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Summary

By 2013 our goal is to achieve a 30 per cent reduction in the rate of new cases of occupational illness per 10,000 employees based on a 2008 baseline

Commitment Target(s)

Year	Commitment Target
2013	30 per cent reduction in the rate of new cases of occupational illness per 10,000 employees by 2013 based on a 2008 baseline.

Details

For additional information please view the 2011 Annual Report and Sustainable development website: http://www.riotinto.com/annualreport2011/ and http://www.riotinto.com/sustainabledevelopment2011/social/health/index.html.

Supporting resources

Ongoing reductions in new cases of occupational illnesses will require further improvements in the management of risks posed by manual handling and noise exposure, as well as supporting healthy lifestyles through workplace wellbeing programmes. For additional information on Managing occupational health risks please view our website: http://www.riotinto.com/sustainabledevelopment2011/social/health/managing_occupational_health_risks.html.

Names of committing organisations

Name	Type
Rio Tinto	Industry Organisation

Note: All organisations listed above are accountable for the commitment made. These organisations are required to complete an annual communication on progress for the duration of the commitment, either jointly or individually, as laid our in the accountability section of the submission form.

Industry sector(s) that apply to this commitment

Mining

Country(s) where this commitment will be implemented

GLOBAL