DL Chemical

DL Chemical is always improving the process safety management system's (PSM) operational level to prevent catastrophic industrial accidents caused by fires, explosions, and hazardous chemical leakage. We are strengthening asset soundness by diagnosing process facilities and investing in upgrading aging facilities, and we are increasing the degree of process safety management implementation by providing systematic training on the 12 elements of PSM.

Based on the 2019 safety culture diagnosis results, DL Chemical is carrying out tasks to increase the level of safety culture. Best practices and improvement cases carried out by each business unit are shared on the HSE Dash board for benchmarking and horizontal communications within the company We strive to improve corporate safety awareness and spread and develop a safety culture by carrying out duties such as enhancing management's safety leadership and establishing life safety rules.

DL Chemical has procedures in place to respond effectively to emergencies. We hold emergency response drills regularly, based on the emergency response scenario, in which workers, partners, and local fire departments all participate. By running a disaster response team to for first action response to catastrophes, efforts are being made to reduce accident damage and prevent the spread of mishaps.

DL Chemical works with partner firms to improve safety management and reduce accidents. HSE meetings with partner companies’ representatives are held to increase suppliers' autonomous health and safety capabilities and to raise management's understanding of safety and health. Moreover, excellent suppliers are recognized by evaluating their safety and health performance, and a combined safety inspection team with suppliers has been developed to identify and address risk factors in the workplace.

To promote the health of its employees, DL Chemical has a health management program in place. We implement a specific follow-up management program for employees who are assessed to be in good health as a consequence of the health check-up. We are enhancing engineering and management work that puts a strain on the musculoskeletal system through the musculoskeletal disease prevention program. Furthermore, we protect our employees' and subcontractors' workers' health and create a pleasant working environment by monitoring the working environment and constructing prevention facilities or upgrading the working environment for processes that have a high level of exposure to dangerous variables.

DL Chemical proactively takes measures to tackle climate change systematically controlling green gas emissions and energy consumption. We report greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption to the government as a corporation subject to the emission trading system, and we have designed and implemented greenhouse gas control systems. We are aggressively pursuing greenhouse gas reduction measures, such as optimizing use of processes and facility energy, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

DL Chemical probes on the level of air pollution at workplace on a regular basis to help improve air quality. Air pollution is systematically handled by employing in-house criteria for fine dust emission that are tougher than the regulatory standards, as well as a direct combustion facility monitoring system. We are fully complying with environment laws and regulations as we proactively carry out an array of environment tasks in addition to inspections and investments designed to reduce pollution.