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Recognition
We target our EH&S goals and practice our Sustainable Development mindset to achieve business excellence. Recognition from government agencies, other experts, and our peers help to confirm that we are focusing on the right things.
While we will never be without our critics, our commitment to dialogue and transparency serves us well in continuing our progress.
During 2003, Dow and its affiliates received the following EH&S awards:
Responsible Care Sustained Excellence Award
In 2003, the American Chemistry Council awarded Dow the Responsible Care® Sustained Excellence Award for the second year in a row. Given annually, the award recognizes companies that have demonstrated excellent safety records over the past three years. To be eligible for the award, a company must perform in the top 10 percent of its peers and be fully implementing the Responsible Care Employee Health and Safety Code at all of its sites.
OSHA Star of Excellence
The U.S. Occupational, Safety, and Health Administration (OSHA) recognized Dow "as one of the safest workplaces in the country." Seven of Dow's manufacturing sites have been certified or recertified as OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star worksites. These sites – located in Russellville, Arkansas; Dalton, Georgia; Plaquemine, Louisiana; Ludington, Michigan; Greensboro, North Carolina; La Porte, Texas; and Freeport, Texas – were awarded the Star of Excellence, given only to sites that have achieved a safety performance 90 percent better than the national average within their industry during the past 12 months. Dow has a goal of 0.24 injuries or illnesses (per 200,000 work hours) for the entire organization, which is a 90 percent reduction from its 1994 rate of 2.57.
Cleaning Production Award
The Dow Brazil Guarujá site has received the "Cleaning Production Award" from the State Environmental Agency of São Paulo (CETESB), as a result of an initiative regarding elimination of liquid effluents through a recycle methodology that took place in the Latex Plant. The removal of all hydrocarbon air emissions was accomplished by sending it to be burnt inside the existing boiler. Besides the production improvement, this new manner allows Dow Brazil a reduction of more than 5.5 thousand gallons per year of fresh water and enables additional steam production without fuel oil consumption.
Responsible Care® is a registered service mark of the American Chemistry Council.
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