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SAFE OPERATIONS

Corporate Safety Audit Initiative

Our corporate safety audit initiative has been an essential
element in our safety journey. Originally implemented We Continue to Prove
with a core team of seven safety professionals, the audit
team was expanded in recent years to include all safety that Zero is Possible
professionals and operational staff as well. Its purpose
was to share best practices and to identify process and
of employees
communication improvements to further the Company’s experienced ZERO lost-
safety performance to world-class levels. 99.9% time incidents in 2023

Local personnel act as safety auditors to continue driving
better performance. In total, these audit teams conducted of employees
291 safety audits, inspections and engagements across 99.1% experienced ZERO
the Company’s footprint in 2023. Led by operations incidents in 2023
business
leadership, from hourly employees to our Division
Presidents, this process allowed our teams to maintain a
strong, boots-on-the-ground presence, which contributed
to Martin Marietta’s safest year on record. In this regard, units have worked more
our MSHA citation per inspection (CPI) rate of 1.08 and 84 than 500,000 hours with
our MSHA citation per inspection day (CPD) rate of 0.31 ZERO lost-time injuries
outperformed the 2023 aggregates/cement/lime industry
averages of 1.81 and 1.08, respectively.

Human Resources and Safety Teams Strive for

Excellence

Martin Marietta’s HR and safety professionals met in and Health Administration and Mine Safety and Health
Dallas, Texas, in September to discuss recent challenges Administration workshops, a discussion on inclusion and
and plot out plans to ensure people and safety excellence engagement, a presentation on mental health in the
for years to come. The conference consisted of three days workplace, a conversation on leading change in a volatile
dedicated to learning and growing from peers and outside world from Southern Methodist University’s Executive
presenters. Education Program, a review of key employment law topics
and a presentation from each division about a unique topic
“This conference allowed all of us to communicate and
to their area.
collaborate,” said Thomas Nelson, vice president of human
resources for our Central Division. “We are always our best One presentation by Senior Vice President of Enterprise
when we work together as ONE team, and an important Excellence Oliver Brooks and Southwest Division President
goal of this conference was to strengthen that spirit of Kirk Light included a conversation on enterprise excellence.
togetherness.” Combining the elements of safety, operational and
commercial excellence, both Brooks and Light showed how
Seminars covered such topics as Martin Marietta incident
Martin Marietta is making terrific strides in enhancing the
investigation protocol and reporting, Occupational Safety
overall safety and productivity of its sites.

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