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ISO/OHSAS certification

sites registered in %
2004		60
		53
2003		60
		44
2002		49
		8

			ISO 14001
			OHSAS 18001

Environmental events

total number of minor events
2004		324
2003		256
2002		259

The increase in environmental events can be attributed to the Pechiney acquisition. Pechiney implemented incident reporting in 2004.

The Alcan share of 2004 minor events is 180, a very significant decrease compared to 2003.

Environmental events rate

minor events per million hours worked
2004		1.76
2003		2.24
2002		2.62

Minor environmental events result in minor or no harm or injury to any person or wildlife and insignificant damage to habitat. The impacts, if any, are temporary in nature, with total restoration occurring in a short period of time. No major environmental events occured during the reporting period.