Annual Report 2011 - Skanska

876543210Skanska decided at an early stage to 2005 make 2006health 2007 and 2008safety 2009 at 2010 its work 2011 sites the mostimportant task. Today its ambition is to achieve a 75 percent reduction in the numberof accidents by 2015.Lost Time Accident Rate (LTAR) 2005–2011Programs for a safe and healthywork site(Number of lost time accidents times 1,000,000 hours) divided by(total labor hours).87Skanska Safety Road MapGlobal Safety Stand DownExecutive Site Safety VisitsGlobal Safety Leadership Team65432102005200620072008200920102011Skanska has recorded its losttime accident rate (LTAR) on aglobal basis since 2005, whichserves as the base year for thesestatistics.Work site health and safetyAiming at world-class standardsTo achieve its target of zero work site accidents, Skanskarealized that the Company had to inspire and act inways previously not considered possible.During the past five years, the Company has madegood progress in training, management and organizationof its work site health and safety efforts. Skanskahas a safety program to create a healthy, safe workingenvironment for employees, subcontractors andvisitors. This program includes a Global Safety StandDown, which is held after a fatal accident, Executive SiteSafety Visits and the further development of Skanska’sGlobal and National Safety Leadership Teams. Thesehave been formed with cross-functional experts to drivethe progress of Skanska’s safety strategy.Much remains to be done in order to achieve the zeroaccidents target. The Skanska Safety Road Map wasintroduced in November 2011 and will help speed upprogress by focusing on five key issues in achievingworld-class safety: culture, competency, communications,controls and contractors. Skanska uses its knowledgeand experience from different parts of its businessto encourage better working standards in all operations.As an example of its commitment to raising safetystandards throughout the construction industry, Skanskahas been proactive in launching a program in Poland.Together with six of its competitors, Skanska is providingexamples of best practices and working toward commonsafety standards throughout the industry. Similarcooperation is taking place at Skanska’s business unitsin the U.K., Sweden and Finland.Despite all these efforts and improvements, eight workrelatedfatalities occurred in Skanska’s projects during2011: four subcontractor employees and four Skanskaemployees. This is obviously unacceptable, and Skanskais taking the steps needed to eliminate these tragicaccidents.Safety Road MapUsing a number of performance criteria in five focus areas, every business unit has itsown benchmarks. Practical advice, guidance and examples of good practices are builtinto the process, enabling each business unit to progress towards the world-class target.National Safety Leadership Teams help implement the Skanska Safety Road Map.From the left: Thomas Karlsson, Hichem Boughanmi and Anneli Lindbergh duringconstruction of Bromma Blocks, Stockholm.78 Sustainable development Skanska Annual Report 2011