Alcoa 1999 Annual Report Download - page 8

reductions, and is making rapid strides in chlorine use
reduction. Fifteen of our locations are now certified to the
ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, and 50
more are working toward that goal.
This is all part of what it will take to be the supplier of
choice, employer of choice, and partner of choice in all
of our key markets and operating locations around the world.
Thanks to the creative energy and commitment of our
people and the integration of our systems, that goal is now
within reach.
Alain J. P. Belda, President and Chief Executive Officer
February 15, 2000
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As to safety specifically, our lost workday (LWD) accident
rate in 1998 had improved to one LWD per 292 employees.
In 1999, it improved still further, to one in 456, even as
we added 20,000 Alcoans to the group as a result of
acquisitions in Europe and the U.S. This translates to one
accident in a million work hours – a remarkable
achievement. Even one accident is one too many, but we
can be very proud of the leadership and dedication of the
Alcoa managers who pursue our ambitious safety goals day
in, day out, year-round. Their goal is zero workplace injuries.
On the environmental front, we continue to operate
benchmark mine rehabilitation programs in Brazil, Australia,
Jamaica and the U.S., many of which have been internationally
recognized. Beyond these programs, our employees have
planted over 300,000 trees in the first two years of our
One Million Trees program. Alcoa sets the standards
for bauxite residue management, leads the industry in PFC
reductions, and is making rapid strides in chlorine use
reduction. Fifteen of our locations are now certified to the
ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, and 50
more are working toward that goal.
This is all part of what it will take to be the supplier of
choice, employer of choice, and partner of choice in all
of our key markets and operating locations around the world.
Thanks to the creative energy and commitment of our
people and the integration of our systems, that goal is now
within reach.
Alain J. P. Belda, President and Chief Executive Officer
February 15, 2000
6
As to safety specifically, our lost workday (LWD) accident
rate in 1998 had improved to one LWD per 292 employees.
In 1999, it improved still further, to one in 456, even as
we added 20,000 Alcoans to the group as a result of
acquisitions in Europe and the U.S. This translates to one
accident in a million work hours – a remarkable
achievement. Even one accident is one too many, but we
can be very proud of the leadership and dedication of the
Alcoa managers who pursue our ambitious safety goals day
in, day out, year-round. Their goal is zero workplace injuries.
On the environmental front, we continue to operate
benchmark mine rehabilitation programs in Brazil, Australia,
Jamaica and the U.S., many of which have been internationally
recognized. Beyond these programs, our employees have
planted over 300,000 trees in the first two years of our
One Million Trees program. Alcoa sets the standards
for bauxite residue management, leads the industry in PFC
U.S. Manufacturing*
Alcoa
*Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
and Alcoa Real Time Safety Data
Progress in Safety
lost workday rate per 200,000 work hours
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José Sérgio da Silva
Operator, extrusion plant
Utinga, Brazil