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Total of workplace accidents per 1000 employeesChemie/Pharma Schweiz Siegfried Zofingen10090807060504030201001999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006GlossaryARABU/1000 employeesChemical wastesComplianceCO 2 emissionsSewage treatment plantNumber of workplace accidents based on worktime lost, per 1000 employees.Includes contaminated solvents, filter residues,dis tillation residues, and other liquid and solidwastes.Complying with laws and regulations, maximumpermissible environmental levels.Amounts of CO 2 (t) that result from the combustionof fossil fuels (heating oil, solvents, natural gas).SHE auditSynthesisTARVOCSystematic internal evaluation (and documentation)of safety, health and environmental issues.A process to manufacture complex ingredients outof simple raw materials.Thermal emission control system to treat pollutantgases resulting from chemical production thatcontain solvents.Volatile, organic compounds that contribute tosmog and ozone generation.EnergyIncludes electricity, natural gas, heating oil, paper,wood, cardboard, and alternative fuels (solvents).GMPGood Manufacturing Practice: regulations that setsafety and quality parameters for the production ofpharmaceutical products.Industrial effluentEffluent from chemical processes and cleaningthat is collected in a proprietary sewage system.SustainableA development that meets the needs of the currentdevelopmentgeneration without endangering resources that willmeet the needs of future generations.RefractoryEffluent substances that decompose only veryslowly, or not at all.RecyclingRecirculating recyclable waste materials(by- and end products) back to the production andconsumption loops.Responsible CareA voluntary global initiative by the chemical industryto successively improve safety, health andenvironmental standards and publicize the results.Report on “Safety – Health – Environment” 55