Environmental, Health, Safety and Security Strategy
At CPChem, the health, safety and well-being of our employees and contractors is paramount. Our positive safety culture is reflected in all aspects of our business, and empowers us to do the right thing, the right way, every time.
Our Journey to Zero is not only a phrase, but a commitment to each other, our employees and the communities where we live and work. CPChem’s EHSS strategy is built on three components: caring for each other, driving safe and reliable operations and improving the environment. Both strategy and blueprint, this long-standing program advocates safety, reliability and environmental sustainability.
Setting records in personnel and process safety
Our Journey to Zero and focus on Operational Excellence help us advance our vision to eliminate high consequence and high potential process safety events and serious injuries.
In 2024, CPChem recorded the company’s best High Consequence/Potential Incident Rate HIPO. Underscoring the effectiveness of rigorous safety programs, our caring culture and supporting SDG #3 Good Health and Well-being, the company also achieved its best-ever Process Safety Event Rate.
These achievements not only demonstrate progress but reinforce our commitment to prioritize safety in all aspects of our operations.
Our Journey to Zero
Guiding Principles
The safety of our employees and contractors is our top priority, and we uphold a strong safety culture through guiding principles that provide direction in every situation, regardless of role or responsibility. These principles underscore the importance of maintaining unwavering operational discipline.
- Work safely or not at all.
- There is always time to do it right.
- If it’s worth doing, do it better.
Life Saving Rules
Our nine Life Saving Rules relate to activities that, if not executed correctly every time, have a high potential for serious injury or fatality. At CPChem, these Life Saving Rules reinforce our charge to get everyone home safely at the end of the day.
Operational Excellence
At CPChem, we take pride in our pursuit of Operational Excellence, aiming to be the leading company in our industry by consistently doing the right things, in the right way, every time. Our OE System is a risk management methodology designed to standardize our global efforts, continuously improve, and elevate operational discipline across health, safety, security, reliability, quality and environmental performance.
Tenets of Operation
CPChem’s Tenets of Operations extend our values and principles to all employees and contractors. These Tenets provide a universal code of conduct that guides decision-making and risk management practices in the workplace.
Spot on – Excellence Simplified
“Are you ready?” Elliott Johnson asked as he kicked off our Global OE Forum. Applying the Forum theme of “Excellence Simplified,” Environmental, Health, Safety and Security professionals and managers met to share best practices and identify opportunities to simplify our OE systems and processes. Continuous improvement of our safety focus and culture remains a key part of Our Journey to Zero.
Voluntary Protection Program
The Voluntary Protection Program is an OSHA initiative where facilities take responsibility for managing their safety through policies, programs, and reinforcing behaviors to ensure a safe working environment for employees, contractors and visitors. All 18 of CPChem’s eligible U.S. locations have achieved Star Status, the highest VPP certification awarded by OSHA.
A-OK with VPP
CPChem has 18 U.S. facilities participating in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Voluntary Protection Programs. The program encourages a cooperative relationship among OSHA, company leadership and employees. The company also has 33 special government employees who support OSHA initiatives and promote participation in the program, not only within the chemical industry but also by educating employers in other sectors on the benefits of workforce protection.
