Safety related data
Bekaert has a group-wide OHSAS 18001 certificate. In 2016, 66% of all Bekaert employees were covered by this standard. Of the on average 37 hours of training per employee in 2016, 7 hours were safety-related.
(1) BBRG included (Ex-Bekaert entities full year 2016, ex- Bridon entities as of third quarter 2016).

Repeatability Index = Number of lost time accidents (LTA) per million worked hours.
(1) BBRG included (Ex-Bekaert entities full year 2016, ex- Bridon entities as of third quarter 2016).
Severity Index = Number of lost days due to occupational accidents per thousand worked hours.
(1) BBRG included (Ex-Bekaert entities full year 2016, ex- Bridon entities as of third quarter 2016).
In 2016 both the repeatability and severity index increased, compared to 2015. The worse overall results are due to higher incident levels in certain plants. The BeCare roll-out schedule takes into account the incident history of the locations so that appropriate actions are taken to improve the safety performance overall.
Safety champions in consolidated plants
In 2016 2 plants celebrated more than 6 years without recordable safety incidents. 3 others achieved more than 3 years without recordable safety incidents and 6 plants were more than 1 year incident-free.