Our programs have often reached beyond compliance, encouraging practices for pollution prevention and conservation, recovery and recycling of materials, water conservation, and energy efficiency. We also strive to eliminate unreasonable risks from our facilities, products, and services. We design and operate our manufacturing facilities to have strong and effective safety and process safety programs, reducing the chance of accidents. Continuous improvement of our systems, performance, and personnel training are integral parts of our operational strategy, as are establishing and measuring performance towards our goals and objectives.  The following metrics are indicators of the continuously improving historical performance of our operations and programs.