Non-Financial KPIs

Non-Financial KPI Method of calculation Target 2011 Performance

Health and safety
performance
​Accident frequency rate (AFR) measured as the number of lost time accidents per 1,000 permanent employees and
accident severity rate (ASR) measured as the number of days/shifts lost due to
accidents and occupational ill health per 1,000 permanent employees.
Zero preventable accidents. AFR and ASR both showed a slight reduction in 2011, to 2.4 (2010: 2.7) and 63
(2010: 68) respectively. However, there were two accidents leading to five fatalities in the Hoeganaes plant in Gallatin, USA.

Environmental
performance

​Energy consumption and associated CO2 emissions, waste generation, waste recycled and water consumption
measured on a divisional basis per unit of production and against sales in GKN Aerospace.
Improved year on year performance across all KPIs. Performance in 2011 across all environmental KPIs, with the exception of recycled waste which saw a slight reduction, has improved.

 

Employee turnover

Employee turnover is a measure of our success in retaining our people and achieving our goal of being an employer of choice. Voluntary turnover is calculated as a percentage of total permanent employees.

In 2011, voluntary turnover, which excludes compulsory redundancies or terminations, was 3.97% (2010: 4.02%).