Alsip, Illinois production plant

The Alsip plant pays close attention to identifying potential risks and acting to minimize the impact of those risks. We work to keep safety in our thoughts at all times, through efforts such as:

• A daily safety review during every shift
• Improvement Idea Tool that allows employees to enter safety suggestions as well as other improvement ideas
• Review of every safety suggestion during monthly team meetings
• Hazardous waste operations emergency response (HAZWOPER) confine space rescue trained employees
• Personnel trained in First Aid, CPR, AED (Automated External Defibrillation)
• Member of CHEMTREC  (Chemical Transportation Emergency Center)
• Employee led teams that enhance safety include: Behavioral Based Safety (BBS) training, process safety, winterization and 5S

• ISO 9001:2015 certification
• OHSAS 18001 certification
• RCMS

• Chemical Industry Council of Illinois (CICI) - The Alsip plant is an active member of this industry council, which serves as a voice for our industry on issues that impact us. CICI also has  an  education foundation  that  encourages  high  school  and  junior  high  school  students to explore careers in chemistry . The Alsip plant is a sponsor of the CICI annual dinner.
• Community support - The plant supports the local community through donations and participation in community programs such as food drives and Night Out event fordrug and crime prevention.
• Emergency Response Drill with participation from local authorities and emergency responders.

The Arkema Group, through its Common Ground^® program is committed to building relationships between our Company and its communities. Community relations enable the Group to open up its sites to the outside world and establish genuine relations of trust with all its stakeholders.

Last updated: April 2019

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