WASHINGTON -- The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has honored BASF Corp. with its 2017 Responsible Care® Initiative of the Year Award in recognition of the company's customized environmental, health and safety (EHS) culture change program: the Exposure Reduction Process (ERP).
"BASF's commitment to employee health, safety and security is clearly an integral part of how it does business, and it is evident in the company's performance over the past four years," said ACC President and CEO Cal Dooley. "We are pleased to recognize BASF as a leader in behavior- based safety and driving a culture of continuous improvement in the safe management of its products and operations through Responsible Care."
"This simple idea -- adjusting our behaviors to reduce our exposure to hazards -- is at the center of our exposure reduction process," said BASF Senior Vice President of Environment, Health and Safety Services Derek Fairclough. "It is also how we're carrying our core value -- 'We never compromise on safety' -- now and into the future, and it is critical to achieving our targets."
With a focus on the cultural factors that contribute to EHS performance, the Exposure Reduction Process consists of three primary strategies that align with BASF's Journey to EHS Excellence:
- Mapping the journey. The facility conducts a quantitative and qualitative assessment to measure its EHS culture. Site-specific action plans are developed to drive continuous improvements.
- Leading the journey. Supervisors are evaluated using a safety leadership diagnostic tool, including feedback. This helps leaders understand their safety leadership contributions and be coached to adjust their behavior, so they can effectively serve as role models for culture change.
- Living the journey. Employees are trained and coached on how to conduct peer-to-peer observations, provide feedback and receive feedback from others.
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