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The core of HP’s environmental, heath and safety (EHS) management system is our EHS Policy. We use our EHS management system to help achieve EHS objectives at all sites. Our system incorporates risk assessment, objectives and targets, roles and responsibilities, training, operational control, emergency preparedness and response, monitoring and measurement, audits and assessments, and management of corrective and preventive action. We obtain independent certification of our manufacturing operations worldwide to ISO 14001, the accepted international standard for environmental management systems. HP’s EHS management system is introduced to newly acquired companies as part of the business integration process.
For details, see Environmental, health and safety management system. For details of worldwide certification, see ISO14001. Health, safety and wellness management is covered in the Employees section of this report.
An example of HP’s EHS management system in action is Indigo, a leading manufacturer of digital presses headquartered in Israel and acquired by HP in 2002. At that time, Indigo had not performed an overall EHS risk assessment and did not have an EHS management system or improvement processes. HP EHS staff from Europe and the United States helped assess baseline risk, evaluate regulatory compliance and establish improvement goals. The division then hired local EHS staff, implemented basic programs and established a formal EHS management system that has been examined by internal and external audits. The HP Digital Press Division is now part of HP’s global ISO 14001 registration, is a leader in EHS performance among companies in Israel and was ranked among the top companies in Israel by the 2007 Maala Index for Social Responsibility. |
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