Section Quick Links
As part of its commitment to straightforward and clear communication about its products, Styron supports the efforts of the International Council of Chemical Associations to make chemical safety 
summaries for BPA, Butadiene, Ethylbenzene, and Styrene readily available to the public in consumer-friendly language. In addition, Safety Data Sheets for Styron’s products are available on www.styron.com or from Styron’s Customer Information Group.
Through its comprehensive approach, Styron evaluates the safety of its products and strives to manage them in a safe and sustainable manner so that any potential adverse impacts on society or our environment are minimized.
The foundation of Styron’s product safety activities is identifying and understanding the potential hazards, exposures and risks that may be associated with the products Styron purchases, produces and brings to market.
This understanding is based on:
- Gathering existing scientific information about the potential hazards of our products;
- Determining likely levels of exposure by considering factors such as product composition, manufacturing practices, applications, etc.;
- Evaluating risks (Risk = Hazard x Exposure) to human health and the environment;
- Taking steps to manage and/or reduce risks appropriately;
- Revisiting the product safety process periodically to review best practices and to identify any information gaps that may exist; and
- Developing new information should gaps be identified.
Once this foundation is established, Styron integrates the information and product safety practices into a wide range of activities as elements of Styron’s product safety program.
These elements include:
- Community outreach and awareness;
- Distribution and logistics;
- EH&S training;
- Emergency preparedness and response;
- Employee health and safety;
- Engineering and design for environment, health and safety;
- Industrial hygiene;
- Occupational safety;
- Operating design and management;
- Product stewardship;
- Security;
- Third party services.
Styron is committed to delivering superior health, safety and environmental performance, and Styron’s product safety program is dedicated to making sure that its products are made, stored, transported, used, disposed of and recycled sustainably and in a way that demonstrates world class practices of safety, environmental stewardship and regard for people. This commitment is embodied in Styron’s EH&S Policy.
In addition, Styron encourages its suppliers and customers to join its efforts to collaborate, innovate and elevate industrial practices and expectations so that chemical products are managed safely throughout their life cycle.
Since Styron was formed in June 2010, Styron has been gathering product safety performance data; these results are reported in the figures provided in the Performance Section of this Report.
As more time passes, Styron will be able to demonstrate longer term performance in future Corporate Social Responsibility Reports.
