2003 Corporate Citizenship Report - Ford Motor Company

REPORTING AGAINST OUR PRINCIPLES
Safety
We will protect the safety and health of those who make,
distribute or use our products.
We will achieve this by:
• Working to create the safest possible workplace
• Striving to continuously reduce the risk of accidents, injuries and fatalities
involving our products
• Striving to protect people and property
Related information in other sections of this report:
• Creating and conserving at Hermosillo – Page 70
• Responding to the threat of HIV/AIDS – Page 76
• F-150 according to our Principles – Page 80
Additional information on www.ford.com/go/globalcitizenship:
• Discussion of vehicle safety measurement systems
WORKPLACE SAFETY
PROGRESS IN WORKPLACE SAFETY
In 1999, Ford began a Safety Leadership Initiative (SLI) aimed
at making our workplaces safer. In the five years since, we
have seen dramatic results, with key injury rates dropping to
less than half of their previous levels.
We continue to drive accident and injury rates downward:
• Since the SLI was implemented in 1999, our lost-time rate has
declined by 63 percent and our severity rate has declined by
69 percent
• During 2003, 11 Ford plants globally experienced no
accidents that resulted in lost workdays, compared to only
one such plant in 2002
We manage health and safety according to the framework shown in
Figure 1. The key elements of the model include systematic
leadership, safe conditions, safe acts and relationship management.
SYSTEMATIC LEADERSHIP
The “leadership” in our Safety Leadership Initiative reflects our view
that leaders at all levels achieve the safety results they expect and
demand. When leaders demonstrate a zero tolerance for unsafe
actions, everyone develops a zero-injury mindset. We seek to build
safety leaders at all levels in the organization.
We consider systematic leadership to have three components:
governance, communication and accountability. While we plan and
analyze health and safety programs centrally, Business Operation
and plant managers are responsible for health and safety in the
operations they manage. We establish accountability through a
scorecard process, which sets targets and assigns responsibility for
meeting those targets. Safety performance is a significant factor in
managers’ compensation.
To monitor performance, we conduct several kinds of health and
safety audits. Regular audits at our manufacturing facilities are
required as an integral part of our Ford Production System and are
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