Our Commitment
 

Safety, Health and Environment

Hercules is committed to protecting the environment and providing safe and healthful working conditions for its employees, customers, and the neighboring public. In addition to meeting the requirements of Responsible Care®, it is Hercules' policy to meet or exceed all applicable federal, state, and local safety, health, and environmental laws and regulations.

Our Commitment to "Zero Harm"

As full participants in Responsible Care®, Hercules is committed to the pursuit of zero harm to our employees and customers...zero incidents...and zero damage to the environment.

At all Hercules locations worldwide, we work to:

• Provide a safe and healthful environment for employees, customers, and communities.

• Comply with laws, regulations, corporate and other requirements, to which Hercules subscribes, that apply to safety, health, the environment, security and product quality.

• Drive continuous improvement, resource conservation and pollution prevention by using management systems to meet goals and measure performance.

• Foster positive reinforcement to improve and reward employee behavior, systems, and performance.

• Invest in products and processes to maximize safety, health, security and environmental values, and to minimize adverse consequences.

• Foster an open dialogue with employees, business partners, authorities, communities and the public to discuss their concerns, communicate our results and assure them of our commitment.

By these actions, we ensure our contribution to the growth of Hercules’ shareholder value.

Protecting People, the Workplace, and the Environment