NURUL AFIDAH BT.

MAZELAN
2013995655
CPE615 (PROCESS SAFETY
EH241(6)
DR. HASNORA
DATE SUBMITTED: 3RD DECEMBER 2015
ZCL CHEMICALS LIMITED
Environment, Health & Safety
At ZCL Chemicals, they aim to use natural resources efficiently and minimize the environmental
impacts of our activities and products during their life cycles.
They manage the environment, health and safety issues using a management system aligned
with recognized management system standards such as ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001.
The 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.
They are committed to providing safe workplaces in our company, associates and third-party
personnel. Our impressive safety performance oTheys as much to management attention and
Theyll-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. They work closely with the
local community to keep the air, water and land both safe and healthy. They 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. Play a proactive role in
minimizing pollution across the industry. EHS policy is mentored by EHS organization. In the
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 They 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 rapidreporting system.
Along with incident evaluation, using root cause analysis, the rapidreporting system includes a
database to facilitate sharing of best practice.
Guildeline 7: Related to EHS Induction

Environment
They are committed to environmental stewardship across the value chain. They keep wastes to
the minimum and clean gases and effluents scientifically. They implement solvent recovery
processes. They are implementing conventional biological treatment for effluents. They 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. They
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. They assess our regulatory and business needs and
identify EHS hazard information for all new processes
Health
Employees are the biggest assets and their health is of vital importance. They follow best
practices to maintain our manufacturing plants and undertake regular medical check ups for the
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.
They have an emergency response and crisis management plan. Plants are well equipped to
handle emergencies. They conduct surprise mock drills to keep employees on their toes, in the
event of any untoward situation. At a macro level, They are part of the district level crisis group
and hold meetings that are attended by government officials and executives across industry.
Safety
They leave no stone unturned to ensure the safety of our workers and the environment. They
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.
They 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 they 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.