Our Commitment

At Cristal Global, we strive to be exemplary in our Safety, Health and Environmental Performance.

We manage our worldwide businesses and facilities focusing on the protection of the environment, and the safety and health of employees, contractors, customers, and the public. We believe that all workplace injuries, illnesses and adverse environmental impacts are preventable. Safety, Health, and Environmental Excellence is a global value which unites our company and contributes to our sustainability.

In support of this policy, we are committed to:

Legislative & Standards Compliance

• Meet or exceed all applicable laws, regulations and company standards in those countries where we do business.

Workplace and SHE Accountability

• Make safety, health, protection of the environment, and security the direct responsibility and accountability of all employees, contractors and visitors. Working in a safe, healthy, secure and environmentally responsible manner is a condition of employment or contract.
• Maintain a safe and healthy workplace, operate our facilities in an environmentally responsible manner and assure safe and secure supply chain practices.
• Promote and encourage safety, health and wellness programs on and off the job.

Safety, Health and Environmental Priorities

• Provide workplace policies, standards, procedures and training to ensure that employees and contractors can perform their jobs in a safe, healthy and environmentally responsible manner.
• Implement the principles of risk analysis and risk management in all areas of safety, health and environmental protection.

Resource Conservation

• Establish focused efforts to preserve natural resources through rational utilization of operating facilities and raw materials.

Product Stewardship

• Incorporate sustainability and product stewardship in our product and process development efforts and decision-making process in a way that reduces the impacts of our products and processes on the environment and develops new products that contribute to a cleaner environment.

Community Service

• Actively participate in communities and support our employees’ efforts to positively impact the quality of life locally and beyond.

Continual Improvement

• Investigate incidents to determine root causes and take prompt and appropriate actions to correct deficiencies. Communicate the knowledge gained and lessons learned to prevent recurrence in the company.
• Periodically review the Safety, Health and Environmental Management System with special emphasis on possible improvements.

Safety, Health and Environmental Excellence

• Establish Safety, Health and Environment measurable objectives to drive continual improvement, and routinely communicate the progress against objectives.
• Promote discussion, sharing of best practices across all company facilities.
• Actively engage in dialog with our stakeholders to promote safety, health, security and environmental outcomes which are mutually acceptable and fully compliant with regulations.