Safety first
80% fewer industrial incidents in the last 10 years
Since 1998, the annual total representing industrial incidents at Cognis has decreased from 157 to a current 23 (in 2008). Over the long term, the aim is to make all sites accident-free through a system of regular audits, monitoring and preventative measures. Safety takes high priority at all our locations, and the accident database reads like a real success story.
Global Process Safety Team
Regular reviews ensure that all Cognis sites are kept up to date in all matters affecting safety. At the Group level, the Global Process Safety Team perform the associated audits—including the monitoring of any necessary improvement measures. They also ensure adherence to all relevant standards throughout Cognis. Changes resulting from official regulations or new laws are fully integrated and cascaded down the line, with the Cognis Safety Guidelines being reformulated as appropriate.
Accident and incident survey
The ultimate goal of safety management policy at Cognis is an accident-free working environment. Accident and Incident Information, the Cognis survey of all reported accidents and incidents within Cognis worldwide, provides a monthly update on our progress towards this goal.
Zero accidents
Established in 2005, our Global Process Safety Team introduced a number of individual measures that not only prevented our incidence rate from rising again, but also ensured that the number of accidents continued to fall. The purpose of establishing the Cognis accident database was to achieve a sustained and continuous reduction in the number of incidents occurring. The ultimate target: “Zero accidents”—the incident-free company. Not a single work-related accident since October 2006: with this record, the Cognis Holthausen production facility in Düsseldorf, Germany, is not only the Group’s biggest—with around 1,500 employees—but also one of its safest. This “big fat zero” is the result of a systematic approach to safety management. Through it, Cognis Germany has also earned a top global chemical industry ranking for occupational safety.
COGNIS TOP TEN
Number
|
Operational locations
|
Incident rate based on last 12 months
|
Days worked since last lost time accident
|
| 1 |
Cimanggis, Indonesia |
0.00 |
433,823 |
| 2 |
Düsseldorf CPDO Org.Prod./EO, Germany |
0.00 |
336,854 |
| 3 |
Ponthierry, France |
0.00 |
319,381 |
| 4 |
Düsseldorf TT Corp. Techn., Germany |
0.00 |
263,184 |
| 5 |
Ambler, USA |
0.00 |
242,468 |
| 6 |
Düsseldorf CPDM Mixing, Germany |
0.00 |
217,173 |
| 7 |
Bangpakong, Thailand |
0.00 |
189,662 |
| 8 |
Jacarei, Brazil |
0.00 |
182,547 |
| 9 |
Charlotte, USA |
0.00 |
169,382 |
| 10 |
Cincinnati, Mfg; USA |
0.00 |
153,006 |
Locations accident-free since at least one year, ordered according worked mandays since last lost time accident.