Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site
(RFETS). Kaiser-Hill is committed to protecting, preserving and
enhancing the environment and the
health and safety of employees through
implementation of the Site Environmental Stewardship program and
demonstrated compliance with governing laws, permits and compliance
agreements.
Kaiser-Hill and
its subcontractors will conduct business with respect and care for
the environment. Our Environmental Stewardship program goes beyond compliance with the
law. It requires:
- Integrating safe and sound environmental
practices into our business decisions,
- Continuously improving our practices in light
of new understandings and technologies, and
-
Setting goals, and measuring and
reporting our progress.
Kaiser-Hill pledges to integrate
the following elements into our daily activities and decision-making processes as
essential management elements:
- Preserve and enhance the environmental quality
of the Rocky Flats Site.
- Reduce risks to human health and the
environment during the closure of the Site.
- Minimize waste and pollutants, conserve natural
resources and energy, and recycle materials in every aspect of our
operations, cleanup and closure of the Rocky Flats Site.
- Educate our employees and subcontractors
regarding responsible care of the environment and encourage their active
participation to improve Kaiser-Hill performance.
- Actively support community initiatives
regarding responsible care of the environment.
- Continually assess the environmental impacts
and opportunities of our closure operations with a goal of continuous
improvment.
- Maintain necessary emergency preparedness plans
to address potential environmental hazards at RFETS.
- Measure and report environmental performance
through self-evaluations, assessments and audits.
- Assure subcontractors have strong environmental stewardship
performance by including environment stewardship as an element of
evaluation in procurement and performance.
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