Environmental Health & Safety

Company Policy

Koch companies worldwide will manage operations in a manner that protects the
environment and the health and safety of employees, customers, contractors and the public, while fully complying with applicable laws and regulations. Koch companies will continuously improve EH&S performance with a goal of zero incidents.

Guiding Principles

• A healthy and safe work environment for all employees and contractors is mandatory to the success of our business, as well as to our families and communities.
• All accidents and injuries are preventable through the application of proper training and knowledge.
• Safety must be a fundamental expectation of each Koch employee.
• Employees and contractors are responsible for complying with all applicable health and safety regulations and with Koch companies’ rules and procedures as a condition of employment.
  

We Believe That...

• Safety must come first, no matter how urgent the job.
• All employees must take personal responsibility to work safely and show concern for the health and safety of their co-workers, contractors, customers and communities.
• All employees must create a culture of accident and injury elimination by proactively assisting in the recognition and mitigation of workplace hazards.
• We must effectively learn and create knowledge through investigating injuries, illnesses and near misses.
• On-the-job safety is just as important as at-home safety, and vice versa.
• Only employees possessing the highest level of commitment to safety and these Principles and Beliefs will work for Koch companies.
  

Behavioral Based Safety Program

Koch Specialty Plant Services has developed its own unique safety based behavioral observation program – P.A.C.E. Implemented in 2004, P.A.C.E. (Personnel, Accountability, Culture and Enforcement) has become an integral part of our safety culture because it actively involves ALL KSPS personnel in the safety process through participation in random yet structured observations focused on safety behavior. The result – an employee driven safety culture that strives for perfection and does not tolerate unsafe behavior.