Environmental Protection, Health and Safety

Health and Safety

At BASF, our first priority is to protect both people and the environment. Our core business – the development, production, processing, and transportation of chemicals – necessitates a responsible approach. We address environmental, health and safety risks with a comprehensive Responsible Care Management System. With this system, we expect our employees and partners to understand the potential hazards of working with our products, substances and plants and handle them appropriately.

BASF Corporate Commitment

We produce safely and efficiently.

Product Stewardship

BASF is committed to continuously minimizing the negative effects that our products possess on people and environment.

High product stewardship standards worldwide as an integral part of our business
Safety and risk assessment enables safe and sustainable products

Process safety

BASF is committed to continuously minimizing the negative effects that our products possess on people and environment.

Lower hsPSI rate as result of the Process Safety Incident Reduction Program
Process safety specialist development program

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Ocupational safety and health

To create a safe and secure work environment, we encourage risk-averse behaviour and safe working practices among our employees.

Emergency response

BASF strives to avoid safety-related incidents as much as possible. We have implemented preventative measures with clearly defined responsibilities and procedures at all sites.

Security

The objective of security measures at BASF is to safeguard our employees, assets, products, and confidential information.

Transportation and distribution safety

We work with reliable logistics partners to ensure safe transportation, handling, and storage of our products. To ensure distribution safety, we adhere to full compliance with road safety laws.

Energy efficiency & environmental protection

We are committed to energy efficiency and global climate protection in this energy-intensive industry. We aim to significantly reducing our carbon footprint through our carbon management programs, which include adopting advanced technologies and processes, constantly upgrading facilities, and increasing our use of renewable energies.