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SAFE OPERATIONS

Despite the numerous challenges, concerns and distractions
associated with the pandemic, we have demonstrated dramatic
safety improvements over the prior year. One of the values we
embrace that has enabled this achievement is our Guardian
Angel Creed. With Guardian Angel as the foundation of our
safety culture, safety performance, ownership and engagement
of the safety process extends beyond division lines and allows
our employees to be consistently reminded that each one of us is
responsible for their own and each other’s safety.

In this regard, we established a Safety Task Force in 1999, comprised of employees from across the enterprise who
engaged in extensive benchmarking of companies within and outside of the mining industry. From this effort, the
foundational elements of Martin Marietta’s safety program were developed. Their task was to pursue safety and
occupational health functional excellence. Some of the initiatives that came from continuing these efforts in 2020 were
standardization of personal protection equipment so that employees could easily recognize potential hazards, an
enhanced safety learning management system, task training modules and consistent safety communications.
To further emphasize the importance of safety, Martin Marietta annually awards Diamond Awards, and one of its facilities
receives the Diamond Elite Award.
The Diamond Awards is a recognition and commitment that at Martin Marietta, we view ourselves as an industry leader,
respected for the work we do to help make things possible. Whether it’s roads or bridges or buildings, our specialty is
building strong foundations. The foundation of our success as a Company are the dedicated, talented teams of employees
who day in and day out work hard, safely and ethically to provide our customers with quality products and materials. In
many ways, we vow that our people are our most precious asset, essential to everything we accomplish.

To recognize our employees’ excellent efforts, DIAMOND AWARDS are presented each year to the “best of the best” at
Martin Marietta. Consisting of three tiers (Achievement, Honor and Elite), the Diamond Awards program rewards
exceptional performance in all of our divisions and business segments.

The criteria for each of our award levels are:
1. No reportable safety incidents during the previous calendar year;
2. No environmental notices of violation during the previous calendar
year; and
3. Return on assets that exceeds the Company’s weighted average cost
of capital for the previous calendar year, in addition to other financial
performance.

All operations that achieve this criteria receive Martin Marietta’s Diamond
Achievement Award. To be considered for a Diamond Honor Award,an
operation must meet the criteria for no environmental violations and the
financial metric for three consecutive years. They must also show continuous
safety improvement over a three-year period, with zero incidents the third
year. The Diamond Elite Award winner is recognized for performance and
achievements above all the rest.

Our Diamond Elite Award trophy

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