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At ZCL Chemicals, We aim to use natural resources efficiently and minimize the environmental
impacts of our activities and products during their life cycles.
We manage our environment, health and safety issues using a management system aligned with recognized management
system standards such as ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001.
Our management system is based on a structured framework that starts with a policy. The policy is supported by
standards, guidance materials, tools, training, recognition and audits that assist the business to manage
environment, health, and safety at the sites throughout key business operations. Systematic audits assess sites’
adoption of a management systems approach to manage their risks.
We are committed to providing safe workplaces in our company, associates and third-party personnel. Our impressive
safety performance owes as much to management attention and well-trained employees as to elaborately engineered
systems. Indeed, safety culture and behavior-based safety programs are increasingly seen as key to the continued
improvement of occupational health and safety over the coming years.
EHS Policy
ZCL believes that sustainable development, in any environment, has to be a participatory process, with the local population being the biggest stakeholder.
We work closely with the local community to keep the air, water and land both safe and healthy. We take active interest in the well-being of the local community and continue to make a valuable difference. Voluntary community work and monetary support are part of our corporate culture.
We play a proactive role in minimizing pollution across the industry. Our EHS policy is mentored by EHS organization. In our journey towards sustainability, the EHS team sets goals and benchmarks and works towards achieving them.
The highlights of ZCL's EHS policy are
- Comply with all applicable laws and regulations pertaining to EHS
- Be prepared for all possible emergency situations and respond to them as planned
- Set objectives, achieve targets and consistently improve environmental performance
- Ensure safe handling and disposal of our hazardous and non-hazardous waste
- To achieve continuous Improvement in EHS performance based on conservation of natural resources like energy and water on a permanent basis through periodical audits and management actions.
- Sensitize our employees about preservation of the environment, their roles and responsibilities through continuous training
To support our policy we have formulated certain procedures.
Comprehensive, compulsory EHS Procedures define global standards and to help us fulfill that commitment.
Guidelines 1: Related to EHS Policy Implementation
Establishes a framework to ensure that our health, safety and environmental protection standards are implemented
and communicated throughout the company. The guideline outlines the HSE organization and defines the roles and
responsibilities of various levels of the organization.
Guidelines 2: Related to Emergency Management (OSEP)
Defines procedures to effectively manage unforeseen incidents with potentially significant impact on people, the
environment, or the property and reputation of ZCL.
Guidelines 3: Related to Occupational health
Provides a framework for safeguarding the health of ZCL employees and others on our premises, including protection
from chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic hazards. The guideline also encourages health promotion
programs for employees.
Guideline 4: Warehousing
Summarizes the basic principles and rules for reducing warehousing risks. Applies to the storage of raw materials,
intermediates, active ingredients, finished products and wastes
Guideline 5: Related to Waste management
Defines guidelines to minimize generation of waste – hazardous and non-hazardous – and to ensure that the
remaining waste is treated, stored and disposed of in a safe and environmentally sound manner.
Guideline 6: Related to Incident/Accident reporting and Action Plan
Stipulates reporting of significant EHS accidents and incidents through a rapid–reporting system. Along with
incident evaluation, using root cause analysis, the rapid–reporting system includes a database to facilitate
sharing of best practice.
Guildeline 7: Related to EHS Induction
Environment
We are committed to environmental stewardship across the value chain. We keep wastes to the minimum and clean
gases and effluents scientifically. We implement solvent recovery processes. We are implementing conventional
biological treatment for effluents. We have incorporated a Chemical Management system, enabling access to safety
information for a vast database of chemicals. Our R&D center follows our policy of sustainable development.
We strive to eliminate chemical hazards at the R&D stage itself.
Along with plant units, the staff carries out extensive studies for each product and pilot plant batch. Process
safety is a key thrust area. We assess our regulatory and business needs and identify EHS hazard information for
all new processes
Health
Employees are our biggest assets and their health is of vital importance to us. We follow best practices to
maintain our manufacturing plants and undertake regular medical check ups for our employees.
All employees undergo periodic medical checkups by an independent agency, while those exposed to chemicals undergo
special tests. Site has an occupational health center managed round-the-clock by a visiting medical
practitioner.
We have an emergency response and crisis management plan. Our plants are well equipped to handle emergencies.
We conduct surprise mock drills to keep employees on their toes, in the event of any untoward situation.
At a macro level, we are part of the district level crisis group and hold meetings that are attended by government
officials and executives across industry.
Safety
We leave no stone unturned to ensure the safety of our workers and the environment. We have stringent pro-
environment, pro-employee policies and maintain complete transparency in our activities.
Adherence to safety norms is a pre-condition to employment. The employee's performance in health and safety
matters is a critical component of the annual appraisal.
We provide detailed guidelines and technical information as part of the framework for managing environment, health
and safety. Training and awareness programmes, based on the guidelines, inform employees at all levels about
risks, to create a culture where EHS considerations are integral to the way we do business, and to help employees
understand the EHS issues specific to their jobs.
Most EHS training is managed by the sites and is specific to job roles. EHS professionals receive induction
training and undertake regular training to ensure they are aware of the latest technical information in their
fields.
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