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Management Systems and Initiatives
Summary of Strategic Objectives and Initiatives
Establishment of Global Management Systems
Facility Audit Program
Environmental Goals and Initiatives
Health and Safety Goals and Initiatives
Striving for an Injury-Free Workplace
Process Safety Management
Chemical Exposure Assessment and Containment Control
Contractor Safety
U.S. Fleet Safety
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U.S. Fleet Safety

The desire to be injury free extends to all Lilly workplaces, including our sales force. In 1994, a cross-functional team of employees was chartered by the vice president of U.S. sales to compare Lilly collision rates with other peer companies. After careful evaluation, the team concluded there was room for improvement.

After investigating the programs of several successful companies, Lilly launched a Vehicle Safety Improvement Program in 1995. Facets of the program include:

  • qualification of new employees

  • training and educating all U.S. sales employees on defensive driving skills and behaviors

  • providing accountability for performance

  • setting management goals for improvement.

Just two years after the program was implemented, Lilly collision rates are below industry average and continue to improve. We intend to reach our short-term goal of a 30 percent reduction in collisions by the end of 1998.

Vehicle Safety for All Lilly Employees
The vehicle safety program for members of our sales force has been so successful, we intend to expand it to include other members of the Lilly family. About 23,000 workers in the United States died from off-the-job motor vehicle crashes in 1996. It is estimated that the cost to employers exceeds $54 billion each year.

In 1998, we launched a defensive driving educational program for employees and family members. As part of our Work/Family initiative, we intend to expand our program to reach those who historically suffer preventable collisions, injuries, and health and productivity costs associated with these events.

By 2000, we plan to have elements of a vehicle safety program installed at each global site.