Chapter 04 · People & supply chainsHuman Rights & Social Sustainability
DART (Days Away, Restricted or Transferred)
Definition
DART stands for Days Away, Restricted or Transferred. The DART rate is calculated as the number of recordable DART cases multiplied by 200,000 (the hours worked by 100 full-time employees in a year), divided by total employee hours worked, under OSHA recordkeeping rules (29 CFR Part 1904). The US private-industry average has run around 1.4–1.5 cases per 100 workers in recent BLS data.
References
formula and 29 CFR 1904 basis
recent benchmark (~1.4)
Overview
What it means
A lagging but standardised indicator of injury severity — how often incidents are serious enough to remove or restrict a worker.
How it is used
Companies report DART in safety and sustainability disclosures; investors, customers and auditors use it to compare occupational-safety performance across firms and sectors.
Why it matters
DART is one of the most widely disclosed workforce-safety metrics in ESG reporting and supplier qualification.