Employee Opinion Survey
Our comprehensive employee survey helps us gauge the company's commitment to safety. In 2008, 89 percent of all survey respondents agreed that safety is a priority at Raytheon, an increase of 2 percent from 2007. We are pleased with the results, but we continue to strive for further improvement.
Safety Awards
EHS Today® magazine named Raytheon to its 2008 list of America's Safest Companies. The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) awarded Raytheon its 2008 Worker Safety Excellence Award in the Missiles and Space category.
Environmental, Health and Safety Audits
Raytheon's robust internal Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) audit program performs an average of 25 audits per year to assess compliance with governmental and company EHS requirements. Major operating locations are typically audited every three to five years. Sites are assessed based on five established protocols: EHS Management Systems, Asset Protection, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental and Safety. Locations are prioritized for audits based upon risk and the complexity of their operations. A corporate staff member leads each audit team, which includes members from multiple operating locations. Audit results are reported up through the business presidents and to the CEO.One measure of the effectiveness of our audit program is our compliance record with regulators. In 2008, federal, state and local regulatory agencies conducted 78 environmental and safety inspections of Raytheon operating locations. Six Notices of Violations (NOVs) were issued, four related to environmental management and two related to safety issues. Total fines for 2008 were $8,000 and related entirely to one environmental NOV. Corrective actions for all the NOVs have been completed. We perform a thorough root-cause analysis for each NOV and share "lessons learned" across the company to prevent recurrence.
