At GrafTech, we recognize the importance of designing programs, educating and enabling our employees to perform their work-related responsibilities safely. Through these policies, practices, and procedures our employees worldwide are empowered to prevent accidents and injuries. GrafTech is proud to continuously record lower than average injury / illness rates compared to other industrial recordable rates.

The recordable injury/illness rates (RIIR) on the chart, represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000, where:

N = number of injuries and illnesses
EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year
200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

The Recordable Injury/Illness Rates (RIIR) plotted on the chart are taken from annual surveys of occupational injuries and illnesses, conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Department of Labor.

The BLS annual surveys provide Recordable Injury/Illness Rates that are grouped by industry using the North American Industry Classification System.

GrafTech's RIIR is compared to various industries:
Manufacturing because GrafTech is a manufacturer.
Steel Industry because it is one of the primary industries that GrafTech services.
Electrical Industrial Apparatus because GrafTech falls under this North American Industry Classification System code.
Professional Services to show how good GrafTech's safety performance is as a manufacturer. Professional Services (legal services, accounting, computer systems design, etc.) is predominately an office environment classification.