Indicator 1.3 - Employee Safety
Alcoa and Landsvirkjun 
can have a direct influence on their employees' health and safety.
The companies can, for instance, directly influence and manage the risk of accidents through implementation of an Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) program within the companies.
Assessing and mitigating the risk of accidents during construction and operation of the projects should reduce the likelihood of accidents and forced injury-related time off.
Performance
a. Number of work accidents reported annually by the Kárahnjúkar power plant and Fjardaáls
Table 1. Number of work accidents reported annually by the Fljótsdalur power plant and Alcoa Fjardaál, as well as their construction partners. Work injuries causing two days or more off work are recorded.
In operation:
| Company/Year |
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Alcoa Fjardaál | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Fljótsdalur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
*Statistics from Landsvirkjun for 2011 are missing.
During construction:
| Company/Year | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Bechtel | 10 | 63 | 148 |
| Impregilo | - | - | 1139 |
*Statistics for Impregilo are from the start of construction of Kárahnjúkar Power Station until the end of November 2006.
Sources: Bechtel 2005-2007, Impregilo 2007 and Alcoa Fjardaál og Landsvirkjun, 2009-2011.
b. Number of registered working hours lost as a result of reported working accidents at Landsvirkjun, Fjardaál and contractors
Table 2. Number of registered working hours lost in H-count, i.e. number of working accidents for every 100,000 hours of work done.
| Company/Year | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Alcoa Fjardaál | - | - | - | 0 | 0,095 | 0,189 | 0,095 | 0,29 |
| Landsvirkjun | 4.69 | 2.34 | 2.34 | 2,34 | 2,34 | 7,3 | 7,3 | * |
| Bechtel | 0 | 0.12 | 0.04 | - | - | - | - | |
| Impregilo | - | 12.1 | 13.8 | - | - | - | - | |
| Fosskraft | - | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Suðurverk | - | 0.55 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | |
| Arnarfell | - | 4.65 | 3.5 | - | - | - | - |
Sources: Alcoa Fjarðaál og Landsvirkjun, 2009 -2011.
*Statistics missing from Landsvirkjun for 2011
Metrics, Targets and Monitoring Protocol
What is measured?
a) Number of reportable accidents at the Karahnjukar and Fjardaal projects per year (Project effect: direct).
b) Time lost due to injury per year as reported by Alcoa, Landsvirkjun, and their sub-contractors (Project effect: direct).
Targets
a) During construction of Kárahnjúkar: Number of accidents will remain constant or decrease over time (target set from beginning of 2006) / During construction of Fjardaál: Zero reportable accidents per year. After operation starts: Fljótsdalur Power Station and the Fjardaál smelter: Zero reportable accidents.
b) During construction of Kárahnjúkar: Number of accidents will remain constant or decrease over time (target set from beginning of 2006) / During construction of Fjardaál: Zero lost workday injuries. After operation starts: Fljótsdalur Power Station and the Fjardaál smelter: Zero lost workday injuries.
Monitoring Protocol
a) During construction: Statistics from contractors available in monthly reports to companies. After operation starts: Fjardaál's EHS team collects information for Fjardaral during operation. Landsvirkjun's Engineering and Implementation Department collects information for the operational phase of the hydropower station. Every incident is recorded.
b) Statistics from contractors are available in monthly reports to companies. Fjardaál's EHS team collects information for Fjardaral during operation. Landsvirkjun's Engineering and Implementation Department collects information for the operational phase of the hydropower station. Every incident is recorded.
Rationale for Indicator Selection
Alcoa and Landsvirkjun can have a direct influence on their employees' health and safety. The companies can, for instance, directly influence and manage the risk of accidents through implementation of an Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) program.
Assessing and mitigating the risk of accidents during construction and operation of the projects should reduce the likelihood of accidents and forced injury related time off.
