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GEMI SurveyGlobal EHS RegulationsFebruary 2004Carl WirdakOccidental Petroleum CorporationGEMI Benchmarking ChairOutline• Survey Recap• Context• Regulation Tracking• Development of Company Standards• EHS Program/Implementation•N ext S tepsGlobal EHS Regulations Benchmarking – February 2004 2Survey overview• Response rate was just above 70%Outstanding!Not all companies completed all questions• There was good coverage across the sectors represented in GEMI• Thank you to all participants!Global EHS Regulations Benchmarking – February 2004 3Context10Sales Revenue8Operations6420<20% 20 - 40% 40 - 60% 60 - 80% >80%U.S. PortionOnly 2 firms with non-U.S. headquarters provided responses to surveyGlobal EHS Regulations Benchmarking – February 2004 4ResponsesWhat frames company EHS focus?Regulatory ImpactProductsEqualweightsOperations03691215Number of CompaniesCompany EHS focus is generally driven by issues related to operationsGlobal EHS Regulations Benchmarking – February 2004 5EHS performance and reputation linkImportance of EHS PerformanceExtremely ImportantUnimportant1980's 1990's Today FutureThe importance of EHS performance on company reputation has increasedGlobal EHS Regulations Benchmarking – February 2004 6Company EHS StructureDecentralizedHybridCentralized036912Number of CompaniesLocal or shared (with corporate) decision-making is the norm for survey respondentsGlobal EHS Regulations Benchmarking – ...

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GEMI Survey

Global EHS Regulations

February 2004

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Company attorneys

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Corporate tracks U.S. / EU regulation and general EHS management trends, with country (ex-U.S.) and state developments tracked at the division and facility level

Global expertise centers or media/topic/geographic teams leverage regulatory management and allow sites to focus on locally specific regulations and effective implementation

Representatives from business groups who are responsible for regulatory matters share information on best practices and discuss emerging issues

New EHS management system has integrated efforts and allows more emphasis on strategic planning / new product development

Global subscription to the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) EHS Library allows locations to determine regulatory impact

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