Health, Environment and Safety
How
do you provide access to material safety data sheets (MSDS)?
Customers may access
MSDSs for Bayer MaterialScience products in the North American
region electronically at any time by visiting http://www.baycareonline.com.
Once registered for this site, users may search for and access
any MSDS for a BMS product.
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When
will you be registered to ISO 14001?
We do not have current
plans to become certified to the ISO14001 Standard. As an active
member of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), however, we are
in the process of preparing our Responsible Care® Management
System (RCMS), which encompasses environmental, health, safety,
security and community outreach for third-party certification.
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How
do you secure facilities against terrorists and other homeland
security issues?
All Bayer facilities
have performed assessments to determine potential security vulnerabilities
and have taken appropriate response measures.
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Do
you have federal or state operating/environmental permits?
All Bayer facilities
have the appropriate Federal, state, and local permits, required
for operation in their jurisdiction.
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Do
you have a policy for recycling waste?
Yes.
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Do
you influence the environmental/quality performance of your suppliers?
Yes.
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Will
Bayer sign and return a statement that it conforms to the requirements
of my company's environmental policy?
Bayer MaterialScience has developed
a Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) Policy that it
abides by. We believe that this policy accurately reflects the
intentions of all of our customers.
Click here to view, print or download a copy of our
HSEQ Policy Statement in PDF format. You will need the Adobe®
Reader® software to open this file.
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What
is Bayer's OSHA-recordable injury rate?
BMS OSHA Total Recordable
Injury Rate (TRIR) and Lost Day Injury Rate (LDIR) for the last
three years are as follows:
The Management Representative
for the Health, Environment, Safety and Quality initiative in
the North American region is Greg Babe.
Bayer MaterialScience
has a robust safety management program that is managed as a part
of its overall HSEQ management system. Current safety and overall
HSEQ performance goals and metrics can be found online at http://www.bayerus.com/hes/.
BMS has a robust environmental
management program that is managed as a part of its overall HSEQ
management system. Current environmental and overall HSEQ performance
goals and metrics can be found at http://www.bayerus.com/hes/.
BMS has a robust environmental
management program that is managed as a part of its overall HSEQ
management system. As a part of this management system BMS conducts
internal compliance audits, internal management system audits
and external third party management system audits.
