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Safety, Environment and Sustainability / Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Safety Performance
We have adopted a safety culture built on Guardian Angel,a Several of our facilities were recognized by the National Stone,
safety program we first introduced in 2000 to encourage our Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) as Safety Excellence
employees to look out for each other to make sure everyone Award winners. These awards recognize operations that have
goes home safely each day. This program has propelled us to gone the longest duration without a reportable incident in their
new heights in terms of safety performance, and we continue to size category, based on data provided by the U.S. Department of
search for ways to improve our safety performance. In 2019, we Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration. In 2019, our
rolled out a comprehensive safety mentoring process to pair new Onslow Quarry in North Carolina won gold-level honors, while
employees with committed safety champions. our Iowa Grading 2 plant in Iowa and Charlotte Quarry in North
Carolina received bronze awards.
We believe that Zero is Possible. This means operating our
business without any safety incidents. Our goal is zero. We look The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association also
to world-class companies and safety incident rates for guidance recognized our Valmont, Colorado operations with a gold award
as to how we achieve this. We have continued to make for Excellence in Safety as a result of achieving zero safety
headway in 2019 towards this important goal. incidents in 2019.
TOTAL INJURY INCIDENT RATE
1.32
1.09 1.14 1.18
World Class Rate (0.90)

2016 2017 2018 2019

LOST TIME INCIDENT RATE
0.28

0.15 0.20 0.20 World Class Rate (0.20)

2016 2017 2018 2019

For Martin Marietta, safety performance sets our foundation for long-term financial strength and successful SOAR execution.
Simply said, a safe operation is a profitable one. All awards are meaningful, but it is particularly satisfying when we are recognized for
achievement against our core values.
Employee Well-being
Martin Marietta marked 25 years of success as a public company employee communication across the enterprise, focused
in 2019. To celebrate, Chairman and CEO C. Howard Nye employee development by designing career paths and
hosted an Employee Town Hall for our nearly 9,000 employees. development plans, and provision of a competitive offering of
His message was that Martin Marietta is safer, more inclusive, employee benefits including: health and welfare, Company
and more profitable than ever, underscored by the creation and sponsored pension plan and 401(k) plan with company match.
evolution of the Guardian Angel safety program, improved

Also new in 2019, Martin Marietta developed and attractiveness of Martin Marietta as an
and implemented an Employer Brand, ONE, employer of choice to strengthen our talent
supported by a strong Employee Value pipeline, and increase employee talent pipeline,
Proposition. This initiative is designed to build a and increase employee engagement, morale
more compelling connection with current and retention.
and potential employees, increase the visibility

In May 2019, Martin Marietta was named to the Denver news outlet’s Large Company category. Both rankings were
Post’s list of Top Workplaces. The company appeared determined solely by extensive employee surveys focused on
at #21 in the annual ranking’s Large Company category. various elements of workplace culture. In addition, Zippia
Six months later, Martin Marietta was selected for hand-curated a list of the best companies to work for
inclusion on The Dallas Morning News’ Top 100 Places headquartered in and around Raleigh, North Carolina
to Work list, a ranking that highlights the best using data on salaries, company financial health, and
employers in the 10 counties surrounding Dallas-Fort employee diversity, and Martin Marietta earned the #2 spot
Worth. Martin Marietta claimed the #25 spot in the out of 100 entrants.

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