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Coalition of Diverse Companies From Around the World Commit to First-Ever “World Safety Declaration” ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 20, 2005 — A coalition of diverse, cross-industry companies from around the world today announced their commitment to advance workplace and home safety practices globally over the next three years by participating in the first-ever “World Safety Declaration: Global Industry Commitment to Workplace Safety. The declaration, which was unveiled here at an event sponsored by DuPont following today’s sessions of the XVII World Congress of Safety and Health at Work, calls for participating companies “to affect real-world change to achieve an attainable goal of increased safety and injury reduction.” One of the declaration’s goals is to recognize that safety enhancements in workplaces and homes are achievable objectives that can be defined, evaluated and measured – despite the differences of geographies and environments around the world. The companies also committed to reporting their progress, successes and challenges over the next three years at the 2008 World Congress on Safety and Health at Work. The declaration, which was signed by leaders of the coalition’s founding companies, was presented to the organizers of World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, which is being held for the first time in the United States this week. The global coalition of the “World Safety Declaration” includes 15 founding companies, headquartered in various countries and representing a broad range of industries. Founding companies include DuPont, General Electric, British Petroleum, TATA Steel, BE&K services, Calvert, Fluor services, Rohm & Haas, TATA Chemicals, Evergreen Aviation Technologies, Aker Kvaerner services, Yantai Wanhua Polyurethanes, Hindustan Lever, CEMEX, and Reliance Industries. Other businesses attending the World Congress were invited by the founding companies to participate and sign the declaration when it was unveiled Tuesday. “This initiative is important because it focuses on commitment and collaboration — two keys to overcoming geographical and cultural boundaries to help make lives safer in every corner of the world,” said DuPont Chairman and CEO Charles O. Holliday, Jr. “DuPont is proud to participate and unite with other businesses on the ‘World Safety Declaration.’ We are committed to sharing our 200-plus years of safety knowledge and innovations with others today for a safer world tomorrow.” The World Congress, which is held every three years, draws together several thousand key leaders and influencers of workplace safety policy from industry, government, and labor to present and discuss emerging safety research, trends, best practices and innovations in the workplace. The previous World Congress was held in Vienna in 2002. The next one is scheduled at an undetermined location in 2008. The text of the “World Safety Declaration: Global Industry Commitment to Workplace Safety” is attached. Visuals of the founding companies’ leaders signing the “World Safety Declaration” today can be downloaded at: worldcongress.dupont.com. DuPont is a science company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel. # # # 09/20/05 |
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