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HP’s Environmental,
Health and Safety Policy expresses our longstanding commitment
to environmental management and employee safety. The Policy states
that our goal is to ‘…conduct our operations in an environmentally
responsible manner, and create health and safety practices and work
environments that enable HP employees to work injury-free’.
To accomplish this, the Policy specifies that we will:
- Meet or exceed all applicable legal requirements;
- Proactively reduce occupational injury and illness risks, and
promote employee health and well-being (for more information see
Health, safety
and wellness);
- Aggressively pursue pollution prevention, energy conservation
and waste reduction in our operations;
- Design and manufacture our products to be safe to use and to
minimize their environmental impact;
- Offer our customers environmentally responsible end-of-life
management services for HP products; and
- Require our suppliers to conduct their operations in a socially
and environmentally responsible manner.
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To achieve our EHS Policy goals, we implement an
environmental, health and safety management system (EHS MS) as an
integral part of doing business. It is tailored to HP’s business
and is implemented globally, regionally and locally.
HP’s EHS MS is a structured approach to identifying EHS priorities,
meeting HP and external requirements, controlling risk and improving
performance. Our global EHS organization has stewardship of the
EHS MS and collaborates with the appropriate HP organizations to
recommend performance improvement goals. The EHS MS requires sites
to monitor performance, conduct audits and management reviews and
to implement corrective and preventive actions.
HP’s EHS MS is based on recognized international models including
ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001. HP was one of the first multinational
businesses to obtain a single, global ISO 14001 certification for
worldwide manufacturing operations.
» HP's ISO 14001 certificate
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| HP provides EHS training for employees in local languages.
EHS fundamentals are part of employees’ orientation training
and are regularly refreshed through an online EHS Policies and Standards
training module, employee websites and EHS communications. Additionally,
employees receive health and safety training specific to their job.
(For more information, see Health,
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| HP EHS performance standards apply to all sites. The
management system standard addresses EHS management processes such
as risk assessment, objective setting, training and awareness, monitoring
and measurement, inspections and auditing, and management responsibilities.
Accompanying standards address specific operational controls, including
energy management, chemical management, waste minimization, fire and
life safety, ergonomics and electrical safety. |
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| HP’s risk-based emergency preparedness and response
programs are designed to protect people, property, the environment
and continuity of operations. These programs cover planning, prevention,
response and recovery. Response plans exist for chemical releases,
evacuations, fires, natural disasters, security threats and other
emergencies. Response teams are trained and tested in first aid, cardiopulmonary
resuscitation, spill response and facility control operations, as
appropriate to local working environments. Employees are trained on
emergency response procedures and regularly participate in emergency
evacuation and other drills. |
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