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2003* 2002 2001 GROWING OPTIONS: THE ROAD AHEAD ACHIEVING WORKPLACE SAFETY Workplace safety is important to everyone — our employees, contractors, guests, families, and communities. Monsanto is committed to making safety and wellness a way of life. “We believe that safety should be a value that guides our decisions and behavior,” said Emer OBroin, vice president for environment, safety and health. In 2003, Monsanto employees and contractors worldwide worked more safely than in any previous year in the company’s history. Over the past seven years, Monsanto has decreased its overall employee injury and illness incident rate by 70 percent globally. The basis for Monsanto’s excellent safety performance is the company’s policy of involving every employee in safety and health decisions. The Global Environment, Safety and Health Council is comprised of employee representatives from all areas of Monsanto’s business, research, manufacturing, seed sites, and administration. As a result, the council is able to make safety policy decisions that include perspectives from across the workforce. Agriculture is one of the world’s most dangerous occupations. Monsanto is striving to change that by applying safety values from our research and agricultural chemical businesses to agricultural seed operations. Monsanto Injury/Illness Rate (NUMBER OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES PER 200,000 HOURS WORKED) Monsanto Industry 1.0 1.2 1.5 *2002 is the most recent complete industry data. 5.3 5.7 This has helped Monsanto employees lead a global renaissance in agricultural safety, reducing injury and illness rates in the company by more than 85 percent since 1998. Monsanto employees continue to make their work sites safer. For more than 10 years, Monsanto has followed a strict process to protect contractors and guests. Recent refinements to this process make its use by small contract sites more efficient, helping people at these locations work with the same high safety standards as direct Monsanto employees do. In addition, a global safety program has been developed for seasonal and migrant workers. This program safeguards workers who are with the company only for a few months, and who often face distinct language and cultural challenges. “Our goal is to create an injury-free workplace,” said OBroin. “By eliminating hazards in the workplace and extending our safety values and procedures to agricultural sites and contractors, we are protecting the health and well being of our employees, visitors, and communities.” TAKING SAFETY TO THE STREETS Monsanto people have changed the way they think about safety outside the workplace. Site safety has always been important to the company and its employees, but now employees also think about safety beyond the field, plant, and office. A vehicle-safety program was launched in 2002 to reduce the safety risks that employees encounter on the road. This program has significantly reduced employee behind-the-wheel accidents. A goal of the World-Class Vehicle Safety Team is to improve employee safety by changing people’s attitudes about collisions. Many people think of an accident as something unavoidable. However, many collisions are avoidable with proper training and good driving behavior.
EUROPE NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA SOUTH EAST ASIA Since the program began, Monsanto has seen the number of vehicular accidents cut in half — from nine accidents for every million miles driven in 2002 to fewer than four in 2003. In 2004, the team worked to lower the accident rate even further. They focused on reducing the most common types of accidents. All Monsanto employees have received computer-based safety training, and almost 5,000 employees have participated in behindthe-wheel training. Safety training for mediumand heavy-vehicle operators is currently being developed. Monsanto is also bringing its vehicle safetytraining expertise to employee families, industry groups, and community members including a teen driver program for children of employees. The World-Class Vehicle Safety Team has also developed an outreach version of the training program on CD-ROM. In addition, members of the team have acted as consultants for more than 20 other organizations that are developing their own driving programs. SOUTH AFRICA BECOMING A SAFETY “STAR” Monsanto is an active participant in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program. This program awards a “Star” recognition to worksites that have implemented comprehensive and successful safety and health systems and have achieved injury and illness rates below their industry’s national average. The company’s own program, the “Monsanto Star,” uses similar criteria for sites outside the United States. Site reviews are conducted by external auditors to recognize sites with effective safety management systems. All Monsanto sites are encouraged to strive for Star status. A total of 67 sites have been certified since the program began, and 25 have been added since 2002. Monsanto was also the first company to earn VPP Stars for seed-conditioning and seed-research sites. They included in this map, along with manufacturing facilities. For a list of Star locations, visit www.monsanto.com/ monsanto/layout/ our_pledge/. ★ Monsanto Voluntary Protection Program star sites as of July 27, 2004 SINCE THE VEHICLE SAFETY PROGRAM BEGAN, MONSANTO HAS SEEN VEHICULAR ACCI- DENTS CUT IN HALF. { MONSANTO COMPANY 2004 PLEDGE REPORT: PAGES 36-37 }
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