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BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (May 8, 2006) – The ExxonMobil Polyolefins Plant in
Baton Rouge has set a new record in industry safety. For four years straight,
the plant has earned the Distinguished Safety Award from the National
Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA), a feat no other company has
accomplished.
“This award symbolizes ExxonMobil Chemical's strong commitment and dedication
to achieve superior safety performance,” said Bruce Macklin, vice president,
global operations. “ExxonMobil has many business priorities, but there is
none greater than the safety of our workplaces.”
The Distinguished Safety Award recognizes those facilities that have operated
at the highest standards of excellence and is part of the comprehensive safety
awards program developed by NPRA’s Safety and Health Committee. The committee
promotes accident prevention in the petroleum refining and petrochemical
manufacturing industries and publicly recognizes the industry’s excellent
record of safety in operations.
Rich Mohring, ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Polyolefins Plant manager, explains that
his site's success is based in the belief that safety is the core value of
management and employees.
"Our management and the plant's 400 employees consider safety a value that can
never be prioritized or compromised. With that belief, we can collectively
focus on achieving ExxonMobil’s goal of “Nobody Gets Hurt,” he says
Recipients of the Distinguished Safety Award must pass a comprehensive review
of individual safety performance programs. To be considered for the award, a
location must achieve both an employee and contractor total recordable
incidence rate* of 0.8 or less and have had no employee cases involving days
away from work for the applicable evaluation period.
A selection committee from NPRA’s Safety and Health Committee then reviews the
facility’s overall performance history over three evaluation periods and its
performance based on number of hours or years worked without a lost workday
case, and reviews a written description of the facility’s safety program.
Baton Rouge Polyolefins Plant employees recently achieved 12 months without a
recordable injury and 67 months without a loss-time incident.
The Baton Rouge Polyolefins Plant produces over 2.5 billion lb./yr. of
high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and polypropylene. Applications include
familiar household items such as polyethylene milk jugs, detergent and oil
bottles, and automotive fuel tanks. The sites' polypropylene resin can be
found in diapers, medical garments, carpet backing, and beverage bottle
closures. In addition to the four Distinguished Safety Awards, the Polyolefins
Plant has received four consecutive Louisiana Chemical Association (LCA) “Best
in Louisiana” SAFE Awards.
NPRA is a national trade association whose members include more than 450
companies, including virtually all U.S. refiners and petrochemical
manufacturers.
* (A total recordable incidence rate is a calculation of the number of
injuries and illnesses reported to the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health
Administration multiplied by 200,000, the base number of hours worked for 100
full time employees. This is then divided by the total employee hours worked
in that calendar year. )
Note to the editors:
The term "ExxonMobil Chemical" refers collectively to some or all of the
companies affiliated with Exxon Mobil Corporation which have chemical
manufacturing and/or marketing operations around the world.
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The ExxonMobil Chemical Baton Rouge Polyolefins facility is a recognized
industry leader in the manufacture of high density polyethylene and
polypropylene FDA-approved food-grade plastic. The facility has 400
employees, including Jenny Briones, Paul Guillot and J. R. Hohensee, who
contribute to its distinguished safety record.
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