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			print     Organization Safety, health and environmental protection are perceived as concrete opportunities for value creation, strengthening the confidence of customers, business partners, shareholders and the public at large. Guided by the Group function Corporate SHE which is also responsible for the Group SHE policy, SHE coordination, audit control and emergency communication, SHE officers on regional and site level support line management in its demanding task to implement the internal SHE standards as well as guaranteeing the legal compliance with local applicable laws and regulations. Continual improvement in the SHE area requires far-sighted planning, painstaking implementation and effective monitoring of the measures. Standards are developed and implemented at the production sites on the basis of the SHE policy that is valid across the Group. Having intensified its support and monitoring activities, the organization of regional SHE coordinators introduced in 2004 has proven its value and is to be continued. This SHE coordination team led by corporate SHE issued a modified risk profile matrix for benchmarking process risk analyses. The matrix is valid worldwide within the Group and binding on all production sites. Lonza is confident it will help further reduce the risks associated with our production processes and infrastructure installlations. Standards and Internal Regulations Line Management at each site is responsible for maintaining the site specific SHE management system including the associated SHE standards, work instructions and operating procedures. A set of corporate guidelines in the area of SHE defines the frame and sets the rules for proper management of safety, health and environmantal protection: Risk Analysis and Global Risk Profile Matrix Auditing Follow-up Change Management Emergency and Incident Reporting Performance Reporting Supply Chain Security Storage Classification Containment Strategy Hot Work and Safe Work Permitting Health Surveillance Occupational Exposure Limiting Adapted to local requirements Lonza maintains internal SHE regulations at all manufacturing sites in the following areas (selection): Safe work permittingHot work permits and work with other ignition sources On-site traffic Analysis and assessmant of process risks Use of ladders and other climbing risks and roof work Safety of contractors and other third party companies Storage and transportation of hazardous chemicals Personal protective equipment for safe chemicals handling Electrical risks and classification Fire and explosion protection Eye protection, helmets, safety gear, safety shoes Lock-out/tag-out Handling of active pharmaceutical ingredients Conveyance and transfer of liquid chemicals Rotating parts and technical installations with electrodrives Right-To-Know, product safety Confined space entry Work with hot water, steam and ultra-high pressure systems Health prevention with asbestos risks Noise prevention and hearing protection Excavation works Reporting of accidents and incidents Safety signs,placarding and use of safety colors Access control to plant and infrastructure an other special areas Emergency and crisis management Auditing SHE performance audits are carried out at regular intervals, typically three years, at all production sites, warehouses and Research & Development sites. They cover all aspects of safety, health and environmental protection, and serve to monitor whether compliance with internal and external standards is achieved. These audits are conducted by internal independent experts by means of management interviews and site inspections and are based on a comprehensive and systematically compiled checklist. All audit findings are documented and a detailed follow-up action plan is required. The follow-up of audits is reviewed by corporate and due implementation is monitored. Emergency management Lonza is well prepared to handle the inherent risks of chemical manufacturing. All sites have established their local emergency organization (LEO) to deal with incidents and emergency situations. Alongside the presence of the technical measures to fight an emergency, the LEOs are well organized and regularly trained for their tasks. The potential risk scenarios are discussed and managed in a structured and systematic manner to ensure immediate action and minimize harm to people and damage to property, equipment and the environment. In addition to the LEOs, Lonza has established a central emergency communications group. Its tasks are to ensure a correct, consistent and timely information of Group management and external bodies. Although our two-stage emergency management organization has proven to be effective and we believe that Lonza is able to adequately deal with potential emergencies and is constantly working on the optimization of our response teams and its organization to further optimize our preparedness. Certification Lonza requires its operational units to have a performance oriented comprehensive safety, health and environmental management system in place. However, the Group does not require the sites to have their system certified. The decision for certification may depend on customer needs, as well as general market and business opportunities. Several production sites of the Group are certified according to internationally recognized standards for environmental management (ISO 14000 series) or occupational health and safety management (OHSAS 18000 series). Site Certificate Issued by Reg. No. Expiry Lonza Guangzhou Ltd., Guangzhou, P.R. China ISO 14001:2004 DNV 0963-2004-AE-RGC-RvA 11/2012 Lonza Guangzhou Ltd., Guangzhou, P.R. China OHSAS 18001:2007 DNV 0964-2004-HSO-RGC-DNV 11/2012 Lonza Guangzhou Nansha Ltd., Nansha, P.R. China ISO 14001:2004 DNV 0963-2004-AE-RGC-RvA 11/2012 Lonza Guangzhou Nansha Ltd., Nansha, P.R. China OHSAS 18001:2007 DNV 0964-2004-HSO-RGC-DNV 11/2012 Appendix to Lonza Global Certificate ISO14001 for Lonza Guangzhou and Lonza Guangzhou Nansha SQS 10611   Appendix to Lonza Global Certificate OHSAS18001 for Lonza Guangzhou and Lonza Guangzhou Nansha SQS 10611   DNV Det Norske Veritas, Management Sytem Certificate ISO International Organization for Standardization OHSAS Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series SQS Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems SQS --> Download environmental certificates