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ALTANA determines the working hours on the basis of the
actual hours worked. If such recording is not possible, a
qualified estimate of the average hours worked is made. Accidents
are recorded directly on site and reported to a defined
group of persons within 48 hours. On a quarterly basis, the
reported accidents with lost work days are evaluated in a
global IT system. Subsequently, the evaluations are made avail-
able to all responsible persons (such as the Management
Board, division presidents, managing directors, and EH&S
experts). On the basis of this data, ALTANA’s Management
Board, together with the EH&S department, sets target values
for the three WAIs for each year, which apply equally to
all companies of the ALTANA Group.
For 2021, ALTANA again lowered the target values for
all three accident indicators (WAI 1: 2.5; WAI 2: 1.7; and
WAI 3: 30.0), once again emphasizing how important occupational
safety is for the Group. In the year under review,
despite the high workload at our companies, we succeeded
in achieving these target values. Globally, 24 accidents
with lost work days were reported at ALTANA, 5 more than
in the previous year. Based on the hours worked, the WAI
values are as follows: WAI 1: 2.1 (previous year: 1.8); WAI 2:
1.5 (previous year: 1.0); and WAI 3: 25.2 (previous year:
19.5).
ALTANA managed to keep the occupational accidents at
a low level by enhancing employees’ safety awareness and
the Group’s safety culture as a whole. The further development
and implementation of technical and organizational
measures as well as behavior-based safety training are intended
to lead to safe action in every situation.
ALTANA has also been addressing the issue of energy
efficiency and the associated greenhouse gas emissions
for several years. In addition to absolute values, energy consumption
is set in relation to the quantity of finished goods
that are produced. ALTANA establishes annual reduction targets
for energy consumption in relation to the quantity
of finished goods produced. The recording and calculation
WAI 1 (number of reported occupational accidents with lost work
time of one day or more per million working hours)
2020 1.8
2021 2.1
(Target 2022: 2.3)
Target 2021: 2.5
WAI 2 (number of reported occupational accidents with lost work
time of more than three days per million working hours)
2020 1.0
2021 1.5
(Target 2022: 1.5)
Target 2021: 1.7
WAI 3 (number of lost work days due to reported occupational
accidents per million working hours)
2020 19.5
2021 25.2
(Target 2022: 28.0)
Target 2021: 30.0
of emissions relates, as Scope 1, to direct greenhouse gas
emissions from emission sources owned or controlled by the
Group. These include, for example, the combustion of pri-
mary energy sources in the course of heat generation and fuel
consumption in the company’s own vehicle fleet at some
sites. Scope 2 includes indirect greenhouse gas emissions
from the performance-related purchase of electricity. They
are recorded and calculated in accordance with the standard
“A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard – Re-