Workplace Health, Safety and Security

Our Journey to Zero:

At Lubrizol, we run the company with a relentless commitment to safety, sustainability, ethics and compliance. The well-being of our employees, customers and communities is paramount. Our reputation depends on a deliberate focus to safe and responsible operations. Our “Journey to Zero,” which we define as zero accidents, zero errors and zero harm, is how we will operate safely and responsibly.

As an organization, we have and will continue to improve our performance year-over-year in lost time and recordable injuries. For our latest safety and security performance data, refer to our Sustainability Report.  

Responsible Care® Management System 

As a member of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), Lubrizol subscribes to the principles of Responsible Care®. The ACC created the Responsible Care Management System (RCMS), which requires third-party certification of our Health, Safety, Environmental and Security (HSES) management systems across all business activities. With continual improvement, a fundamental goal, implementing RCMS provides a framework to take our company above and beyond prior HSES accomplishments.
 
Beginning in 2017 Lubrizol elected to certify all of our U.S. facilities to the RC14001and ISO14001 management system standards.  
 
Although ACC required certification is currently only for U.S.-based operations, we've implemented best practices at all facilities around the world. Some countries where our facilities exist require third-party certifications, and we either have or will be meeting those requirements. For countries where there is no requirement, we began internal second-party audits following the 2009 completion of the U.S. sites.

Security

At Lubrizol, protection extends far beyond closed gates, locked doors, and security badges. You'll find our approach to be not only comprehensive but proactive and measurable. We are proud of the commitments made, and efforts taken to keep Lubrizol safe and secure. Highlights include:

• A comprehensive structure to assess vulnerability and implement risk-based security measures to protect our operating sites, both internal and external personnel, property, technologies, proprietary data, transportation, travelers, cybersecurity and communities
• Affiliation and involvement with organizations such as ASIS International (an international security organization) and the American Chemistry Council (ACC)
• Compliance with U.S.-based security legislative requirements
• Global security initiatives that align with our ACC Responsible Care Global Charter
• Close working relationships with law enforcement agencies in many communities

Process Safety 

Process safety involves preventing releases of hazardous materials that could result in serious injuries or fatalities to employees or neighbors, as well as harming the environment. Lubrizol works hard to prevent process safety incidents at every facility by:

• Ensuring that employees are properly trained to identify and mitigate hazards and risks
• Conducting process hazard analysis at facilities and implementing safeguards or layers of protection
• Managing all changes to the process, equipment and procedures before implementation
• Managing proactively equipment integrity and reliability
• Investigating incidents and sharing learnings from the root causes
• Reviewing our practices and seeking opportunities for continuous improvement