We have a combined environment, health and safety (EHS) management system. We summarize the EHS management system’s common elements in Managing sustainability

The EHS management system includes operational safety control standards relating to Contractor Management, Chemical Management, Machine Safeguarding, Hazardous Energy Control, Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices, Confined Space Operations, Lifting Devices, Workplace Transport Safety, Working at Heights, Ergonomics, Occupational Hygiene Control, Personal Protective Equipment, Respiratory Protections, and Hearing Loss Prevention. These standards set the minimum requirements for a business unit. We assess facilities against these standards during EHS management system assessments. Any shortfall identified is used to develop facility-specific EHS improvement plans.

Our Vision 2010 program includes ambitious safety goals. These are:

• Zero fatalities.
• Zero permanently disabling injuries.
• Total Reportable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 0.5. Reportable incidents are work-related events that result in fatalities, disabling injuries or illnesses, lost work days or restricted work.
• Lost-Time Reportable Incident Rate (LTRIR) of 0.2. This measures the frequency with which incidents cause time to be taken off normal work.
• Severity rate of 12. The severity rate is the number of days of lost or restricted work as a result of a work-related injury per 100 full-time employees per annum.
• Contractor TRIR of 0.5.
• Fifty percent reduction in injuries resulting from employee interaction with energized equipment.
• Fifty percent of all sites to achieve a “well controlled” assessment rating for hazardous energy control, machine safeguarding, confined space entry, ergonomics, change management, critical task analysis, powered industrial trucks and contractor management.

We have systems in place for assessing and improving performance in the areas most likely to affect workplace safety. These are:

• Change management, to ensure compliance with all EHS rules and regulations is maintained during periods of change as well as conformance to Kimberly-Clark EHS standards.
• Machine safeguarding, to minimize risks from moving or rotating parts and equipment.
• Hazardous energy.
• Confined space entry operations, to ensure employee safety and health during work that requires entry into a confined space.

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