2024 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
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Employee Safety Incidents
Reducing the Risk of Serious Injuries and Fatalities
A longer new-hire orientation process with expanded safety training Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) outreach training for EH&S leads
manufacturing equipment, powered vehicles, lockout/tagout procedures, working in confined spaces, and other potentially hazardous situations.
In 2024, our lost time incident rate (LTIR) 1 was 0.95. We track such incidents monthly and observed an increase during the first half of last year as we were ramping up capacity to support the market. Most of these incidents involved employees with less than one year of tenure. We addressed this trend by developing and implementing a comprehensive strategy which includes: A robust new-hire training program focused on building safety competency Reorganizing the EH&S department and increasing the number of trained professionals at all manufacturing facilities Training managers and supervisors on hazard awareness and mitigation tactics that focus on prevention Incorporating safety questions into the annual engagement survey to identify opportunities to improve safety culture LOGO USAGE
We believe that all workplace accidents and injuries are preventable. To help achieve our goal of eliminating such incidents, we reinforce safe work practices as the top priority for all Trex employees and regularly assess our facilities for potential safety issues. In 2024, we updated our policies governing high-risk activities within Trex operations that have the potential to cause significant injury or death, including motor vehicle accidents, falls from heights, fires, explosions, and incidents involving machinery or heavy objects. To further reinforce our preventative approach, we launched Rules to Live By, an initiative focused on ensuring our workforce clearly understands our safety practices relating to the use of
Analyzing and Eliminating Hazards
New informational campaigns that reinforce safety rules
A job hazard analysis for non-standard work activities
Bi-weekly review of safety work orders
Trex EH&S specialists work closely with frontline manufacturing employees to identify and correct potential risk factors before they lead to an accident or injury. Our Find It, Fix It hazard reporting initiative encourages workers to share concerns with their supervisor, an EH&S specialist, or a member of the Plant Safety Committee.
As a result, we significantly reduced both the number and severity of lost-time incidents in the second half of 2024. Despite the year-over-year increase, our LTIR remained well below the industry average 2 of 1.71 as compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Also, our Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) 3 declined from 3.61 in 2023 to 3.24 in 2024, below the industry average. By continuing to step up our safety-related actions, we aim to reduce our LTIR by at least 7% in 2025.
Employee Safety Incidents
Bureau of Labor Statistics — industry average 2
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2022
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0.95 3.24
Trex lost-time incident rate (LTIR) 1
0.66
0.47
1.7 4.1
Trex total recordable incident rate (TRIR) 3
4.75
3.61
LTIR 1 vs Industry
TRIR 3 vs Industry
4.75
Industry average 2
Industry average 2
3.61
3.24
0.95
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OSHA defines LTIR as the number of incidents that result in time away from work, divided by the total number of hours that employees worked during a given period. Industry average related to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 321999 for the most recent reported year: 2023.
0.66
0.47
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OSHA defines TRIR as the frequency of recordable safety incidents per 100 full-time workers annually.
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