| Ensuring Occupational Health
and Safety  Towards Zero accident
ITC continues to strive for Zero accident in all its Units. Continued training and the
creation of awareness at all levels, improved machine guarding, the active involvement of
all employees and implementation of ongoing suggestion schemes to reduce risk of
accidents, are some of the regular and rigorous action plans that the Company has adopted.
The Cigarette factory in Bengaluru, the
Green Leaf Threshing plant at Anaparti, the Packaging & Printing Factory in Munger,
the Research Centres in Bengaluru and Rajamundry, ITC Hotels Maurya Sheraton in Delhi,
Mughal Sheraton in Agra, Chola Sheraton in Chennai and Sonar Bangla Sheraton in Kolkata,
did not have a single Lost Time Accident during 2003–04.
The number of Lost Time Accidents during 2003–04 has decreased by 23% from 02–03 .
The Accident
Incidence Rate also shows a declining trend.
 ITC’s Accident Incidence Rate (AIR)
in the FMCG (Cigarettes) business has halved to 0.07 for the year 03–04 from 0.15 for
the year 02–03.
The AIR figure for the Paper, Paperboards and Packaging business of ITC has also dropped
by 80% from 1.59 during 2002–03 to 0.31 in 2003–04.
Fire Safety
 2003-04 was a ‘Fire Accident Free’ year
in ITC, vouching for the Company’s world class standards in safety installations,
training and risk prevention.
Medical
Examination
ITC continued its commitment to improve the well being of its employees. The number of
persons medically examined in ITC businesses was 32% higher than the previous year.
 
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