Environmental Health and Safety

Roles and Responsibilities

EHS Director: Establishes the environmental, health and safety expectations for the company. Leads the steering and safety committees. Leads committee meetings, and reports committee meeting activities to executive management. Provides functional oversight and leadership to the companywide EHS management system and its underlying programs.

Managers / Supervisors: Directly accountable for EHS performance at their respective locations through local EHS program development, training and implementation. Assists the EHS director to establish applicability of EHS global standards at the site level.

Site Safety Officer (SSO): Supports site manager and EHS director with development and implementation of local safety programs. Primary point of contact for the EHS director for site performance. Participates in monthly corporate safety committee meetings. Engages, motivates, and communicates local safe work practices.

Steering Committee Members: Establishes global environmental, health and safety expectations for the company.

Employees: Follows all environmental, health and safety requirements, promotes initiatives that result in safe work environments, and innovative ideas that minimize environmental impact.

EHS Global Standards

The company’s EHS Global Standards (GSs) serve as a foundational element to our EHS management system. While many policies are rooted in US regulatory requirements, these GSs have been established to ensure global applicability. Where local regulations are more stringent than the GSs, the facility will comply with the more stringent obligation.

All facilities, regardless of size or location are expected to assist the EHS director in determining the applicability and implementation of the Global Standards. Each Global Standard is reviewed periodically and updated as needed by the Steering Committee. GSs are supplemented with a site-specific program and form(s) where required.