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Lost Workday Incident Rate
(per 100 workers, per year)

Industry Average
Health and Safety 1.08 1.10

AMETEK’s management has a strict, unwavering
focus on the safety of our employees. To this end, we
aim to build a health and safety culture where:
AMETEK

• Employees come to work and return home 0.41
safely each and every day.
• Zero accidents in the workplace is our
ultimate goal. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
• All levels of management are fully involved
with safety and held accountable.
• Continual safety improvement is driven 82 Sites with Zero Lost-Time Incidents in 2018
by committed employees who are engaged
at all locations.
We continue to drive toward our goal of zero lost-time
AMETEK’s Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) work incidents. Our 2018 lost-time incident rate was
function is responsible for the programs, policies the lowest ever and we continue to enhance our safety
and procedures that help protect both our colleagues initiatives as each facility is tasked with identifying
and the people in our communities. The EHS opportunities for additional safety measures. Businesses
team is comprised of leaders within our corporate office with zero incidents share best practices and ensure ongoing
and facility managers at each of our operating sites. training to maintain their safety excellence. In addition to
Collectively, the team manages numerous health and our EHS facility audits, our facilities’ activities include safety
safety areas of focus as part of our EHS initiatives. committees, continual training, documented self-audits,
and behavior-based safety observations and feedback.
The focus areas are tracked and monitored through
continual, on-site facility audits. Audit results and EHS
metrics are communicated to management on a EHS Policy Statement Establishes
monthly basis. the Expectations

AMETEK’s Foundation for Health and In addition to our focus on health and safety, we are
Safety Excellence also committed to improving our processes and solutions
with a focus on compliance, safety and environmental
consciousness. In that spirit, and to ensure align-
ment across our footprint, we have established the
Zero RESULT following expectations of our businesses as outlined in
Injuries AMETEK’s EHS Policy Statement:
At AMETEK, we are committed to the Daily Emphasis • Meet or surpass the requirements of EHS laws and regulations
health, safety and well-being of Our People. 24/7 PERSEVERANCE wherever we do business around the world.
Built on our strong foundation of ethical
business practices, this commitment extends Safe OUTCOME • Educate, empower and expect all our colleagues to behave
in ways that protect the environment and make health and safety
to our more than 18,000 AMETEK colleagues Behaviors & Acts a priority.
around the world, their families and those • Strive continuously to improve the efficiency of our operations
in the communities where we live and work. Safety Management CONTROLS to minimize both the use of materials and the generation of waste.
System
At AMETEK, we recognize that our people are
the driving force behind our sustainable future. Nothing we do is worth getting hurt for. • Operate our facilities in a responsible and cooperative fashion in
the communities where they reside.
Safety is a managed process and shared responsibility. VALUES
Every injury could and should have been prevented.
• Continuously improve our EHS systems.