- Elkem
- À propos d'Elkem
- Health, Safety and Environment
- Targets and performance
Our targets and performance
General requirements for recording, notification and classification of injuries and incidents are based on criteria from US OSHA. In addition, Elkem follows local requirements for public reporting and notification as defined in each country where Elkem operates.
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Main corporate Key Performance Indicators for Health and Safety
Key Performance Indicator |
Target |
Total Recordable Injury Rate (including fatalities) |
Zero |
First aid injury rate |
Ensure reporting of all first aid injuries |
High Risk Incidents (HRI) |
Ensure reporting of all HRIs |
Unsafe conditions / actions for improvement |
Four reports per employee per year |
Absenteeism (Sick leave) |
No specific target |
Work related illnesses |
Zero |
Disclosure of Work-related injuries in accordance with GRI403-9
Work-related |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
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|
Nr. |
Rate |
Nr. |
Rate |
Nr. |
Rate |
Nr. |
Rate |
Nr. |
Rate |
Fatalities |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
High-consequence injuries |
6 |
0.5 |
1 |
0.1 |
1 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.1 |
Recordable injuries |
29 |
2.2 |
28 |
2.1 |
29 |
2.3 |
51 |
3.7 |
44 |
3.2 |
Hours worked |
13 142 219 |
13 037 309 |
13 097 248 |
13 097 248 |
13 936 109 |
All rates are calculated per 1,000,000 working hours.
Elkem has a strict reporting regime for injuries and
requires all injuries to be reported, investigated, and
mitigated, independently of severity. Overall, the total
number of injuries went down in 2022, with most
being low-consequence injuries. Unfortunately, Elkem
experienced one subcontractor fatality in India and one
subcontractor fatality in China. The investigations showed
that necessary safety measures were not followed. In
addition, there was one high consequence injury among
our employees, up from zero in 2021. This just shows that
the health and safety work can never lose focus, for all
working at Elkem’s facilities.
The total recordable injury rate went down from 3.7 to 3.2
and the lost workday rate was 0.9, down from 1.5 in 2021.
Work-related |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
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|
Nr. |
Rate |
Nr. |
Rate |
Nr. |
Rate |
Nr. |
Rate |
Nr. |
Rate |
Fatalities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.3 |
High-consequence injuries |
2 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.3 |
Recordable injuries |
20 |
5.0 |
16 |
4.6 |
13 |
4.7 |
17 |
3.5 |
22 |
3.8 |
Hours worked |
3 967 988 |
3 511 412 |
2 761 047 |
4 797 159 |
5 722 932 |
All rates are calculated per 1,000,000 working hours.
Health and safety training
Elkem employees receive comprehensive documented
HSE training to ensure a complete understanding of
hazards in the workplace and how they can avoid harm
during daily operations. Training activities include:
→ Basic training in Elkem’s HSE management system
FORUS mandatory for all employees.
→ Specific work-related training for each work operation
and each tool employees are required to use to ensure
they have necessary competence to do the job in a
safe and health manner.
→ Awareness training to ensure each employee
understands how their personal behaviour can affect
the health and safety of themselves and others.
→ Training needs and completed training activities are
reviewed annually through development discussions
with each employee and documented at the site level.
Contractor health and safety on site
Elkem’s zero-harm philosophy applies also to all
contractors working on site and contractors are subject
to the same health and safety requirements as Elkem
employees when working on Elkem property. Contractor
companies are screened before being contracted, and
contractor employees receive specific HSE training from
Elkem before they are allowed to work at Elkem plants.
The two fatalities in 2022 shows the need to keep training
all own employees and contracted employees.