Contractor Safety

Indiana contractor safety performance in the construction and plant engineering business units improved significantly in 1997 from 1996 results. The OSHA recordable rate decreased 4 percent; the lost-time case rate decreased 5 percent; and the lost-workday rate decreased 52 percent. Indiana construction and plant engineering/maintenance contractors continue to work at much safer levels than the industry averages. Lilly has developed a U.S. contractor safety management system to help further assess and focus on contractor safety improvement. This program has resulted in several external safety awards.