businesssolutionsforasustainableworldCementSustainabilityInitiative(CSI)HealthandsafetySafetyintheCementIndustry:GuidelinesformeasuringandreportingUpdatedMay2013Version4.0PrefaceCementSustainabilityInitiative(CSI)membershaveacquiredconsiderableexperienceinreportingtheirsafetydata.However,theprocessidentifiedthatsomeoftheoriginaldefinitionsneededclarificationinordertoensuresector-widereportingconsistency.TheseclarificationsweredevelopedinseveralCSITaskForce3(Healthandsafety)meetings,andthenasubgroupfinalizedthem.CollatedaggregatedCSIsafetydataisavailableontheCSIwebpageatwww.wbcsdcement.org/safety.Thedatashowthatthecementsectorhasmadegoodprogressonreducingtimelosttoinjuries;however,similarprogresshasyettobeachievedonfatalityreductions.AllCSImembersarestronglycommittedtosafetyimprovementandaredeterminedtoachieveprogressintheyearsahead.CSImembershavealsocommittedtoindependentverificationoftheirsafetydata,andtheagreedguidelinesareincludedasAppendix1inthispublication.SomeCSImembersalreadyundergoextensiveverification,whileothersarenowjuststartingonthatprocess.Membersarealsoextendingsafetyreportingtoincludeassociatedactivities,suchasaggregates,readymixedconcrete,buildingproductmanufacturing,marineandrail(unlesstheCSIcompanycannotselectmarineandrailoperators).AllCSImembersshouldnowhaveclearprogramsinplacetoreportallsafetydatafromallactivitiesandinlinewithCSIreportingguidelines,inordertoprovideconsistentsafetyreportingacrossthebuildingmaterialssector.1CementSustainabilityInitiativeContentsTheCementSustainabilityInitiative2Healthandsafety4Glossaryofdefinitions5Dataexclusionorinclusion7•SafetyindicatorstoreportbytheCSIasagroupNumberoffatalitiesandfatalityratefordirectlyemployedNumberoffatalitiesforcontractors/subcontractorsNumberoffatalitiesforthirdpartiesLosttimeinjuryandfrequencyratefordirectlyemployedLosttimeinjuryseverityratefordirectlyemployedNumberoflosttimeinjuriesforcontractors/subcontractorsSomeguidanceindeterminingifanincidentiswork-related10•Injuries:onfacilitypremises•Injuries:offfacilitypremises•Restricted(orlight)workafteraninjuryConsolidatedCementSustainabilityInitiativereportingand11communication•GatheringofsafetydatafromCementSustainabilityInitiativemembercompaniesandcreationofthereport•Criteriaregardingtheuseandpublicationofsafetyindicators•Independentverificationofdata•Jointventuresandassociatecompanies–reportingguidelinesAppendices•Appendix1-GuidelinesforverificationofCementSustainability12Initiativesafetydata•Appendix2-Examplesofaccidentsandcorrespondingrecordability13AbouttheWBCSD15TheCementSustainabilityInitiativeTheCementSustainabilityInitiative(CSI)BackgroundCementisoneofthemostwidelyusedsubstancesontheplanet.Eachyear,nearlythreetonsofconcrete(containing10-15%cement)areconsumedforeachman,womanandchild.Makingcementisanenergyandresourceintensiveprocesswithbothlocalandglobalimpacts.Recognizingthesefacts,severalcementcompaniesinitiatedtheCementSustainabilityInitiative(CSI)asamember-ledprogramoftheWorldBusinessCouncilforSustainableDevelopment(WBCSD).Currently,24cementcompaniesarememberoftheInitiative(accountingforaround30%ofglobalcementproduction).Launchedinlate1999,theInitiativehassinceenabled:1Independentresearchonthecurrentperformanceoftheindustryandthemajorsustainabilityissuesitfaces;2Facilitatedstakeholderdialoguesaroundtheworld;3Asetofindependen...
