Kay Higby

1. Kay Higby Responsible Care SuperintendentISO Management Representative Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals, LLC

2. Akzo Nobel • Akzo Nobel • International Company, The Netherlands • 1000 sites, 75 countries • 68,400 employees • Healthcare, coatings, chemicals • LeMoyne Facility • Axis, Alabama (North Mobile County) • 150 employees

3. Akzo Nobel LeMoyne Facility First chemical facility in US to received ISO 14001 registration (3/96) First joint registration (14001 & 9002) worldwide

4. ISO 14000 Environmental Management • ISO 14001 - Basis • Achieving sound environmental performance requires organizational commitment to a systematic approach and continual improvement of its Environmental Management System

5. ISO 14001 Requires: • Formal review to identify & address any possible environmental issues • Documented compliance to all corporate policy • Documented compliance to Responsible Care • First effort to actually insure implementation of Responsible Care Principles • Formal Internal audits • Formal independent 3rd party audits of system • Documented management system, focusing on prevention not reaction

6. Benefits • Purpose of Environmental Management System • To help protect human health and the environment from the potential impacts of its activities, products or services; • To assist in maintaining and improving the quality of the environment

7. ISO 14001 Benefits • Management effort to meet provisions of its policy, objectives, and targets are met • Understand potential impacts, eliminate per plan

8. ISO 14001 Benefits • Emphasis placed on prevention rather than corrective action • Always better to prevent, than clean up the damage later

9. ISO 14001 Benefits • Evidence of Environmental Care and Regulatory compliance • Documented systems demonstrating concern for reduction of environmental impact

10. ISO 14001 Benefits • System design incorporates the process of continual improvement • Not one time only

11. Benefits • Single Audit • Environmental (14001) • Quality (9002) • Safety and Health (2000) future

12. Benefits • Ability to demonstrates due diligence • Long steady application, persistent effort, attentive care to Environment

13. Benefits • Third party verification • Certified verification companies to insure systems are in place, documented, and working

14. LeMoyne System • ISO 14001 Systems basis: Existing site systems • AOP • Environmental Compliance Plan • Process Safety Information • Training Plan • Communications Plan • Emergency Action Plan

15. LeMoyne System • Integrated System • ISO 9002 (Quality) • ISO 14001 (Environmental) • Responsible Care

16. LeMoyne EMSEnvironmental Management System • Management Support • Need for improved environmental management recognized in late 1980’s • Desire to eliminate upsets/incident • Reduced reportable incidents by 89% since 1990 • Reduced routine hazardous waste by 88% • Reduced TRI emissions by 97% since 1987 (SARA )

17. LeMoyne EMSEnvironmental Management System • Environmental Compliance Plan • Initially issued in 1992 (?) • Details the operating permits and procedures • Primarily developed for operators • Details the reporting procedures • Includes SPCC plan

18. LeMoyne EMSEnvironmental Management System • Process Safety Information • Detailed operating procedures • Equipment information • Pre-Start Up Safety Review • Management of Change System • Process Hazards Analysis • Contractor Procedure • Visitor Video

19. LeMoyne EMS Environmental Management System • Communications Plan • Matrix • Originally prepared for telephone operator/receptionist • Details who handles various communications, with back ups • Site wide communications plan documentation • employees • community • others

20. LeMoyne ISO System • Aspects Reviews • Team review each area for potential environmental impacts/aspects • Projects developed from concerns • Majority previously assigned

21. LeMoyne ISO System • Management Review • Same as ISO 9002 Management Review Team • Site AQP Steering Team • Meets annually • Reviews environmental progress • Reviews environmental concerns

22. LeMoyne ISO System • Planning • Integrated with ISO 9002 • Site AQP (Annual Quality Plan) details sitewide plan and projects • Reviews progress

23. LeMoyne ISO System • Policy • Integrated with ISO 9002 • Included in AQP • Site Operating Policy • Reviewed with all employees

24. LeMoyne ISO System • Training • Integrated with ISO 9002 • Existing Site Training Plan

25. Potential Benefits • Assuring customers of commitment to demonstrate environmental management • Maintaining good public/community relations • Satisfying investor criteria and improving access to capital • Obtaining insurance at a reasonable cost

26. Potential Benefits • Enhancing image and market share • Meeting vendor certification criteria • Improving cost control • Reducing incidents that result in liability • Demonstrating reasonable care • Ease in obtaining permits & authorizations • Improve industry-government relations

27. Real Benefits • Improved Environmental Performance • Community recognition as an Environmental Leader • Introduced to CAP with special celebration • CAP continues to reference Akzo Nobel as top-of-the line environmental performance

28. 5 Years Later • All ISO systems are now site systems • Streamlined, integrated • not because they are ISO, but because it is the way we do things • Regular communication with employees • Maintain monthly meetings • Topic in Wednesday meetings • Performance trend continues