INEOS ChlorVinyls - Runcorn Site Environmental Performance Report 2005

INEOS ChlorVinyls publishes an annual Environmental Performance Report covering aspects of its safety, health and environmental performance at Runcorn Site, UK.

Summary

1. In 2005 the Company achieved its best Classified Injury performance to date. This is an outstanding achievement given the significant increase in construction and maintenance activities taking place at Runcorn Site during the year. We continue to achieve a best in class performance for Reportable Injuries. In 2005 a full year was worked by INEOS Chlor employees without a single Reportable Injury at Runcorn Site; this exceptional performance represented an injury-free period of 4.75 million hours by year-end. Our contractor partners also achieved their best ever performance; this represented an injury free period of over 1 million hours by the end of the year.
2. The continued improvement in managing the health of INEOS Chlor employees has been maintained. Improved communication processes between management, Occupational Health professionals and Human Resources resulted in fewer people suffering severe work related ill health problems, for example due to stress at work.
3. In terms of releases to air, most measures taken in the air around Runcorn Site were below the limit of detection and concentrations of key substances are one thousandth of the HSE working level.
4. In addition to protecting habitats on land owned by the Company such as Clifton Clough Ancient Woodland, we continue to provide funding for community environmental projects through Cheshire Wildlife Trust and other environmental bodies, for example a native bluebell planting scheme at Marbury Park, Cheshire.
5. During the course of 2005 the implementation of the new ISO14001 standard for the INEOS Chlor UK Environmental Management System was successfully completed. This standard involves even greater emphasis on compliance with environmental legislation.

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