Health and
Safety

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we maintained our focus on the health and safety of our employees and contractors, experiencing only 23 cases of recordable illnesses related to COVID-19 transmission in the workplace. In 2020, CPChem’s Recordable Incidence Rate (RIR) (inclusive of COVID-19 recordable illnesses) for employees and contractors was 0.31 and 0.06
respectively.

Excluding COVID-19 related illnesses, employees and contractors achieved the lowest Recordable Incidence Rates (RIR) CPChem has ever documented. This impressive accomplishment through this challenging year illustrates the success of Our Journey to Zero and our Operational Excellence programs, and is a testament of our dedication to keep safety at the forefront of everything we do.

While our company experienced a lower number of recordable injuries and illnesses, the severity of these injuries increased in 2020. Developed in 2019, the Injury Severity Index is a metric being piloted by CPChem and aims to give us insight into better understanding and reducing the severity of our injuries while providing a deeper evaluation of progress beyond RIR metrics. 

All CPChem facilities have Emergency Action and Accounting Plans, which are governed by our OE Systems Manual. We pride ourselves on our engagement with our local communities on emergency preparedness. Emergency response teams, composed of CPChem personnel as well as local and regional experts, stay prepared to respond to incidents by undergoing frequent emergency response training that includes briefings and drills covering a wide array of scenarios including product spills, fires, explosions, natural disasters and security incidents.

Health and Safety in 2020




 

Emergency Response





 

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