Protecting People and Operations
Award Winning Safety
American Chemistry Council Responsible Care® Awards
Company recognized by the American Chemistry Council with two of the Responsible Care® program’s highest honors: Responsible Care® Company of the Year and Responsible Care® Initiative of the Year.
Our Bartlesville, Borger, Conroe, Drilling Specialties Co Lab and Technical Center, Orange, and Pasadena facilities were recognized in 2025 with ACC’s Responsible Care® Safety Awards.
American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers’ Safety Achievement Awards
CPChem’s facilities in Borger and Pasadena, Texas, achieved Elite Gold (top 5%) and the Cedar Bayou, Drilling Specialties, and Orange, Texas and Bartlesville, Oklahoma, facilities earned the Elite Silver Safety Award, a recognition reserved for the top 10% of safety performers in the industry.
Our facilities in Bartlesville, Borger, Conroe, Orange, Pasadena, and Port Arthur received AFPM Safety Achievement Awards, which are designed to recognize facilities that demonstrate exceptional occupational and process safety performance.
National Voluntary Protection Program Participants Association
A CPChem employee serves as chairman of the board for the National Voluntary Protection Program Participants Association (VPPPA).
OSHA Special Government Employee and Mentor of the Year
OSHA nationally recognized a CPChem Sweeny facility process operator as the 2025 Special Government Employee and Mentor of the Year, honoring his leadership and safety advocacy among more than 1,100 active SGEs nationwide.
Union Pacific Pinnacle Award for Rail Safety
CPChem earned the 2025 Union Pacific Pinnacle Award for the eighth time in recognition of its sustained commitment to safe, reliable rail transportation and zero non-accident hazardous material releases.
Safety Performance in 2025
Our focus on eliminating high severity and high potential process safety events (“PSE”), strengthening our process safety culture, and providing tools, training, and experience is crucial for maintaining safe and reliable operations.
For detailed figures on safety performance, please refer to our Performance Data. These tables provide comprehensive data on various safety metrics, including recordable incidence rates and process safety event rates.
Recordable Injuries and Illnesses
Process Safety Events by Actual or Potential Severity Level
Tier 1 Process Safety Event Severity Rate
