| Over the past year we took additional steps to help ensure the safety of ERM’s work activities. In 12 months we experienced 0.57 medical treatment cases per 100 full-time employees, about a 25% reduction from the previous year. The number of lost workdays per 100 full time employees was 0.09, 40% better than any previous record. While this demonstrates a very positive direction, we continue to aim for zero incidents and have added additional levels of risk management in 2007.
ERM employees are sometimes asked to work in locations where substantial attention to travel safety and security is warranted. In 2007 ERM purchased a subscription to the Control Risks Group website, which provides up-to-date information on locations around the world, to supplement our current planning. We consider this to be one of the most important risk management initiatives to date.
Our internal health and safety program audit process continued through 2007. By year end, 50% of ERM’s Operating Companies had been audited. We also piloted an Observation and Feedback Program at one of our largest remediation projects. It proved very successful and we are carefully examining the outcome as we consider the broad implementation of safety observation concepts across all of ERM’s practice areas in 2008.
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