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RESPONSIBLE CARE PERFORMANCE SNAPSHOT

Key Performance Measures Summary

Measures 2003 Actual 2004 Actual 2005 Actual 2006 Actual 2007 Actual
Occupational Safety
Away from Work Case Rate (AWCR) Employees 0.10 0.08 0.13 0.00 0.12
Away from Work Case Rate (AWCR) Contractors 0.07 0.12 0.10 0.00 0.06
Total Recordable Case Rate (TRCR) Employees 0.87 0.86 0.73 0.59 0.57
Total Recordable Case Rate (TRCR) Contractors 2.80 1.74 1.39 1.95 1.56
Environment
Number of Regulatory/Permit Exceedances 10 4 11 6 6
Hazardous Waste* Disposed per Unit Quantity of Product Manufactured (kg/tonne) 0.20** 0.15 0.22 0.26 0.19
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) Released per Unit Quantity of Product Manufactured (kg/tonne) 0.14 0.11 0.14 0.17  
Direct Greenhouse Gases (CO2 equivalents) Released per Unit Quantity of Product Manufactured (tonne/tonne)
(Joffre, Alberta; Corunna, Ontario; and Sarnia, Ontario sites)
0.40 0.40 0.45 0.38  
Net Greenhouse Gases (CO2 equivalents) Released per Unit Quantity of Product Manufactured (tonne/tonne)
(Company-wide)
0.40 0.41 0.45 0.40  
Transporation Safety
Number of Non-Accident Transportation Releases (NAR) of Hazardous Materials 4 0 5 1 4

In addition to these voluntarily reported metrics, we also participate in the American Chemistry Council's public reporting Web site. For further information on our performance and industry performance, please visit www.responsiblecare-us.com.

All numbers exclude European JV

N/A = Not available as of date

* Hazardous waste numbers based on routine (wastes that are generated on-site on a regular basis as a result of normal plant operations and often tied to production rates) and non-routine (wastes generated as a result of non-routine or unscheduled activities such as spill cleanup, storage tank or pond sludge cleaning, turn-around activities, construction or demolition activities) waste combined.

** Excludes waste associated with Bayport fire

 

 


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