
Health and safety, as a key to running a successful business, will continue to require management support and necessary capital expenditure. Environmental projects that deliver energy efficiencies will be supported even though the pay-back may be over a longer time-period than other projects.
The following table summarises 2010 targets set for a number of EHS key performance indicators:
| KPI | 2010 Target | ||
| Health & Safety | Lost Time Injuries per 200,000 hours worked | Lost time injury frequency rate of below 1.00 for the year | |
| Lost Days per 200,000 hours worked | Lost time severity rate of below 26.5 for the year | ||
| Reporting of near misses and unsafe conditions | Increase the reporting of near misses and unsafe conditions by at least 20% in 2010, to at least 4,000. | ||
| Energy | Energy consumed (GJ) per £ million of sales | -10% compared to 2009 | |
| Greenhouse Gases | Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per £million of sales | -10% compared to 2009 | |
| Waste | Tonnes of waste to landfill per £million of sales | -5% compared to 2009 |