2019 Health and Safety performance

Since we began to disclose health and safety information in 2003, we maintained a record of zero workplace fatalities of our employees. There were also no confirmed incidents of non-compliance with relevant laws or regulations relating to the provision of a safe working environment and the protection of employees from occupational hazards which have a significant impact on Swire Properties.

One of our 2020 KPIs is to maintain a lost time injury rate (“LTIR”) of below 2.0 for our employees. As part of our management approach to prevent workplace accidents, we conducted education and awareness talks for our employees tailored for different areas of our business, such as managing deliveries that involve a truck-mounted crane for frontline employees in our Hong Kong portfolio, slip, trip, and fall (“STF”) prevention in our Mainland China portfolio and construction safety, working at height and prevention of heat stroke for workers at our construction sites.

In 2019, our LTIR increased by 10.9% compared to 2018 and our lost day rate (“LDR”)¹¹ decreased by 20.5%, compared to 2018. The increase in LTIR was primarily due to an increase in injuries resulting from lifting and carrying and from STF in Mainland China. In response, we have carried out corrective measures and revised the compulsory induction safety training for our frontline staff in Mainland China.