We have recorded on this page a summary of how we manage environment, health and safety matters at Morgan Crucible. You will find more detailed information in our latest Environmental, Health and Safety report and in the corporate responsibility section on pages 34 to 39 of our latest Annual Report.. 

Accountability
Ultimate accountability for the management of our EHS policy and performance rests with our Chief Financial Officer, Kevin Dangerfield. Operational responsibility is delegated to the Chief Executive of each Division and to the manager of each operation. In practice, all employees are responsible for ensuring that our EHS policies are implemented and for identifying opportunities for development and improvement.

EHS management systems 
Our environmental management systems, including the EHS Compliance Audit Programme, provide the framework for the implementation of our environmental policies. The basic objectives of our systems are to identify legal and other requirements and to continuously improve and monitor performance.

Formal environmental management systems are in place at 61 (2006:57) major sites representing some 84% (77%) of production capacity, including 27 (23) sites covering 48% (39%) of capacity which are certified to ISO 14001.

Ten further sites are planned for ISO 14001 certification in 2008. These are in addition to the rolling programme of re-certifications.

Our health and safety management is integrated with our risk management and other governance processes and is covered in the EHS Compliance audit programme, in addition to national legal and other regulatory requirements. 

Audit
Our EHS Compliance Audit Programme provides assurance and helps ensure compliance with local regulation and good management practice, using external auditors in Europe and Asia and a combination of internal and external resources in the Americas.

We achieved our target of auditing 24 sites during 2007. Our target for 2008 is to audit a further 31 sites, including the 9 sites to be acquired from Carpenter Technology Corporation, contingent on completion of the transaction.

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