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    TEXT VERSION OF SLIDE:

    Title: Contractor Safety: Texas Operations Contractor Alliance for Safety
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    Content:

    • Results
      - OSHA recordable rate dropped 95 percent
      - Similar contractor safety organizations established at other Dow facilities
      - Contractors leverage expertise and solutions to improve safety performance
      - OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) recognition
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    Speaker Notes:

    Contractor Safety Case Study

    Results:

    • The OSHA recordable rate dropped 95 percent from 1995 (when TOCAS was established) to 2007.
    • TOCAS was so successful that similar contractor safety organizations were established at other Dow facilities in Texas and Louisiana.
    • TOCAS has allowed contractors to learn from each other. They can more easily leverage their expertise and solutions to improve safety performance.
    • The Oyster Creek Division of Texas Operations is an OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) site. The other divisions are in the process of applying for VPP status.
 
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