Modern safety concepts and innovative practices

Author: Li Shousheng, Ren Shukui / Country: Mainland China
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Publishing Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This chapter is based on the safety examples, historical data, and records of DuPont Company in the United States over more than 200 years, summarizing its experience, lessons learned, and achievements in building corporate safety culture and managing safety. Based on this, it elaborates in detail DuPont's concepts in corporate safety culture construction, prevention of industrial injuries and occupational diseases, and cultivation of employee safety behavior, as well as workplace safety and contractor management. DuPont believes that safety is a strategically important business value and considers it one of the four core values of the company's business operations and management. This chapter also delves into this in depth, revealing the importance of safety to both the company and society. Before introducing DuPont's corporate safety culture construction, let us briefly introduce DuPont Company and its safety management. DuPont Company was founded in 1802. In the nearly first century of its establishment, its main products were primarily explosives. In the early 20th century, the company's business focus shifted to global chemicals, materials, and energy sectors. As it entered its third century, DuPont began to explore high-tech fields based on science that could better improve people's lives. DuPont is committed to using science to create sustainable solutions, making life better, safer, and healthier for people around the world. DuPont's business spans over 70 countries and regions worldwide, with a wide range of innovative products and services covering many fields such as agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation, and apparel. In 2004, DuPont's global sales reached $27.3 billion. Over two centuries of history, in the face of constant changes, innovation, and discoveries, DuPont's core values have remained unchanged—dedication to safety and health, environmental protection, professional ethics, and respect for people, making it one of the most innovative companies in the world. DuPont's mission is to achieve sustainable development: increasing shareholder and social value while reducing the "footprint" left by its operations on the environment. DuPont firmly believes that workplace safety and operational excellence are key factors in achieving business success, with its core philosophy being to center on preventing injuries and improving processes to establish a disciplined safety and operational culture. P18