Safety
Lockheed Martin has an uncompromising safety culture that strives to protect the well-being of every employee, contractor, visitor and neighbor. We support this ethic by maintaining safe workplaces, providing employee training, complying with safety regulations, and requiring a demonstrated safety commitment from leaders at all levels of the Corporation.The heart of our safety culture is Target Zero, an initiative designed to eliminate injuries at all Lockheed Martin locations. After introducing the initiative in 2003, the Corporation surpassed its phase-one five-year goal to reduce injuries by 50 percent, reducing injuries by 56 percent between 2003 and 2008. The achievement means that 1,800 fewer employees suffered from recordable injuries in 2008 than in 2003, and there were 12,210 fewer days away from work in 2008 than in 2003. The drive toward zero is continuing with a new goal to achieve another 50 percent reduction by 2012. Target Zero is an overarching initiative that incorporates and promotes best practices through root-cause analysis and corrective action mistake-proofing; management emphasis on safety education and performance measurement; return-to-work programs; and behavior-based safety processes. Lockheed Martin also participates in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Voluntary Protection Program.  | With a focus on safety, Lockheed Martin reduced the
number and severity of its injuries by 50 percent
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In 2007, the Corporation implemented its Injury Reduction Model, which incorporates Lockheed Martin’s battery of safety tools and programs to analyze safety performance data in high-incident areas in order to identify and correct the root cause of the incidents. After the Injury Reduction Model was implemented, the 25 directorates with the highest incidence rate collectively reduced their OSHA recordable injuries by 28 percent. In doing so, they accounted for 90 percent of the corporatewide reduction in 2008. Although Target Zero provides the structure and tools for safety improvement, individual business sites, work teams and employees are responsible for designing and implementing specific solutions. For example, the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Injury Reduction Team identified program-specific injury drivers and then implemented prevention actions to eliminate the causes. The program has resulted in improved accident investigation and review; guidelines to reduce “lost days” and return employees to meaningful work; and improved coordination with the ergonomic team to reduce sprain and strain injuries. Another example is the 25-Foot Safety Control Zone developed by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company. By requiring employees to take control of the risks and conditions within a 25-foot radius around them, the program has heightened employees’ awareness of — and accountability for — their immediate work area. Safety at Lockheed Martin is recognized as an essential element of an efficient work environment that is good for business and good for employee morale.
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