptable and our target is zero greater than three day accidents. In July 2009, however, an employee of a contractor company who was engaged in work at Johnson Matthey’s catalyst manufacturing site in Taloja, India received a severe electric shock while carrying out work at the site. Regrettably, despite hospital treatment, his life could not be saved. Investigations have been carried out by site personnel, supported by Group EHS department staff. A police investigation has also been conducted.
Accidents are actively monitored and detailed statistics are compiled monthly at group level. Any accident is thoroughly investigated to determine root causes and appropriate preventive and corrective actions are assigned.
Accident Statistics
| 2010 | 2009 | Change % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incidence of greater than three day accidents per 1,000 employees |
2.14 | 5.031 | -57 |
| Total number of accidents that resulted in lost time | 60 | 1061 | -43 |
| Total accident rate per 1,000 employees | 6.77 | 10.831 | -37 |
| Total lost time accident incident rate per 100,000 hours worked |
0.34 | 0.53 | -36 |
| Total number of days lost per 1,000 employees |
64 | 1241 | -48 |
1 Restated.
In 2009/10 Johnson Matthey’s rate of occupational accidents involving lost time, shown in the table above, has fallen to its lowest reported level. Following our disappointing performance in 2008/09 the company took action to revitalise its accident prevention processes, introducing an EHS Learning Events programme. This group wide programme has already led to improvements in safety performance and a sharpened awareness and understanding of workplace risks. The EHS Learning Events programme will be updated and expanded in 2010/11 to incorporate the learning acquired during its first year. The group’s five year performance is shown in the graphs below.
Accident Calculation Definitions
Johnson Matthey’s definition of an accident for the purposes of this report is any acute unplanned event that causes harm to individuals, making them unable to attend work on days after the date of the event. Accidents are further subdivided into accidents that result in more than three days’ work lost and those that cause three or less days to be lost. Accident incidence rates are calculated based on the rate of these accidents per 1,000 employees. The metrics used in this report are described in the performance summary.
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