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Safeguarding employees has been a priority at John Deere throughout its history, and the company's commitment to the safety and health of employees remains a fundamental requirement
at all John Deere operations, contributing to the sustainable growth of the company.
Employees show that they value a workplace where they are safeguarded from injuries through their loyalty, increased productivity and quality, and reduced absenteeism. Other benefits of a focus on safety and health include lower than average workers' compensation costs.
John Deere's goal is zero injuries. This aggressive goal, coupled with the company's historical emphasis on employee safety and
health, has made John Deere factories among the safest in the world.
The company's worldwide injury frequency rate improved 7 percent in 2006 compared with 2005, and its severity rate improved 23 percent from levels already far lower than the averages in even non-manufacturing sectors. Enterprise-wide,
those measures are at their lowest rates in history even though the company has added 18 facilities to its safety measurement system over the past three years.
In 2006, the U.S. National Safety Council presented 79 awards to 41 John Deere units for their safety performances, adding to an impressive record: In the past 30 years, John Deere units have received more than 900 safety awards from the agency.
At the end of fiscal year 2006, there were 26 John Deere facilities that had each worked more than a million hours without a lost-time injury.
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