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

2. Akzo Nobel Akzo Nobel LeMoyne Facility
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 registration (3/96)
First joint registration (14001 & 9002) worldwide

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

5. ISO 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 Benefits
Management effort to meet provisions of its policy, objectives, and targets are met
Understand potential impacts, eliminate per plan
Community, Regulatory, Akzo, External
Benefits of ISO

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

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

10. ISO 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
Akzo, External
Benefits

12. Benefits Ability to demonstrates due diligence
Long steady application, persistent effort, attentive care to Environment
Akzo,. external, regulatory agency ?, community ?

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 (Environmental)
Responsible Care

16. LeMoyne EMS Environmental 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 EMS Environmental 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 EMS Environmental 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
Akzo, external
Benefits

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