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Each 3M site has a contractor coordinator who is the main 3M contact for working with contractors on safety issues. The contractor coordinator is empowered to participate in pre-bid meetings and pre-qualifications for contractors. The contractor coordinator and/or a trained designated representative is on-site and therefore available for contractor meetings and safety reviews whenever necessary and appropriate.
Contractors are asked to submit notification to 3M of worker hours and any injuries occurring while performing work in accordance with a 3M contract. Any contractor incidents are reported in the 3M EHS 360 data management system, including injuries and contractor worker hours.
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Process hazard management 3M is committed to rigorously managing the risks associated with hazardous processes, such as those with the potential to result in catastrophic fires, explosions, and sudden release of toxic materials. We use a Hazardous Process Evaluation Tool (HazPET) to categorize hazardous processes. Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs) are used to assess the effectiveness of existing safeguards. Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) is also used in some instances to evaluate safety-critical devices and systems, providing more attention to independent protection layers. Facility siting assessments help us identify and mitigate “maximum credible event” scenarios that could impact workers at some sites, and is a global initiative that builds on 3M’s existing guidance to our sites around effectively managing potential combustible dust hazards.
Another way we manage hazardous processes is through mechanical integrity programs. These programs help our manufacturing sites manage critical process equipment to assure they are operated and maintained in the most effective and safe manner. In 2019, we focused on increased training and guidance to support mechanical integrity programs at our manufacturing sites.
Workplace security 3M secures and monitors its sites to protect 3M’s property, assets, people, and operations. 3M sites are accessible with badge access. Uniformed security personnel support and assist workers and visitors in both emergency and nonemergency situations, such as accidents, incidents, loss or theft, suspicious items or behaviors, and lock-outs. Risk mitigation and investigation managers provide security expertise and guidance to businesses and sites. 3M’s Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) monitors risks and intelligence sources worldwide and supports local operations in severe situations.
The GSOC also manages travel safety and provides emergency care and support to workers.
Incident and crisis management 3M has plans and processes in place to help prevent and prepare for, respond to, and recover from serious, severe, and crisis situations throughout its sites. Notification and communication processes managed through the GSOC inform and engage response teams, leadership, and subject matter experts. When a safety or security threat arises, a message informs workers and provides a response mechanism to confirm their safety after a severe or catastrophic event. 3M’s Corporate Crisis Action Team (CCAT) provides global leadership, coordination, and direction in crisis situations. For more information, visit the Enterprise risk section.
EHS Cultural Excellence initiative.
In 2019, our EHS Cultural Excellence initiative launched globally. The goal of this new program is to continually enhance 3M’s EHS culture at all sites worldwide, with a key metric of enhancing EHS culture through leadership engagement with site employees.
Each manufacturing and distribution site completed an EHS employee perception survey to gain a baseline measurement.
Based on survey results, sitespecific action plans direct the site’s leadership team on future steps to improve EHS culture, such as: • Leadership and employee engagement • Recognition of exemplary work • Risk identification and follow-up.
Our actions 3M uses a variety of tools to manage risks related to hazards in the workplace. We have successfully used specialized tools for several years in the areas of life safety, process safety, industrial hygiene, and ergonomics. Each of these disciplines uses a risk management approach to categorize hazard levels and define appropriate levels of control.
Environmental, health, and safety (EHS) management system.
In 2019, our Global Safety and Health Plan (GSHP) Self-Assessment and Global Environmental Management Self-Assessment (GEMSA) were combined to create 3M’s EHS Management System Self-Assessment, which is the basis for our selfassessment and audit protocols. This system defines EHS requirements that apply to manufacturing, supply chain, and R&D operations.
As part of this system, all manufacturing sites and new acquisitions must complete the EHS Management System Self-Assessment at least annually. This assessment is categorized into multiple elements that address various areas and standards related to safety and health.
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Occupational epidemiology 3M is one of the few companies supporting an internal occupational epidemiology program. For the past 25 years, this group has conducted epidemiologic studies to examine health outcomes among 3M manufacturing workers and their potential association with occupational exposures and other workplace conditions. Occupational epidemiology research is used to inform risk assessments and develop risk management activities within 3M.
Radiation protection 3M’s Corporate Radiation Protection and Compliance group (CRPC) provides hazard evaluations and develops and provides training for both radiation source users as well as site radiation safety officers to help protect 3M employees, our customers, and the public. This includes the use of radiation in both manufacturing and R&D — ionizing radiation sources such as radioactive materials and x-ray emitting devices; and nonionizing radiation sources such as lasers, microwave and radiofrequency radiation, magnetic fields, and ultraviolet, infrared, and visible light. Periodic program audits evaluate site performance in managing hazards during routine use and maintenance of radiation sources, security of radiation sources, training of personnel, and regulatory compliance.
Online ergonomic training is also available 24/7 to any employee who wants to learn more and has access to 3M’s intranet. These efforts have paid off, resulting in reduced numbers of ergonomic recordable injury cases. See the 3M regional and global recordable incident rate chart for details.
Industrial exposure risk management.
To accurately assess exposure management programs and activities, 3M uses the comprehensive approach outlined by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA). In the past decade, over 95% of all chemical agents and noise baseline exposure risk assessments have been completed for all jobs. As prescribed by our Global Safety and Health Plan, we have also conducted proactive assessments of dermal exposure, engineered nanoparticles, hazard communication, personal protective equipment, respirator protection, and ventilation. These assessments help us determine whether any changes in exposure management programs are warranted.
Medical surveillance.
We monitor our employees based on their potential exposure to chemical and physical hazards in the workplace. We screen for early signs of occupational illnesses to protect workers from further exposure, and we provide medical management. We look for trends in the health data of working populations to assure that potential hazards are well controlled. While many of these programs are mandated by government requirements, others are established to meet 3M’s more protective standards.
Significant injury/illness and fatality (SIF) and significant injuries and events (SIE) rates.
At the end of 2019, over 110,000 risk assessments resulted in the identification and reduction of risk associated with more than 30,000 activities, including 8,300 associated with activities that have greater potential to result in a SIF.
From 2012 to 2018, there has been a net reduction in the number of SIFs of 42.1%. In 2019, we refined and expanded our internal SIF classification criteria. Previously, our SIF definition included specific types of injury for inclusion. SIE is more broadly defined by impairment, disability, and other considerations. It also includes noninjury and illness events, such as fires, spills, and communicable disease outbreaks. In 2019, we established a new baseline for the SIE rate.
Ergonomics risk management 3M’s Ergonomics Risk Reduction Process (ERRP) is a global, comprehensive program that integrates ergonomic job analysis and engineering design criteria to reduce exposure to commonly identified musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risk factors. To accomplish this, we apply ergonomics risk assessment tools globally to identify and assess ergonomic risk in the industrial environment.
In 2019, all manufacturing sites were required to complete an ergonomic footprint assessment.
While many of these programs are mandated by government requirements, others are established to meet 3M’s more protective standards.
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Ergonomics.
Contact with object, equipment.
Transportation accident.
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Physical agent exposure.
Noise exposure.
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Exposure, chemical 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.0 2017 2016 2018 2019 2015.
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In the coming year, 3M will be working to advance the 3M Value Model, with safe and sustainable progress at the top of the list. 3M’s EHS Management System Self-Assessment will set a new baseline for EHS performance and a more in-depth auditing process.
In 2020, we are expanding the number of global EHS audits and are working to bring multidisciplinary teams to help sites achieve risk reduction and EHS goals. We will be implementing a new global site EHS management of change system and a new Environmental Hazard Assessment (EHA) process tool; developing standard work for event investigations; and exploring real-time data systems to track EHS compliance, risk reduction, and cultural excellence.
Looking forward.
Global EHS Team 3M’s global EHS Team has continued to evolve. We believe our current operational state sets us apart from our peers. Comprised of business-level EHS committee members, regional EHS managers, and corporate subjectmatter experts, this committee will work with EHS site staff to address and replicate best practices, solve problems, and drive worthy EHS initiatives to the operational level. The global EHS Team also supports the professional development of EHS site staff by holding topic-specific meetings, global conferences, and providing scholarships for professional certification training courses.
Safe and sustainable project investments.
In 2019, 3M introduced the safe and sustainable centrally coordinated investment fund to mitigate risk and facilitate technologies of the future. Examples of projects funded in 2019 include fixed fire protection upgrades, noise reduction, machine guarding, and dust collection systems.
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In 2019, of 3M manufacturing sites worldwide had active employee safety and health committees.
3M regional and global recordable incident rate.
Per 100 3M employees (200,000 work hours) 3M regional and global lost time incident rate.
Per 100 3M employees (200,000 work hours) 3M global recordable incident rate category.
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Our commitment.
In 1975, 3M’s Board of Directors adopted the 3M Environmental Policy, formalizing its commitment to environmental stewardship. This policy established the framework for environmental management and conservation of resources, emphasizing prevention of pollution at the source.
Since then, our environmental management programs have continued to evolve. We work to identify potential risks to the environment, the health and safety of our employees, and communities, and we take steps to modify processes, product design, and standards to address these risks. We leverage information and technology to assess the risks and drive compliance through data systems and technical analysis.
3M’s strategies for sustainable development encompass the pursuit of customer satisfaction and commercial success within a framework of environmental, social, and economic values. We are committed to complying with all applicable environmental requirements worldwide.
Environmental management Responsible stewardship.
Beyond compliance, the company continues to make significant investments to reduce the environmental impact of our operations and our products. We incorporate sustainable attributes into our products to help customers reduce their environmental impact and help meet their Sustainability goals. 3M believes environmental policies and regulations should always be guided by sciencebased decision-making. Our actions.
Developing and implementing global environmental policies, management systems, and key performance metrics enables 3M to continually integrate and drive continuous improvement into each of the company’s four business groups globally, assuring consistency and innovative environmental thinking.
Management 3M’s Environmental Management System (EMS) framework provides structure and consistency for implementing our programs and puts the company in a proactive rather than a reactive mode regarding our environmental focus. We have extensive global systems in place to identify, track, and manage relevant information on corporate-wide environmental management and performance. This includes covering a full range of environmental compliance and operational performance metrics relevant to 3M operations, some of which are provided in this report.
Quarterly scorecards report data at the site, division, business group, and corporate levels. Scorecards are reviewed by executive management for performance on selected indicators, enabling 3M to monitor and identify successes, risks, and opportunities for performance improvements and footprint reductions worldwide.
Environmental, health, and safety (EHS) incident management.
Since 2010, all 3M sites globally are required to internally report actual and potential incidents (i.e., identify risks) including, but not limited to, injury or illness, fire or explosion, environmental exceedances, spills, agency notices, and fines through one dedicated system, which we call EHS 360.
EHS 360 has led to continuous improvement relating to awareness of responsibilities, understanding of the holistic system, and more consistent reporting requirements for 3M’s global operations. Environmental investments.
This amount excludes expenditures for remediation actions relating to existing matters caused by past operations that do not contribute to current or future revenues, which are expensed. Capital expenditures for environmental purposes have included pollution control devices — such as wastewater treatment plant improvements, scrubbers, containment structures, solvent recovery units, and thermal oxidizers — at new and existing facilities, constructed or upgraded in the normal course of business. The company places consistent emphasis on environmental responsibility. Capital expenditures (other than for remediation projects) for known projects are presently expected to be about $150 million to $220 million over the next two years, for new or expanded programs to build facilities or modify manufacturing processes to minimize waste and reduce emissions.
In 2019, 3M introduced the safe and sustainable centrally coordinated investment fund to mitigate risk and facilitate implementation of sustainable technologies to align with our Strategic Sustainability Framework.
For more information, visit the Health and safety section.
$59M for capital projects related to protecting the environment.
In 2019, 3M expended approximately.
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Applying ISO 14001.
The ISO 14001 Environment Management System (EMS) standard is an internationally recognized approach for managing the immediate and long-term environmental impacts of an organization’s products, services, and processes. In 2018, 3M recertified all relevant sites to the current ISO 14001 standard.
To help sites comply with the current ISO 14001 standard, 3M provides ISO 14001 training modules in our Global Learning System. Web-based courses are offered, with topics on general awareness, internal auditors, leadership management, and more. Learning coordinators can assign these web-based trainings to groups of employees, process certifications, and run reports. Supervisors can then view their direct report’s learning activities.
comprehensive and mandatory to maintain compliance with legal or other internal requirements. Data from the assessments is validated through audits, site visits by subject-matter experts, and other data systems.
Environmental site assessments and enhancements.
Outside of 3M’s EMS, 3M has completed environmental site assessments at most sites, with the goal of identifying potential historical liabilities. Because of these assessments, we can identify sensitive biodiverse areas. Where applicable, 3M conducts searches of public databases, which includes a wetland database. Site visits also identify areas such as rivers, creeks, and potential wetlands that are on or near the manufacturing sites.
Sites throughout the world practice good land stewardship. For example, Menomonie, Wisconsin, focuses on the removal of invasive species and has an active bluebird management program on its 500acre property. Since 2015, 3M headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota, has provided a certified and registered Monarch Waystation to provide milkweeds, nectar sources, and shelter to sustain monarch butterflies as they migrate through North America. 3M headquarters, as well as the 3M Global Service Center in Wroclaw, Poland, maintain beehives. In 2019, Wroclaw’s Service Center organized beekeeping workshops, educating employees on bee behaviors, protection, and treatment.
Environmental management implementation.
We continue to advance our EMS throughout the world.
Our approach calls for each site to establish, implement, and maintain documented environmental objectives and targets. When establishing an EMS plan, each 3M site must address financial, technological, operational, and business considerations. The objectives and targets should be measurable and consistent with our environmental policy, including our commitments to prevent pollution, and comply with applicable regulations and other requirements.