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Workplace Safety
At Clorox, we foster a culture of safety in our offices and manufacturing facilities worldwide. We believe taking personal ownership for workplace safety benefits everybody. We provide employee training and education on hazard awareness, recognition and reporting, and encourage action to reduce risks and prevent personal injury or illness, both at work and at home. The foundation of this culture combines the use of traditional safety practices with behavior-based safety processes. We encourage employee involvement and participation in creating and maintaining a safe work place.
As a result of our commitment to the safety and well-being of our employees, our overall corporate incident rates continue to decline. In August 2008, the Corporation’s Recordable Incident Rate reported a record low for the company of 0.55, below our targeted goal of 1.0. The Corporation’s Lost Time Rate was also below our target, showing 0.20 vs. a goal of 0.30. We have 32 percent (21 people) fewer employees injured as a result of the work they perform.
Our success as a corporation has been a result of the hard work and dedication of all employees at our locations and plants around the world. The following is a list of North American locations that have operated longer than one year without a reportable incident:
Plants:
- Brampton, Ontario, Canada (3 years)
- Burnside, Ky. (1 year)
- Chicago, Ill. (1 year)
- Glen, Miss. (2 years)
- Houston, Texas (2 years)
- Los Angeles, Calif. (2 years)
- Parsons, W. Va.(1 years)
- Reno, Nev. (1 year)
- Summer Shade, Ky. (2 years)
- All distribution operations
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Office locations:
- Clorox Data Center (2 years)
- Clorox Technical Center (1 year)
- Pleasanton, Calif. (2 years)
- Kennesaw, Ga. (6 years)
- Willowbrook, Ill. (4 years)
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Our international operations that show continued success in injury reduction include the following:
- Aldo Bonzi, Argentina (1 year)
- Pilar, Argentina (6 years)
- San Juan, Argentina (6 years)
- Cerrillos, Chile (1 year)
- Cali, Columbia (4 years)
- Cartago, Costa Rica (4 years)
- San Jose, Costa Rica (2 years)
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (2 years)
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- Cairo, Egypt (2 years)
- Tlalnepantla, Mexico (1 year)
- Paranaque City, Philippines
- Caguas, Puerto Rico (1 year)
- Babelegi, South Africa (2 years)
- Wales, United Kingdom (2 years)
- Santa Lucia, Venezuela (1 year)
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The Clorox Company provides material safety data sheets to guide businesses in the proper handling of our products in occupational environments. |
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