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PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT DUP-1908 Report on SRFETy DU PONT'S LONG RECORD For more than a century, Du Pont has worked at safe working. he Du Pont powder mills Ton the banks of Brandy wine Creek near Wilming vision, offers this sketch of safety philosophy at Du Pont today: ton. Del., were almost 16 years old in 1818 when a. series of "Four basic requirements are explosions left them in ruins. crucial to a safe operation," he When the smoke cleared. 36 says. "ThiMMKas a aqmmit- men were left dead in the wreckage. The Du Pont Company's pre occupation with safety dates from these explosions, as well as earlier ones, underscoring as they did the hazards of the is one of the few companies in manufacture of black powder. industry that spends an enor Over the years safety measures mous amount of time and multiplied, keeping pace with money developing in-house the growth of the company, and standards for systems that can today Du Pont's safety per work safely. formance is the best in indus try. For the past three years, The IkiaL Walters continues, Du Pont's rate of major, or lost- it thrTBdBfl'PfPCT<nmet in* time, injuries has been one safety practices, using a vari fortieth that of industry overall. ety of methods, including AnthiterKinsb "iC~SrtSffila ^manuals and models and classfibwTpJaiitE fheworld's-* rooms and blackboards -- as imiutteiirsefetyrecofariwith well as constant on-the-job mprejhjnfft.mittioojeniployee training. AnriUUffyZBeqSejjt hours-worked-farpmnimek audiUrgre nectsnarytoenaure* safe- waridnrarderr j This performance is the result \ -- of a rigid adherence to the rules BY of safe industrial procedure. Ned K. Walters, head of the PAUL F. JANKOWSKI with Safety and Fire Protection Di CHARLES H. FREEMAN If Du Pont finds that safe man ufacture is not feasible or is impractical, it is not hesitant to "drop" products. But such in stances are exceptional. Du Pont's philosophy is rooted in the idea that a scientific un derstanding of all of a prod uct's properties and hazards will allow for the design of a safe manufacturing system. Crucial to tnis"Eeleraina'H'on is ' the industrial hygiene survey. The intent of a modern indus trial hygiene survey, taken in its widest sense, is to identify possible or actual human ex posure to danger in the work place so that the hazard can be brought under control. Du Pont, like other large corporations, makes use of teams composed of analytical chemists, physi cists, engineers, toxicologists, and industrial physicians -- so multidisciplinary is the field of industrial hygiene. For 40 years the Haskell Labo ratory (see p. 16) has been studying potential hazards pre sented by products made or used at Du Pont sites. But the sites themselves continually review the operating proce dures for the chemicals tHsv DUP 0500073 DU 001034 Du Pont Safety > And Fire. Protection Guideline 77-11 SECTION 9.3 PAGE lot 2 EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS CONTENTS Introduction................................................................. PAGE 1 Organization Responsibilities ...T............................................................................................... 1 Employee Communication and Training. ...................................................................................1 Communications with Union Representatives............................................................................... 2 Plant Site Contract Operations............................................................................................. 2 Occupational Health Program............................................................................................................ 2 in ir1 ii iii 11mi i ~~ i rtrr~r**~**"`"~ 1. INTRODUCTION Safety procedures and environmental controls to protect the safety and health of employees are a Du Pont traditmcL^^eTthe~years,Vcon^i!)iBalion ortnanigement n IntMdiuk- responsibility has been the founcjatUMjoUP safe working perfpnnahce by Du"Pont empfoyeeFthtt .unmatched in industry. vital element of tfils successJuT" 'safetx"and"occupatioaal health program is a policy/cfTa- ^ [SweverV communications ana programs Tn occupatioriaThealth matters have acquired a dimension in recent years different from that related to the traumatic hazards of chemical burns, acute poisoning and other ef fects which are immediate and readily determined. There is an increased realization that low level, long-term expo sure to some chemicals can cause serious illnesses which are not easily predicted by conventional laboratory testing and whose onset may be delayed for years. Departmental and site communications and programs have been evolv ing to accommodate these expanded considerations. This guideline provides the basis for incorporating these relat ed programs into a uniform company-wide format. The following guidelines provide an orderly procedure to assure that employees are kept informed of pertinent developments. Various nonbinding but authoritative guidelines, ad visories and alerts may be received directly oyhrough the media. A procedure for establishing the relevance and signifi cance of information received using management channels to initiate appropriate review by Haskell ^Laboratory and the Medical Division. A procedure for review and coordination of proposed communications using management channels to obtain appropriate labor relations and legal consulta tion. It is important that management include in its communications to employees pertinent information from authoritative outside sources. 3. EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATION AND TRAINING Procedures should be established which assure that rele vant health hazard information is communicated to all affected employees, including new employees before initial assignment and employees transferred to new as signments. This information should include but not be limited to: Chemical name. Work procedures, site and government standards. 2. ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBILITIES Each site should document the procedures and organiza tional responsibilities for implementation of occupational health communications. They should be reviewed and updated annually. Elements should include: A procedure for receiving new information. Sources of new information can include corporate and depart mental communications and government standards. Potential health effects from exposures. Relevance of medical examinations. Protective control measures used. New relevant information. Employee responsibility for adhering to procedures, use of protective equipment, etc. Exposure monitoring programs. DUP 0500074 ER-8721 DU 001035 ajigiai.. iinEiUniSi Du Pont Safety it 1" "Ty AnH FirP Prrtfprtinn Guideline 77-01 ;{.06 82-os SECTION 3.5 PAGE 1 of 30 CLASSIFYING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES CONTENTS Foreword............................................... Overview................................... ............... Definitions............................................. Classification of Injuries and Illnesses... Reclassification..................................... Limitations Determining Classification . Authority for Classification.................. Reporting Injuries and Illnesses............ Measuring Injury and Illness Experience OSHA Recording Requirements............ Workers' Compensation........................ Alphabetical Index................................. PAGE .. 1 .. 2 .. 2 .. 3 .. 9 .. 8 .. 3 .. 9 .. 10 .. 10 .. 11 . . 12 APPENDICES Report Forms -- Examples.......................................................................................... 16 G-105 Lost Workday Injury Report..............................................................................16 G-108 Final Lost Workday Injury Report................................................................... 24 G-lll Restricted Workday Injury Report................................................................... 25 G-113 Medical Treatment/First Aid Injury Report..................................................... 27 G-llQ Monthly Safety Record Summary......................................................................28 -- International Monthly Summary Telex....................................................................29 - OSHA Log 200 ......................................................................................................... 30 Recordkeeping Requirements Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Includes OSHA Log 200)..................................................................... Attached Report forms may be obtained by sending a Stationery & Forms Requisition (Form G-352) to the General Services Department, Wilmington, Delaware. An extra copy of this section may be obtained from Graphic Communications Division, General Services Department, Wilmington, Delaware. Persons who obtain copies in this manner will not receive revisions or new issues. To receive this guideline and future revisions, persons must be on the mailing list as a complete guideline book holder. (See Section 2.1) 1. FOREWORD Wbemarrmitiry^rlllnessitoes'tiegu?rhoweveif When occupational injuries or illnesses occur (or are alleged), this Guideline will assist those who prepare the reports needed to monitor Du Pont's continuing th&JiQRr.cgaccnr should benthirthe employees givefcnwaiBt-aad^proper inedfcal treattttjEfit'and rebgiigflreSfif" efforts to improve safety and health performance and Tlicierfgl.Tgg should be ihvei- to comply with government regulations. tigatadgcingfwd-'and reported - in; a manner caSSSSbwii%:i^r Pont's'wortdwide'mteiD to Although this revised Guideline, effective July 1, A ^evaitiaffe' effectiveness 1982, clarifies problem areas, the priorities in Du Pont's safety and health program remain the S&d-*fety activiries of units, departments, and ' fir . " "" ***** ^ "^^ysle^feec^l^ectfv^tor fiu Pont record- \ Du Pont's goal continues to be the elimination Of% ^ keeping purposes January 1, 1977, and replaced a \f all occupationalinjuries and illnesses* (f'" system based on A.N.S.I. Z16.1. ja h DU 001036 DUP 0S0OO75 BMBnwaau T1 Wliilr-;. in December, 1923 "1 think that it is becoming more and more apparent that everything which happens is the result of a previous cause . . . ice have not quite reached the point of having the `know-how' to avoid all accidents, but we are rapidly approaching that happy condition and will continue to approach it through further conscientious effort." When President of the Company, Mr. Irdnde du Pont delivered an address at a safety convention of representatives from Du Pont works held at Wilmington on December 3,1923. Excerpts from the address, "Is Safety Worthwhile?", illustrate how far-thinking the management of the Company was at that time: "If there is a right way and a wrong way to do a given operation and the right way involves less opportunity for a careless move on the part of an employee, by getting him to adopt the safer course, we are doing safety work. By such methods, year by year, accidents will be decreased." ". .. the word `accident' is just a convenient designation of some thing that happens unintentionally with more or less undesirable results. Unfortunately most people think of accidents as occurrences which can be blamed on the Almighty, and which cannot be prevented. To my mind this is a very serious error and one that is really conducive to the occurrence of these so-called `accidents'. I think that it is becom ing more and more apparent that everything which happens is the result of a previous cause--that a man cannot be injured in the sense of being involved in something which is not susceptible of human control." ``We have not quite reached the point of having the `know-how' to avoid all accidents, but we are rapidly approaching that happy condition and will continue to approach it through further conscientious effort." Irdnde du Pont Honorary Chairman Board of Directors DUP 0500076 DU 001037 .. the acceptance and practice of fun damental safety principles by manage ment and men, with the reduction of personal injuries to a minimum, inject an element of teamplay which does much to foster a spirit of friendly co operation throughout our Company." In 1946, when Mr. Carpenter was President of the Company, he outlined his own views on safety in the following credo: "I believe that employee safety is of prime importance for the following reasons: Ws; m;thg,i>it Pont Company,, long s^'cpneluded that thesafety ofemployees tetsf ; the greatest interot to management, ranking in"iffipprtancfe with prpduetion. quaiity of ' product; and easts. Wfrhave found thitmainterumce of safe .operating procedure uThur plants ig of befttfit farbeyond any respiting dollar savings, the human values involved being of greatertmportance to botiremployer aad coinmuHity; XttbZthe acceptance?ahd practiceofftmdament^asfety principles.by management ind"mem with the reductfon'of" personal injuries to amintomm. teiect ah~e]em^t~drteamplav which does much to foster a sgfnafcfmodly cooparatkm throughout our Company." October, 1946 2^? Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Chairman, Board of Directors DUP 0500077 DU 001038 .ii iMgtiiiti jmJHit "WE HOPE that each of you who may read this pamphlet will benefit from the personal messages which express the importance the Du Pont Company attaches to safety. The safety of the employees of the Company has always been a matter of the greatest concern to management. For 154 years the Company has been carrying on a continuous safety drive based on the conviction that no consideration, however major, can be permitted to outweigh personal injuries, however minor. "Thus far, there is nothing to say that inherent process hazards produce more accidents. There is no evidence to support a conclusion that small plants can be operated more safely than large ones or vice versa*. There is nothing to geography, nothing to employee age, race or creedfie* appears that-success-in *HWrwnnBBt which;" - e^^ai^rm^rvidual resporraibihty^exerciseci-airwlhtines awf'(STall "* legator The feeHng for safety-must p^meate-the-orgahizsnroTrfiPaai toP' to r 1 im rV:'-pti Tlrtiiv' iirowf^i.ge.gii.J'pf TwiiitwM.nwMrM; Xa-wmBSlaUaxvgiaai. .e-gaH*r*janHawU)rnar ^Cooperation, mutual recognition of necessity, respect, mufual confidence--these are the components of a successful safety program: -^Personal responsibility, organized and directed through proper channels, can accomplish astonishing things. Whatever success in safety Du Pont has had has been due to this quality above all others; that safety has become the individual responsibility of everyone--not only that of the Company, not only that of management, not only that of the foremen and supervisors, but of the entire working force." "Because safety in operations has always been a matter of critical importance, we have given our wholehearted support to all efforts to prevent injuries and accidents." Crawford H. Greenewalt President September, 1956 DUP 0500078