ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

As the world's leading manufacturer of welding consumables and equipment, and cutting systems we shall in all our operations:

¤ Continuously improve our Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) performance by conserving natural resources, preventing pollution and providing safe workplaces and products

¤ Ensure that our facilities and products meet or exceed applicable governmental requirements and ESAB standards

¤ Use a lifecycle approach in our efforts to minimise the EHS impact of our products and services, from the extraction of raw materials to product end of life

¤ Educate, motivate and engage our employees to contribute to our EHS commitment and to comply with this policy

¤ Encourage our contractors, suppliers and consultants to adhere to the same standards we do

¤ Openly communicate our EHS performance and participate in external initiatives that improves our knowledge and performance

¤ Ensure prompt reporting of any incidents, adequate monitoring and measurement of our EHS performance and regularly provide assurance that our processes and management systems are working effectively