Employees

Workforce: Increases at Elevator and Services

On March 31, 2007, ThyssenKrupp had 187,919 employees worldwide, a rise of 333 or 0.2% compared with the end of the past fiscal year. The highest overall workforce growth took place at the service-related segments Elevator and Services.

In Germany, the headcount increased by 0.5% to 84,447. This means that 45% of the workforce is employed in Germany.

There was a 0.1% decrease in the number of employees outside Germany to 103,472. The expansion of our foreign activities, especially at Elevator and Services, did not quite offset the workforce reduction in North and South America due to disposals. At the end of March 2007, 24% of our employees worked in the rest of Europe (excluding Germany) and 16% in the NAFTA region.

Fewer accidents due to improved health and safety measures

Health and safety is a key element of our HR policy. As part of our Groupwide "Zero Accidents" initiative, we have reviewed and strengthened the organization of our health and safety activities. A coordinating office was set up at the Group's head office for occupational safety issues.

The Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG and the Group Works Council have jointly issued new guidelines highlighting the health and safety of our employees as an important corporate objective. In conjunction with the Employers' Liability Insurance Association (Berufsgenossenschaften), numerous seminars and e-learning programs are provided to inform managers about ways of improving health and safety.

Intensified health and safety measures in recent years have already led to a fall in accident rates, with both working and commuting accidents on the decrease. This positive trend continued in the 1st half of 2006/2007: the number of reportable accidents per million working hours fell from 11.4 to 11.0.