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Atul Ltd |
Annual Report 2009-10
Safety, Health and
Environment
The Company further enhanced its focus in improving its performance
in the areas of safety, health and environment, the three most vital
pillars without which a chemical company cannot sustain. In fact, these
areas have been receiving continuous attention since its inception even
before the laws were enacted.
During the year, the main thrust was on standardization
and upgradation of the documentation related to Safety,
Health and Environment and on reducing consumptions
of utilities. Substantial amounts were earmarked during
the year in projects to upgrade the existing facilities.
The Company also obtained certain clearances for
expansions of existing products as well as introduction
of new products. It also received licenses from Petroleum
and Explosive Safety Organization for storage of solvents.
Apart from the legal requirements, the Company
has successfully completed re-certification of ISO
14001:2004 (EMS) consecutively for the third term and
demonstrated six years of improvement in the area of
Environment. In the area of Safety, it received Shram
Ratna and Shram Veer awards, which are prestigious
awards, from the Government of Gujarat.
The Company took up various projects to reduce and
recover the waste | by- products from its manufacturing
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