AECOM announced today that it has published its first annual enterprise safety, health and environment (SH&E) report.<\/p>\n
The report, titled, \u201cSafety for Life.\u201d<\/a> demonstrates AECOM\u2019s SH&E best practices, goals and performance, including fiscal year 2013 highlights and areas for improvement.<\/p>\n AECOM is committed to maintaining a safe, healthy workplace for employees by preventing injuries to people and damage to facilities, property, equipment and the environment.\u00a0 Safety is one of AECOM\u2019s Core Values and is recognized as an essential part of the organization\u2019s DNA.<\/p>\n \u201cFollowing a year marked by extensive efforts to further enhance our robust safety program, AECOM is dedicated to fulfilling our commitment to safety in a visible and global way, so that each employee, client and stakeholder understands the importance and value of safety,\u201d said John M. Dionisio, AECOM chairman and chief executive officer.\u00a0 \u201cAt AECOM, the importance of safety isn\u2019t confined to our offices and project sites.\u00a0 We make it clear to our people that we genuinely care about their well-being \u2014 even after they leave the workplace \u2014 by encouraging safe behaviors 24 hours a day, every day.\u201d<\/p>\n Some of AECOM\u2019s fiscal year 2013 highlights include:<\/p>\n \u2022 Being honored with two 2013 International Business Awards in the Health, Safety and Environment Program of the Year category in the Asia, Australia and New Zealand, as well as in the Canada and the United States, geographies.\u00a0 These awards recognize AECOM\u2019s successful accident and injury prevention policies, strong safety awareness programs, and strict adherence to environmental and occupational health and safety laws.<\/p>\n \u2022 Substantially reducing its experience modification rate, a number based upon the frequency and severity of injuries related to the amount of payroll, moving from .66 in fiscal year 2012 down to .53 in fiscal year 2013.<\/p>\n \u2022 Improving the company\u2019s total recordable injury rate, a measure of the frequency of all work-related injuries and illnesses, by 22 percent.<\/p>\n \u2022 Introducing AECOM\u2019s Safety for Life Mission: to guide the architecture, construction and engineering industries as a safety thought leader by embedding a culture focused on health, safety, risk management and sustainability into all business activities.<\/p>\n New and ongoing projects featured in the report reflect AECOM\u2019s commitment to ensure that employees go home in the same condition in which they came to work.\u00a0 From the New Port Project in Qatar to the Central-Wan Chai Bypass Project in Hong Kong, AECOM continues to utilize innovative safety strategies and techniques on some of the world\u2019s most challenging projects.<\/p>\n \u201cI am excited to contribute to AECOM\u2019s increased SH&E focus, as we work to not only become the industry SH&E leader but also towards achieving our goal of zero incidents in the workplace,\u201d said Andrew Peters, AECOM senior vice president and chief safety officer.\u00a0 \u201cThis report is intended to give a closer look into our SH&E culture and its successful application to our business practices.\u201d<\/p>\n About AECOM<\/b><\/p>\n AECOM is a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, water and government.\u00a0 With approximately 45,000 employees around the world, AECOM is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves.\u00a0 AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering solutions that create, enhance and sustain the world’s built, natural, and social environments.\u00a0 A Fortune 500<\/i> company, AECOM serves clients in more than 140 countries and had revenue of $8.2\u00a0billion during the 12 months ended Sept. 30, 2013.\u00a0 More information on AECOM and its services can be found at aecom.com\/taiwan<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NR 13-…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-11459","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/11459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-release"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/11459\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=11459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}