AMEC home Alerting services AMEC site map AMEC links Contact us Search
Home Overview 2004 Who should read this report? Introduction from Sir Peter Mason Sustainability reporting in AMEC The business context Stakeholder research AMEC sustainability services 2004 Performance    Community    involvement    Employment rights    Environment    Health & safety    Ethics    Human rights    Profitable growth    Financial    management    Strategy and    markets    Customers    Processes Case studies Enviros audit Measuring our performance Full report index	Health & safety
	Enforcement Actions Monitoring enforcement actions provides information on specific failures in our management of health and safety. We ensure appropriate improvement action is taken and communicate information on enforcement actions to ensure lessons are learned across the company. In 2004, AMEC was the subject of one UK health and safety prosecution (three in 2003). AMEC and its sub-contractors were subject of four prohibition notices (the same as in 2003) and two improvement notices (the same as in 2003). There were no citations in any of AMEC's activities in the Americas (the same as in 2003) and six improvement orders were issued to AMEC sub-contractors. In all cases AMEC implemented improvement programmes which, as a minimum, addressed the requirements of the respective orders. UK Prosecutions 2004 2003 Number of charges Penalty Number of charges Penalty 1 £40,000 3 £42,500 Prohibition Notices 2004 2003 AMEC Sub-Contractors1 AMEC Sub-Contractors1 2 2 1 3 Improvement Notices 2004 2003 AMEC Sub-Contractors1 AMEC Sub-Contractors1 2 0 2 0 1While working under AMEC's control or while working on projects where AMEC had general supervisory authority over the worksite. Prosecutions AMEC SPIE Rail (UK) Limited pleaded guilty to a single charge under the Health and Safety at Work Act and was fined £40,000. The case related to the derailment of a passenger train at West Sutton, London in 2001. The train was traveling at the 30mph speed limit on this section of track and there were no injuries. The cause was spread of the rails due to corroded fixings to the sleepers. It was accepted that despite identification of defects by patrolmen and further inspections and remedial works at various locations nearby, the severity of the situation at this particular location was not recognised and the necessary remedial action was not taken. Notices In all cases AMEC implemented improvement programmes that, as a minimum, addressed the requirements of the respective Notices. Americas Citations2 2004 2003 Number of violations Penalty Number of violations Penalty 0 0 0 0 Orders3 2004 2003 AMEC Sub-Contractors AMEC Sub-Contractors 0 6 6 0 2This includes all regulatory mechanisms in USA and Canada in which a financial penalty was imposed. 3This includes all regulatory mechanisms in USA and Canada that required an improvement to be made but where no financial penalty was imposed. Citations & Orders As in 2003, there were no citations in any of AMEC Americas' activities in 2004. No orders were issued to AMEC in 2004 although six were issued to sub-contractors working on our projects. Continental Europe Full data is not available in 2004 for health and safety prosecutions in Continental Europe. No orders were issued in relation to AMEC Continental Europe work in 2004. This is the first year that data for Continental Europe has been included. Orders5 2004 AMEC Sub-Contractors 0 0 5This includes all regulatory mechanisms that required an improvement to be made but where no financial penalty was imposed. Asia Pacific Prosecutions4 2004 2003 Number of charges Penalty Number of charges Penalty 0 0 1 HK$ 8,000 Orders5 2004 2003 AMEC Sub-Contractors1 AMEC Sub-Contractors1 0 0 0 0 4This includes all regulatory mechanisms in which a financial penalty was imposed. 5This includes all regulatory mechanisms that required an improvement to be made but where no financial penalty was imposed. Prosecutions & Orders There were no prosecutions in AMEC Asia Pacific's activities in 2004 and neither were any orders issued. Reportable Cases of Occupational Ill Health There were no cases of reportable ill health in Americas or Asia Pacific. In the UK there were five cases of Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome that were identified through health surveillance and reported to HSE. In Continental Europe there were 43 cases which included: - Asbestos (12) - Musculoskeletal disorders (7) - Lumbar infection (5) - Noise-induced hearing loss (5) - Carpal tunnel (4) - Slipped disc (2) - Other (8) It is important to note that the system in France is different from elsewhere and involves reporting by doctors of conditions that they consider to be work-related. This is then logged as an occupational ill health case for the current employer of the individual concerned. In the other regions the systems require the business to notify the authorities or make a record when they are informed that an employee has been diagnosed as suffering from one of a limited number of specified conditions. Sickness Absence Overall, there was a small decrease in the average number of days' sickness absence in 2004 and it decreased in all regions that have previously reported this indicator.   Sickness Absence Days per employee 2004 2003 UK11 2.36 4.61 Continental Europe 5.78 Not available North America 3.03 3.79 Asia Pacific 2.22 3.10 All AMEC 4.27 4.35 11Includes AMEC Group Limited, AMEC SPIE Rail (UK), AMEC Investments and AMEC plc. The number of days sickness absence per employee is reported as a measure of the effectiveness of initiatives to reduce sickness absence. Health & Safety Management System (HSMS) During 2004 AMEC collected information regarding the percentage of direct AMEC employees that were covered by an HSMS that was demonstrably compliant13 with OHSAS 18001. 13Demonstrably compliant includes both self-assessment and third party certification   Percentage of direct AMEC employees working within an HSMS third party certified OHSAS 18001 2004 2003 UK14 100 81 Continental Europe15 87 Not available North America 99 39 Asia Pacific 100 96 All AMEC 94 73 14Includes AMEC Group Limited, AMEC Spie Rail (UK) Limited, AMEC Investments and AMEC plc. 15Excludes Germany and Morocco. Overall, 94% of AMEC's employees are working within an HSMS assessed to be compliant with OHSAS 18001, which compares with 73% in 2003. It is important to note that where an HSMS has been assessed as not compliant with OHSAS 18001 it may still have many of the components in place. A significant improvement was seen in North America, which followed an audit programme that in some cases identified that self-assessment had previously been harsher than necessary, and in other cases resulted in improvements to the management system.   Percentage of direct AMEC employees working within an OHSAS 18001 compliant HSMS 2004 UK 42 Continental Europe 48 North America 0 Asia Pacific 0 All AMEC 38 38% of all employees are working within systems that have been 3rd party certificated to OHSAS 18001 while the rest have been self-assessed as compliant. This compares with 15% in 2003. This increase is due to the inclusion of Continental Europe for the first time, which has 48% of its employees within a 3rd party accredited system, and in the UK a second division attained 3rd party accreditation. Significant achievements A target was set for 2004 for a 10% reduction in accident rates. In fact, Lost Time Incident Frequency Rate (LTIFR) reduced by 11% from the 2003 level, and Total Recordable Case Frequency Rate (TRCFR) reduced by 4%. In real terms, this meant that 104 fewer people suffered a lost time injury in 2004 than in 2003. However, despite this achievement, it still means that 73616 people suffered a lost time injury - a figure unacceptable to AMEC. For 2005 AMEC is targeting at least a further 10% reduction in accident rates. 16These numbers now include Continental Europe and are not the same as those published previously. Page    1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9    10    back to top	In this section Summary Strategy Rationale Targets and objectives 2004 Indicator data 1 2004 Indicator data 2 > 2004 Indicator data 3 2004 awards and milestones Challenges Moving forward
Copyright AMEC ©	Legal disclaimer