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PLENCO CSR Initiative
Plenco Risk Management
Plenco is designated a “Highly Protected Risk”
(HPR). This official designation emanates from the
insurance industry, and Plenco has enjoyed this
status for more than 50 years with FM Global, an
industry-leading commercial property insurance
company. HPR is earned through a full-time commit-
ment to preventive maintenance and high-quality
plant engineering designed to prevent everything
from small safety incidents to catastrophic events.
A series of cross-functional programs throughout
the company comprise our formalized EHS policy
and practices intended to prevent and mitigate
health and safety risks. This is composed of:
•
OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM)
standards emphasize management of compo-
nents associated with highly hazardous
chemicals and establish a comprehensive
management program that integrates technol-
ogies, procedures and management practices.
Plenco’s approach to PSM emphasizes Mechan-
ical Integrity. This is the essence of engineered
maintenance and the belief that a proactive
maintenance posture with our machinery and
facilities ensures the reliable delivery of quality
products in the safest manner possible. We
refuse to be caught off guard.
•
EPA Risk Management Plan -
Every five years,
Plenco submits to EPA, as required by the Clean
Air Act, information that helps local fire, police
and emergency response personnel prepare for
and respond to chemical emergencies.
•
Lockout-Tagout (LOTO)
safety procedures
ensure dangerous heavy machinery is properly
shut off and not able to be started up again prior
to the completion of sensitive maintenance or
servicing work.
•
Confined Space Procedures -
To ensure that
Plenco employees are as safe as possible
wherever they may work at our facilities,
including confined spaces that may have
increased risks, and in compliance with OSHA
Permit-Required Confined Spaces regulations,
we have in place a set of procedures to meet or
exceed government requirements.
•
Explosive (Combustible) Dust Procedures -
Since Plenco’s production process and facilities
have a potential risk of combustible dust
explosions, Plenco has been active in preven-
tive procedures and employee training on this
subject since the late 1960s, years before OSHA
was created by the U.S. Congress.