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the RCR of 0,54 in 2009. Specifi c interventions have been identifi ed to steepen the improvement trend to achieve our target RCR of below 0,30 by 2013. 

There was an average of fi ve signifi cant process safety incidents reported per month during the 2010 fi nancial year, representing the number of fi res, explosions and releases (FERs). Due to the increased focus on, and awareness of, process safety during recent years, the reporting of FERs has been more complete. The revised target is to reduce the number of significant FERs to less than three per month by 2013. 

There was an increase in the number of significant transport incidents in 2010 and interventions at Sasol and with transport service providers have been implemented to improve transport safety. 

Over the past year there has been a particular focus on improving the quality and standardisation of incident investigations to identify root causes. Key safety learnings have been identifi ed and shared across all operational areas. The leadership principles for safety have 

also been revisited and communicated to ensure improvements are driven by senior management. A severity index to differentiate all FERs has been developed and implemented to assist with the process safety improvement drive. The SH&E function has also been part of the Functional Excellence journey in Sasol and this has involved the reorganisation of roles and structures. The objective is to improve the effi ciency and effectiveness of the SH&E function and to improve SH&E performance within the group. 

## Maintaining high levels of occupational health 

Our approach to occupational health is decentralised, with responsibilities for occupational health management located at the sites where we operate. Our occupational health services – provided both to employees and service providers – include baseline analysis, ongoing monitoring and management of illnesses, the adoption of preventative measures, the development of rehabilitation and return-to-work programmes and the management of compensation claims and payments 

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F urther details on our safety performance and on the measures being taken to improve this performance are included in our sustainable development report, along with a benchmark of our performance against that of leading peers in our sector. 

for disabilities in accordance with legislative requirements. 

We offer pre-employment health assessments to ensure that employees and service providers are not placed in positions that will have a negative impact on their health and we undertake medical surveillance on risk-exposed workers. Injuries on duty are diagnosed, treated and monitored until they have healed. We conduct exit examinations on persons leaving the company and maintain medical records for 40 years after their departure. 

Although we have not established a direct causal relationship between work activities and certain illnesses detected during 2010, the most signifi cant work-related illnesses were noise-induced 

