In support of Boston Scientific being the best medical device producer in the world, we believe that leading environmental, health and safety performance contributes to our competitive strength and benefits our customers, shareholders and employees. The safety of our workforce and the protection of our environment are of primary importance to Boston Scientific, and are supportive of our commitment to quality throughout the organization. To protect our employees, the environment and our property, we are committed to: providing a safe and healthy working environment as a prerequisite to our operations; continuous improvement in minimizing our environmental impacts and the depletion of natural resources; and preventing pollution.
Boston Scientific will comply with applicable environmental, health and safety laws, directives, regulations and other requirements as a baseline for doing business, not as a goal. We believe compliance is owned by all employees, and will monitor such compliance through regular assessments and audits of our operations, take corrective actions as warranted, and include compliance sustainability as a routine part of operations.
We will periodically identify those aspects of our operations on a local level which have the most significant environmental, health and safety impact, and establish objectives and targets for continuous improvement in these areas. In particular, we will work to advance the following aspects within our operations:
- Minimizing the generation and disposal of solid and hazardous waste, and recycling wastes where feasible
- Optimizing energy and resource usage with a goal of reducing green house gas emissions and eliminating waste
- Controlling and optimizing emissions to the atmosphere
- Reducing workplace injuries and incidents
- Reducing ergonomic and manual handling risks in the workplace
Environmental, health and safety targets and objectives will be set by senior management, communicated to employees, measured and tracked on a regular basis, and revised as needed to reflect current conditions. In order to facilitate this, Boston Scientific will provide appropriate training and resources for employees to use responsible environmental, health and safety practices.
We require our employees to make sound environmental, health and safety management an integral part of their job. Management will demonstrate environmental, health and safety leadership and help build a culture across the company where all employees embrace this policy and these guiding principles as their responsibility.
Jim Tobin
President and CEO
Leonard Sarapas
Corporate Director, Environment Health & Safety
Download a PDF of the Environment, Health & Safety Policy.
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