MWV Specialty Chemicals Performance Goals and Statistics

In 1999, each facility in our Specialty Chemicals division committed to the following performance goals:  continue progress to achieve zero lost-time occupational injuries and illnesses and continue progress to achieve zero reportable environmental releases.

 

Performance Statistics

Each MWV Specialty Chemicals facility has implemented employee participation programs and management systems to achieve our goals. The performance of each facility over the past four years is as follows:

Lost-Time Occupational Injuries and Illnesses

 

Facility	2005		2006		2007		2008
	Cases	DCIR*	Cases	DCIR*	Cases	DCIR*	Cases	DCIR*
Charleston, SC	1	0.52	5	2.68	0	0.00	4	1.89
Covington, VA	3	1.23	3	1.64	1	0.40	3	1.46
DeRidder, LA	2	0.95	0	0.00	0	0.00	2	1.06
Waynesboro, GA	1	1.89	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00
Wickliffe, KY	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00
Division & Technical Center	0	0.00	1	1.01	0	0.00	0	0.00
Albuquerque, NM					1	3.22	1	3.22
Specialty Chemicals Division (Total) **	7	0.67	9	1.06	2	0.20	10	1.10

** Specialty Chemicals Division totals include administrative employees
*** American Chemistry Council member companies with less than 2 million man-hours per year
**** Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Chemicals and Allied Products

 

Reportable Environmental Releases*  

 

Facility	2005	2006	2007	2008
Charleston, SC	0	0	0	0
Covington, VA	2	2	1	1
DeRidder, LA	3	2	0	0
Waynesboro, GA	0	0	0	0
Wickliffe, KY	0	0	0	0
Division & Technical Center	-	-	0	0
Albuquerque, NM	-	-	0	-
Specialty Chemicals Division (Total)	5	4	1	1

* None of the reported releases were considered environmentally significant