Glossary
Acidification: A process whereby air pollution— mainly composed of ammonia, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides—is converted into acidic substances that cause damage, e.g., to forests, lakes and buildings. Sulfur dioxide and the nitrogen oxides are mainly emitted by burning fossil fuels.
AFR: Accident frequency rate, indicating the number of occupational accidents with more than one lost day per million working hours.
ASR: Accident severity rate, indicating the number of lost days of occupational accidents with more than one lost day per million working hours.
ATEX: Atmosphère Explosive (European directive to prevent from explosions).
Blacklist of potentially hazardous materials: A tool to identify hazardous chemicals. It covers currently or potentially regulated hazardous substances.
CDP: Carbon Disclosure Project.
CE: Conformité Européenne (European health and safety product label).
EBIT: Earnings before interest and taxes.
Employees: If not mentioned otherwise, numbers of employees are full-time equivalents.
EN 45000: Quality standard for test laboratories.
EN 729: Quality requirements for welding.
GHG: Greenhouse gases.
Greenhouse Gases: The Kyoto Protocol regulates the most important greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and synthetic gases, such as fluorocarbons (FKW/HFC), perfluorinated hydrocarbon and sulfur hexafluoride. Fossil fuels are the main cause for the emission of CO2 and N2O.
GRI: Global Reporting Initiative, a global standard for sustainability reporting.
Hazardous waste: In 2009 Sulzer introduced a Sulzer list that defines 18 types of hazardous wastes. Until 2008 the sites reported hazardous wastes as it has been defined by the diverse local legislations. The treatment of a significant share of these materials could be defined as recycling (e.g., waste oil). At Sulzer, hazardous waste includes liquid and solid waste—most often used paints and solvents, used emulsions from machinery, metallic sludges, waste water from galvanic processes, and filter dusts from, e.g., sand blasting equipment.
HR: Human Resources.
ILO: International Labor Organization.
ISO: International Standard Organization.
ISO 9001: International standard that defines the general conditions of a quality management system requiring a process-oriented approach and the commitment to demonstrating continuous improvement.
ISO 13485: The ISO 9001 derivative for suppliers of medical devices or related services.
ISO 14001: International standard that defines the general conditions of an environmental management system.
ISO 16949: The ISO 9001 derivative for suppliers to the automotive industries.
ISO 17025: International standard that specifies the requirements for the competence to carry out tests and/or calibrations, including sampling.
kW: kiloWatt
Kyoto Protocol: International agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. It sets binding targets for 37 industrialized countries and the European community for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
LEAN: The term lean management stands for all principles, methods, and procedures to structure effectively and efficiently the entire value chain of production processes.
Montreal Protocol: International agreement that entered into force in January 1989 and strives to phase out the use of ozone-depleting compounds.
MSDS: A material safety data sheet, which is prepared by the manufacturer of a chemical product for the purpose of providing information on the safe use, handling, and potential hazards of the product. This information can be used for a proper response in the event of an emergency.
Municipal waste: Non-hazardous waste that cannot be given to recycling, such as waste from households (e.g., tetrabriks and composite packaging). It can be treated in a waste incineration plant or disposed off in a landfill.
Nadcap: A worldwide cooperative program of companies that is designed to manage a consensus approach to products and processes within the aerospace and automotive industries.
Net value added: Operating income (EBIT) plus personnel expenses.
Occupational accidents: Work-related accidents that occur while working at a Sulzer site or on behalf of Sulzer at a customer site, i.e., in working areas that are in control of Sulzer. Accidents that occur while travelling on request of Sulzer are included.
Occupational accidents: Work-related accidents that occur while working at a Sulzer site or on behalf of Sulzer at a customer site, i.e., in working areas that are in control of Sulzer. Accidents that occur while travelling on request of Sulzer are included.
Occupational accidents: Work-related accidents that occur while working at a Sulzer site or on behalf of Sulzer at a customer site, i.e., in working areas that are in control of Sulzer. Accidents that occur while travelling on request of Sulzer are included.
Operating income (EBIT) plus personnel expenses).
Occupational accidents: Work-related accidents that occur while working at a Sulzer site or on behalf of Sulzer at a customer site, i.e., in working areas that are in control of Sulzer. Accidents that occur while travelling on request of Sulzer are included.
Occupational accidents: Work-related accidents that occur while working at a Sulzer site or on behalf of Sulzer at a customer site, i.e., in working areas that are in control of Sulzer. Accidents that occur while travelling on request of Sulzer are included.
OHS/OHSAS 18001: Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series 18001 is an internationally applied standard that defines an occupational health and safety management system designed to create a safer workplace.
OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor.
PED: Pressure Equipment Directive of the European Community.
Photosmog (or photochemical smog): refers to the impact of high ozone concentration levels on ground-level air layers, which originates from the interaction of sunlight, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides.
QESH: Quality, environment, safety, and health.
REACH: Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (European Commission).
ROCE: Return on capital employed.
RoHS: Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment 2002/95/EC of the European Community.
ROS: Return on sales.
SA 8000: The Social Accountability 8000 is an auditable social standard, based on the eleven conventions of the International Labour Organisation, the declaration of human rights, and the United Nations convention of children’s rights.
SAE AS 9100: The international ISO 9001 derivative for suppliers to the aerospace industry.
SCC: The Safety Certificate Contractors is a certifiable, international standard of safety management systems for suppliers of technical services that work as subcontractors on the customer sites.
Scope: Defines the operational boundaries in relation to indirect and direct GHG emissions.
Scope 1 inventory: A reporting organization’s direct GHG emissions.
Scope 2 inventory: A reporting organization’s emissions associated with the generation of electricity, heating/ cooling, or steam purchased for own consumption.
Scope 3 inventory: A reporting organization’s indirect emissions other than those covered in scope 2.
SEED: The database that Sulzer uses to collect, validate, and report on social, economic, and ecological data. SEED light is a reduced version of SEED for smaller sites. SEED mini is a reduced version of SEED adopted for service sites.
SEED light: A simplified version of SEED for smaller sites.
SEED mini: A simplified version of SEED adopted for service sites.
SIEF: Substance Information Exchange Forum. Joining a SIEF is a legal obligation of all registrants in the context of REACH. SIEFs are formed by companies that intend to register the same substance. They are established to facilitate the sharing of information, avoid duplication of new studies and agree on classification and labelling if necessary.
TLDR: Total lost day rate, indicating the total number of lost days of occupational and non-occupational absences with more than one lost days per case in relation to the total working hours at Sulzer.
UN Global Compact: The United Nations Global Compact is a strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment, and anticorruption.
VOC: Volatile Organic Compounds, e.g., solvents. There are non-halogenated and halogenated VOCs; halogenated VOCs destroy the ozone layer.
Voluntary Attrition Rate: Leavings by cancellation by the employee, or leavings that base on a signed leaving agreement. The rate does not include retirements.