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Drainage Services Department

Sustainability Report 2014-15

Meeting the Targets

In order to review and continuously improve our sustainability performance, we have established various targets on environmental performance, social performance and service quality, and takencorresponding actions to achieve them. Details of our achievements in the reporting year and targets set for 2015-16 are summarised in this chapter.

On Social Issues

Social Targets 2014-15 Achievement
Minimising accident rate for DSD staff
Accident rate for our staff should be not more than 10 occupational injuries per 1,000 staff per year 6.1 occupational injuries per 1,000 staff per year achieved in the reporting period.
Minimising the accident rate in DSD’s contracts
Accident rate in DSD’s contracts should be less than 0.6 reportable accident per 100,000 man-hours worked 0.13 reportable accident per 100,000 man-hours worked achieved in the reporting period.
Maintaining occupational safety and health awareness of professional technical and site supervisory staff, consultants and contractors with in-house briefing
At least two in-house workshops on safety and health should be organised Two in-house workshops on safety and health were organised.
Promoting the awareness on occupational safety and health amongst contractors
At least 80% of DSD eligible new works contracts and 30% of eligible maintenance term contracts should participate in Development Bureau’s Considerate Contractors Site Award Scheme (CCSAS) Out of the 37 eligible works sites (new works), 30 (81%) participated in CCSAS while out of the 11 eligible works sites (maintenance works), four (40%) participated in CCSAS.
Social Targets 2015-16 Indicators
Minimising accident rate for DSD staff Accident rate for our staff should be not more than ten occupational injuries per 1,000 staff per year
Minimising the accident rate in DSD’s contracts Accident rate in DSD’s contracts should be less than 0.6 reportable accident per 100,000 man-hours worked
Maintaining safety and health awareness of professional technical and site supervisory staff, consultants and contractors with in-house briefing At least two in-house workshops on safety and health should be organised
Promoting the awareness on safety and health amongst contractors  
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