Using sustainable strategies for occupational or environmental health and safety initiatives can save companies money while enhancing safety culture. There are numerous ways to do this beyond traditional inspections and surveys. The business case and value are the drivers for success.

1. Delivering Safety Results in
Changing Times – Leveraging
EHS Sustainability
Bernard L. Fontaine, Jr., CIH, CSP
Windsor Consulting Group, Inc.
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2. Delivering Safety Results
 Objectives:
Economy and business factors driving greater
focus toward leveraging EHS sustainability
 Attitudes and factors hindering progress
 Relationship between sustainability and
performance
 Gap between personal and company caring
 Broad stakeholder alignment with core values
 Best practices for EHS business sustainability
 Environmental awareness and legislation
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 Traditional Views of EHS
Cost center
 Defensive
 Risk reduction
 Reflection of legal, engineering, and regulatory
compliance
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 Emerging Promise of Leveraging EHS
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Profit center
Innovative
Activate other disciplines beyond
 Legal, engineering, and regulatory compliance
New personnel and generational job opportunities
Lean Six Sigma best management principles
ANSI Z10, BS 8800, OHSAS 18001 and OHSAS
18002 Standards

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 How Can We Leverage EHS Values
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Observe – Market drivers and demands
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Energy, carbon footprint, globalization, climate
change, waste, air and water
Design – Business model innovation
 Measure – Cost, operations, and metrics
 Communicate - Collaboration
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 How Can We Leverage EHS Values
Look for innovative opportunities
 Understand changes in the marketplace
 Integrate models with CSR and brands
 Develop a balanced strategy – past and future
 Build collaborative supply chain partnerships
 Engage customers and employees
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 How Can We Leverage EHS Values
Introduce Life cycle impact assessment
 Build business metrics – platforms and
dashboards to illustrate key performance
indicators for goal setting and gap analysis
 Build credibility and avoid “green” washing
 Design communications that resonate
 Develop public relations and social media and
alternative community building strategies
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 Organizational Engagement
Create similar value under different rubrics
 Business value created in different ways
based on approach
 21st century business trend
 EHS value part of organizational culture
 EHS managed as integral part of business
operation not as a separate activity
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 Organizational Challenge
Senior management
 Middle management
 Employees
 Research and development
 Products and services
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 Organizational Challenge
Customers and supply chain
 Investors and insurers
 Regulatory agencies
 Third-party validation, verification, and
accreditation
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 Potential Business Benefits
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Human resources – worker and human rights
Product and services – research, marketability
Risk management and loss prevention
Product and process – health and safety
Brand name recognition and differentiation
License to operate – facility management
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 Motivations
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Ethical considerations
Globalization and market forces
Social awareness and education
Laws and regulation
Crises and their consequences
Stakeholder priorities
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 Who needs EHS Sustainability?
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Enterprises that could negatively impact the
environment, public, community, workers, product or
service, process, society, or economy
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A business that strives to achieve a triple bottom
line concept of people, environment, and profit
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Companies seeking greater business value through
support of business growth, strengthening risk
management, and achieving cost reductions.
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 Examples of EHS Sustainability
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Recycling glass bottles and reuse in design and
manufacture of kitchen countertops
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Reuse of pulp and paper waste as solid fuel
source to operate industrial machinery
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Recycle, reuse, and treatment of industrial
wastewater for agricultural irrigation
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 Examples of EHS Sustainability
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Collection and reuse of storm water for urban
ecological rooftop gardens
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Solar cell shingles, wind turbines,
construction materials and techniques help
achieve energy self-sufficiency for homes,
schools, and commercial buildings
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Reuse of GM’s Argonaut building as second
campus for College of Creative Studies using
latest “green” building knowledge and technology
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 Examples of EHS Sustainability
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General Mills stopped paying to
landfill oat hulls – now 86% hauled
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New breaking mechanism on trains captures
energy and increases fuel efficiency by 10%
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Dell recovered 40,000 tons of unwanted computer
equipment
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 Examples of EHS Sustainability
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Wal-Mart funds largest truck makers to develop
first diesel-hybrid engines
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Philadelphia Eagles became eco-friendly on
initiatives to recycle after each game
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Reduction of carbon footprint and turning CO2
management into business opportunity
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 Examples of EHS Sustainability
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Sunoco eliminates BPA from the chemical supply
chain of children food and water containers
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SC Johnson eliminates PVC and chlorine
bleached paperboard packaging of products
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Kaiser Permanente implements policy to avoid
chemicals that cause cancer or reproductive
effects in their products
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 Examples of Lessons Learned
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BP Texas City Explosion – Baker Report findings:
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No commitment to safety
Lack of leading indicators
Lack of management EHS knowledge
Complacency about serious risks
Tolerance of deviations
Decentralized management system
Failed from previous learning experience
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 Examples of Lessons Learned
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Toyota recall of vehicles with faulty accelerator
and brake pedals
Honda recall of vehicles with faulty airbags
Tylenol recall of products from packaging and
contamination issues
Chinese drywall in new construction emitting
“sulfur-based” compounds into atmosphere
Children’s toys coated with lead-based paint
Meat-packing plants with bacterial contamination
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 Education and Learning Process
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Dialogue with forward thinking
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Collaboration with other business partners
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Collecting adequate information – past, current
trends, and future
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 Education and Learning Process
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Benchmarking and regulatory compliance
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Systemic planning within the organization
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Individual and collective learning - concept
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 Education and Learning Process
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Organizational transparency through third-party
verification, certification, registration, and public
media
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Recognition for environmental partnerships,
leadership, and commitment to carbon neutral
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Influencing business partners, stakeholders, and
shareholders
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 Motivating Factors
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Provide information about challenges and
achievements to employees, public, and other
stakeholders
Internal commitment to occupational,
environmental, and social responsibility
Marketing safety as a tool to illustrate sound
principles, planning, and programs
Tracking progress toward EHS sustainability
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 Motivating Factors
Develop pilot projects and take planned
initiatives company-wide
 Commitment to remaining competitive as a
global leader in EHS sustainability
 Empower employees to use their knowledge
and experience to promote ideas
 Explore research opportunities for betterment
of humanity
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 Assessing Organizational Performance
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Evaluate core values to provide direction,
rationale, and sincerity
Collaborate with public advocacy groups,
colleagues, and researchers
Review achievements like EHS awards
Conduct an independent audit and review
Disseminate information for comment/action
Establish social monitors and networks
Use lagging/leading indicators for performance
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 Assessing Organizational Performance
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Utilize consumer, supplier, employee, public, and
management feedback
Evaluate impact on past, current, and future
business practices
Improve method of collection and availability of
performance metrics
Communicate with media, public, community, and
business partners
Implement validation, verification, and test model
based design to evaluate metrics
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 Assessing Organizational Performance
Evaluate financial incentives for sustainable
development, retrofitting, and manufacturing
 Compare real world business cases for
sustainable manufacturing and development
initiatives
 Consider current status of carbon gap and
trade legislation – how it affects business and
the environment
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 Environmental Strategies
Energy conservation
 Air emissions and ambient air quality
 Wastewater and ambient water quality
 Water conservation
 Hazardous materials management
 Community noise
 Contaminated real estate
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 Environmental Strategies
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Air emissions and ambient air quality
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Degraded air shed or ecologically sensitive area
Point sources – stack emissions
Fugitive emissions – VOC, PM, ozone depleting
sources
Mobile sources – Land-based (trucks, cars, rails)
Greenhouse gases
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 Environmental Strategies
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Energy conservation
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Energy management and efficiency
Process heat load reduction
Heat distribution systems
Process cooling load reduction
Energy conversion
Refrigeration system compression and efficiency
Compressed air system load reduction
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 Environmental Strategies
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Wastewater and Ambient Water Quality
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Discharge to surface water
Discharge to sanitary sewers
Land application of treated effluent
Industrial and sanitary wastewater management
Emissions and residuals from treatment
operation
Occupational health and safety issues related to
wastewater treatment
Monitoring
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 Environmental Strategies
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Water Conservation
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Water monitoring and management
Process water reuse and recycling
Building facility operations
Heating and cooling systems
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 Environmental Strategies
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Hazardous Materials Management
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Hazard risk assessment
Release prevention and control planning
Occupational health and safety exposures
Process knowledge and documentation
Hazardous material transfer
Overfill protection
Chemical reaction, fire, and explosion prevention
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 Environmental Strategies
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Hazardous Materials Management
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Secondary containment
Storage tank and pipe leaking detection
Underground storage tank installation
Emergency preparedness and response
Community involvement and awareness
Storage facilities meeting NFPA and NEC
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 Environmental Strategies
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Waste Management
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Planning, prevention, and reuse
Treatment and disposal
Storage
Transportation
Monitoring
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 Environmental Strategies
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Contaminated Land
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Industrial site remediation investigation action
Risk screening
Interim and detailed management plan
Permanent reduction measures
Occupational health and safety considerations
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 Occupational Health and Safety
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Facility Design and Operation
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Integrity of workplace structure
Severe weather and facility shutdown
Workspace design and exits
Fire precautions – static, open flame, chemical
Lavatories and showers
Potable water supply
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 Occupational Health and Safety
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Facility Design and Operation
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Clean lunchroom or eating area
Adequate general or task lighting
Safe means of access and egress
First-aid, CPR, and AED
Work environment temperature control
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 Occupational Health and Safety
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Hazard Communication and Training
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Occupational health and safety instruction
Visitor and contractor site orientation
New task employee or contractor training
Area signage and hazard notification
Labeling of equipment
Communication of hazard codes and procedures
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 Occupational Health and Safety
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Physical Hazards
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Rotating or moving equipment
Noise and vibration
Electrical shock and arc flash
Eye and face hazards
Welding and hot work
Line breaking
Industrial vehicle driving and site traffic
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 Occupational Health and Safety
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Physical Hazards
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Extreme working environmental temperatures
Ergonomics – repetitive motion, material handling
Working heights
Interior and exterior illumination levels
Other non-ionizing and ionizing radiation hazards
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 Occupational Health and Safety
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Chemical Hazards
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Ambient indoor air quality
Industrial exposure to dust, mist, fumes, gases
Skin absorption and surface contaminants
Fire and explosions
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 Occupational Health and Safety
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Chemical Hazards
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Corrosive, oxidizing, and reactive agents
Carcinogens – animal and human
Reproductive agents – teratogens and
mutagens
Medical surveillance and biological monitoring
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 Occupational Health and Safety
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Biological Hazards
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Indigenous insects, plants, and animals
Microbial contamination from building envelope
Animal and human waste products
Bacteria and viruses from infected employees
and visitors
Contaminated food products or building surfaces
from improper sanitation
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 Occupational Health and Safety
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Radiological Hazards
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Ionizing radiation – alpha, beta, gamma, x-rays
Non-ionizing radiation – UV, visible light, and
infrared light
Naturally-occurring and technically enhanced or
man-made exposures (NORM and TENORM)
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 Occupational Health and Safety
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Personal Protective Equipment
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Eye and face protection
Gloves and clothing – chemical-resistant,
welding. abrasion, and electrical
Hardhats and bump caps
Respirators – mechanical filter and supplied air
Safety shoes and boots
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 Occupational Health and Safety
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Special Hazardous Considerations
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Confined space entry
Hazardous energy sources
Adverse weather conditions
Lone and isolated workers
Slippery walking or working surfaces
Emergency response - containment and control
Contractor safety – safe work permit
Workplace violence
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 Community Health and Safety Strategies
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Water quality and availability
Structural safety of infrastructure
Life and fire safety
Traffic safety – on-site and off-site
Transport of hazardous material or waste
Disease prevention – communicable and vectorborne diseases
Emergency preparedness and response
Recreational and off-duty activities
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 Construction and Decommissioning
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Environmental impact – noise, odor, vibration,
soil erosion, public and traffic impedances, ambient
air quality, solid waste, hazardous materials, and
waste water discharges
Construction materials and surface coatings
Occupational health and safety issues
Community-based health and safety issues
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 Product Stewardship Strategy
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Product Life Cycle (PLC) or Extended
Product Responsibility (EPR)
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Designers
Manufacturers
Retailers
Consumers
Waste management and disposers
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 Product Stewardship Strategy
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Rethink products and market innovations
Review relationships in the supply chain
Provide customers with more value and less
environmental impact
Reduce use of toxic substances – heavy metals
Design reuse and recyclables
Create incentives and take back programs
Implement reuse, recycle, and reduction of waste
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 Product Stewardship Strategy
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Collect and manage Ni-Cd batteries
Remove of mercury-containing products
Limit types of plastics and labeling them
Return spent computer printer cartridges
Utilize post-consumer materials into packaging
Evaluate energy efficiency cost
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 Business Value
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Drive business growth
Increase market valuation by leveraging EHS
stewardships
Improve risk management
Reduce legal liability and risk for financial disaster
Uncover hidden operational risks
Protect and enhance corporate and brand image
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 Business Value
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Gain regulatory flexibility for compliance
Avoid supply chain surprises
Simplify customer responses for data requests
Reduce third-party assurance costs
Cut annual reporting costs
Improve financial performance through metrics for
quality, accuracy, timeliness, consistency, and
customer satisfaction
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 Business Value
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Automate workflows that mirror work process
Set annual achievable objectives and goals
Measure and monitor all levels of performance
Automatically track and respond to EHS outliers
Re-evaluate objectives to minimize risks
Continue to upgrade organization for sustainable
future
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 Platform/Dashboard for EHS Sustainability
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Internal and External Audits
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Verifiable trail…assures compliance reduces
management costs…simplifies audits
Compliance Manager
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Assures regulatory compliance…reduces
management costs…boots business performance
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 Platform/Dashboard for EHS Sustainability
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Air Compliance
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Automates reporting…performs complex
calculations…increases data accuracy…reduces
time and effort
Water Compliance
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Simplifies compliance process…increases report
accuracy…improves data consistency
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Waste Compliance
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Assures and improves compliance…increases
reporting accuracy…avoids manifest errors and
shipment returns
Chemical Inventory
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Tracks hazardous materials…centralizes data
storage...supports enterprise best practices
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Incidence Awareness
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Reduces risk of future accidents…collects and
manages incident data…ranks and prioritizes
threats
Industrial Hygiene
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Assists risk evaluation…enables exposure
monitoring…communicates monitoring results
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MSDS Management
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Streamlines MSDS process…accesses most
current data…standardizes content…aids OSHA
compliance
Emergency Management
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Enables management solutions to near miss and
reportable incidents….tracks daily operation and
real-time response
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EHS Goals
Progress through 2008
Reduce environmental
incidents by 50%
Reduced by 32%
Reduce energy usage by
20% indexed to revenue
Reduced 18% indexed to
revenue
Reduce green house gas
emissions by 20%
Reduced 21% indexed to
revenue
Reduce total waste 30%
indexed to revenue
Reduced 11% indexed to
revenue
Reduce water usage 20%
indexed to revenue
Reduced 26% indexed to
revenue
Baxter Sustainability Report
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Product Stewardship
Progress through 2008
Apply product sustainable
On target for completion in
review (PSR) to product
2010
development process (PDP)
Implement electronic takeback program
Completed program for EU
and launched customer
“responsibility” program
Develop program to
eliminate hazardous
materials in products and
packaging
Partner with stakeholders to
incorporate requirements
into new designs
Baxter Sustainability Report
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Occupational Health/Safety
Progress through 2008
Reduce WC cases with days
lost to 0.16
Achieved 0.19 in 2008 as
compared to 0.30 in 2005
Reduce work-related days
lost to 3.98
Achieved 4.23 in 2008 as
compared to 7.08 in 2005
Reduce recordable rate to
1.25
Achieved 1.29 in 2008,
reduced from 1.52 in 2005
Implement case management Implemented 82% of
review in 80% of facilities
facilities in 2008
Baxter Sustainability Report
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Industrial Hygiene
Progress through 2008
Ensure 95% industrial sites
have IH risk assessments
and monitoring plans
90% of industrial sites have
IH risk assessments and
monitoring plans in-place.
Evaluate hearing
conservation program and
reduce need for hearing
protection by 25%
Evaluated hearing
conservation programs by
ACGIH and EU standards.
Program completion by
2010
Evaluate respirators and
engineering/administrative
controls to reduce usage by
25%
Exposure sampling
resulted in 324 employees
no longer needing use of a
respirator. 39% reduction
Baxter Sustainability Report
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