NAPERVILLE, Ill., Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Nalco (NYSE: NLC),
providing essential expertise for water, energy and air, has been
named one of America's Safest Companies by EHS Today
magazine. The magazine recognized 12 companies for providing a safe
working environment for their employees and serving as examples of
companies that have achieved world-class safety status. The
companies chosen for 2011 were revealed at an awards dinner in
Philadelphia.
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"Safety is one of Nalco's core values," said Nalco Chairman and
CEO Erik Fyrwald. "We work to make
safety personal for all our employees and continue to focus on
zero—zero accidents, injuries and fatalities."
To be considered one of America's Safest Companies, those
selected must demonstrate: support from management and employee
involvement; innovative solutions to safety challenges; injury and
illness rates lower than the average for their industry;
comprehensive training programs; evidence that prevention of
incidents is the cornerstone of the safety process; good
communication about the value of safety; and a way to substantiate
the benefits of the safety process.
"We were struck by how many of the companies chosen this year
focused on leading indicators, such as achievement metrics and
predictive analytics, rather than trailing indicators, such as
Total Recordable Injury Rates, when discussing the strength of
their safety process," said Sandy
Smith, Executive Editor of EHS Today. "We had a
difficult time this year narrowing the field down. We received so
many excellent applications that for the first time, we conducted
several rounds of eliminations."
More information about Nalco's safety efforts is available in
the 2010 Sustainability Report at
www.nalco.com/sustainability. More details about America's Safest
Companies is available at ehstoday.com.
About Nalco
Nalco is the world's largest sustainability services company
focused on industrial water, energy and air applications;
delivering significant environmental, social and economic
performance benefits to our customers. We help our customers reduce
energy, water and other natural resource consumption, enhance air
quality, minimize environmental releases and improve productivity
and end products while boosting the bottom line. Together our
comprehensive solutions contribute to the sustainable development
of customer operations. Nalco is a member of the Dow Jones
Sustainability World and North America Indexes. More than 12,000
Nalco employees operate in 150 countries supported by a
comprehensive network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices
and research centers to serve a broad range of end markets. In
2010, Nalco achieved sales of $4.25
billion. For more information visit www.nalco.com.
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