2005 Sustainability Report - Lafarge

Monitoring our
performance
DIVERSITY
PERCENTAGE OF BUSINESS UNITS THAT PURSUED
AFFIRMATIVE HIRING OR CAREER DEVELOPMENT ACTION
IN 2005 FOR…
% OF TOTAL WORKFORCE 2004 2005
… women 13.5% 13.3%
… ethnic minorities 4.1% 6.5%
… the disabled 12.1% 13.3%
… job seekers 6.8% 8%
HEALTH & SAFETY
GROUP'S SAFETY PERFORMANCE
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2003 2004 2005
Total number of employees 75,338 77,075 80,146
Number of lost-time injuries among Lafarge employees 1,113 789 653
Number of lost-time injuries among contractors' employees 230 280 276
Lafarge employee fatalities on site 3 4 7
Lafarge employee fatalities – transport 4 2 3
Contractor employee fatalities on site 10 8 9
Contractor employee fatalities – transport 10 12 12
Third-party fatalities on site 1 2 3
Third-party fatalities – transport 11 2 10
Lafarge employee fatality rate* Group 0.77 0.66 1.11
Lafarge employee fatality rate* Cement 0.89 0.46 0.94
Lafarge employee fatality rate* Aggregates & Concrete 0.78 0.42 2.01
Lafarge employee fatality rate* Gypsum 0.00 1.28 0.00
Lafarge employee fatality rate* Roofing 0.78 1.45 0.7
The deterioration in the fatality results can be explained by two factors:
• a clear improvement in reporting, which is now more comprehensive, particularly with regard to contractors and third parties;
• the number of high-risk situations remains very large. There was a spate of transport accidents in Aggregates & Concrete and Cement in 2005.
One of the Group's priorities is therefore to improve our contractors' road transport conditions.
Two working groups were set up in Africa and Latin America to deal with this matter.
One of our objectives is to have contractors adopt the same health and safety procedures we apply to our own business.
* Fatality rate: number of fatal accidents per 10,000 employees.
BREAKDOWN OF ILLNESSES PROMPTING APPLICATIONS FOR LEGAL RECOGNITION
AS OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS IN 2005
RECOGNIZED NEW CASES
ILLNESSES CASES PENDING
Back ache, hernia, lumbago 7 11 54
Vibration syndrome 9 0 0
Impaired hearing 9 3 40
Impaired vision 1 2 22
Burns 0 0 2
Dermatosis 3 0 17
Chronic bronchitis 0 0 3
Silicosis 0 1 9
Asbestos-related disorders 0 0 10
Respiratory disorders 0 10 33
Other 0 3 3
Each year, the Group's Business Units
set up specific hiring programs adapted
to their local context.