Safety related data
(GRI 403-2)
Bekaert has a group-wide OHSAS 18001 certificate. In 2016, 66% of all Bekaert employees were covered by this standard. On average 7 training hours per employee were related to safety in 2016.
Recordable Incidents Bekaert Group (1)
(1): BBRG included (Ex-Bekaert entities full year 2016, ex- Bridon entities as of third quarter 2016)
Repeatability Index Bekaert Consolidated Plants (1)
(1): BBRG included (Ex-Bekaert entities full year 2016, ex- Bridon entities as of third quarter 2016).
Repeatability Index: Number of lost time accidents (LTA) per million worked hours.
Repeatability Index Bekaert Group (1)
(1): BBRG included (Ex-Bekaert entities full year 2016, ex- Bridon entities as of third quarter 2016).
Severity Index Bekaert Consolidated Plants (1)
(1): BBRG included (Ex-Bekaert entities full year 2016, ex- Bridon entities as of third quarter 2016).
Severity Index Bekaert Group (1)
Severity Index: Number of lost days due to occupational accidents per thousand worked hours.
(1): BBRG included (Ex-Bekaert entities full year 2016, ex- Bridon entities as of third quarter 2016).
In 2016 both the repeatability and severity index increased, compared to 2015. The BeCare roll-out schedule takes into account the incident history of the locations so that appropriate actions are taken to improve the overall safety level.
Injury and lost day rates per region (GRI 403-2)
EMEA |
6.22 |
6.22 |
6.26 |
0.230 |
0.233 |
0.198 |
3 217 |
2 933 |
284 |
Latin America |
6.70 |
7.11 |
4.61 |
0.164 |
0.178 |
0.094 |
1 517 |
1 374 |
143 |
Brazil (Consolidated) |
3.97 |
5.07 |
0.00 |
0.140 |
0.178 |
0.000 |
176 |
176 |
0 |
Brazil (JV) |
1.38 |
1.35 |
1.46 |
0.088 |
0.093 |
0.073 |
701 |
551 |
150 |
North America |
1.71 |
1.89 |
0.00 |
0.037 |
0.041 |
0.000 |
108 |
108 |
0 |
Asia Pacific |
3.22 |
3.41 |
2.60 |
0.066 |
0.071 |
0.049 |
1 797 |
1 476 |
321 |
BBRG |
8.41 |
8.00 |
12.14 |
0.186 |
0.172 |
0.316 |
465 |
387 |
78 |
RI 1 / SI 1 / Lost Days 1 = All employees (Bekaert employees + contractors)
RI 2 / SI 2 / Lost Days 2 = Bekaert employees
RI 3 / SI 3 / Lost Days 3= Contractors
Injury and lost day rates per gender (GRI 403-2)
Lost days |
6 748 |
257 |
RI |
3.73 |
1.68 |
SI |
0.142 |
0.054 |
Safety champions in consolidated plants
In 2016, 2 plants celebrated more than 6 years without recordable safety incidents. 3 others achieved more than 3 years without recordable safety incidents and 6 plants were more than 1 year incident-free.