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| ACE | | | Quality Policy | | | EH&S | | | Customer Satisfaction | | | HSunPac Norms |
    
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EH&S Policy Hamilton Sundstrand Pacific Aerospace (HSunpac) is committed to conduct our operations in a manner that the health and safety of our employees, our neighbors and the natural environment are all protected. We will comply with all applicable laws and regulations, and will not hesitate to go beyond legislated requirements, if a higher level of practice and observance is necessary. We believe that all occupational injuries and illnesses and all adverse environmental incidents are preventable. Superior EH&S performances will improve our competitive position in the marketplace. As such, it will be valued as much as quality, customer satisfaction and cost. We will, with the assistance of EH&S professionals, identify, set and attain goals that will result in continuous improvement of our compliance to EH&S regulations, our associates' safety and pollution prevention performance. We believe that each associate plays an important role in improving our EH&S performance, not only by understanding and following established procedures, but also by recommending better practices regularly. Working safely and following sound environmental practices is a condition of employment for all associates at HSunpac. Regulators and other UTC EH&S professionals will be treated openly and honestly and full co-operation will be extended to them. HSunpac will work to meet all of our EH&S commitments, participate actively in all internal and external audits and provide the highest level of customer satisfaction. We will be a leader in the EH&S field. In support of our commitment, this policy is communicated to all HSunpac associates and is available to the public upon request. EH&S Organization An EH&S organization has been established to support the facility's commitment. The EH&S Steering Committee, with the assistance of the EH&S Department, provides overall strategic direction for the facility's EH&S program, monitor on-going EH&S performance and support implementation of EH&S initiatives. The Workplace Safety & Health Committee which is formed by individual work areas is assigned with the responsibility to help with implementation of EH&S programs in the individual work areas.
EH&S Management System An EH&S Management System has been implemented in the company. The intent is to make environment, health and safety integral components of all business processes that create the products, services and operations of United Technologies Corporation (UTC).
The EH&S Management System is organized into twelve elements that support UTC's EH&S continual improvement process, which include planning, implementation, and measurement. The elements are: 1. Policy & Leadership 2. Organization 3. Planning 4. Accountability 5. Assessment Prevention & Control 6. Education & Training 7. Communications 8. Rules & Procedures 9. Inspection & Audits 10. Incident Investigations 11. Document & Record Management 12. Program Evaluation
Environment, Health & Safety Hamilton Sundstrand strives to be the safest, healthiest aerospace and industrial company with the smallest environmental footprint on the planet. Our environmental goals include absolute reductions in the greenhouse gas emissions, air pollutant emissions, water consumption, chemicals discharged to water and waste generation associated with the production of our products. Through our Green Products Program, we seek to minimize the hazardous substances and packaging associated with our products while maximizing their energy efficiency. Between 2006 and 2008, Hamilton Sundstrand achieved the following absolute reductions across our manufacturing facilities while experiencing a 24 percent increase in revenues:
The health and safety of our employees is of the utmost importance at Hamilton Sundstrand. With strong management support and grassroots employee involvement, Hamilton Sundstrand is striving to be an injury-free workplace. Efforts to obtain ISO 14001, OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), and/or OSHAS 18001 at our facilities worldwide are helping to continually improve the working environment for our employees. Between 2006 and 2008, our injury rate decreased by over 10 percent to well below the industry average. Hamilton Sundstrand's efforts to continually improve EH&S performance have been recognized by a number of organizations. In Singapore we archieved the Gold Category Singapore H.E.A.L.T.H. Award and Work-Life Excellence Award in 2008. |
