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5
Health, Environment and Safety Report
Each year, aggressive targets are established by the business units for improvement in key health,
environment, and safety (HES) performance elements. These include, but are not limited to, the
safety of employees and contractors working in our facilities and the reduction of releases into the
environment, whether into the air or water around our facilities or our distribution system. In addition,
each year capital is invested in our facilities to improve processing and handling that will result in cleaner
products and reduced emissions. The pursuit of excellence in the management of heath, environment,
and safety performance within the Company is fundamental to our success and a responsibility that we
take seriously.
During 2004, Sunoco’s HES performance continued to improve when compared to prior years and in
some particular areas the improvement was notable.
Sunoco is committed to being a responsible corporate citizen in the communities in which our
businesses operate. Our complete 2004 Health, Environment, & Safety Review and CERES Report will
be published in May 2005.
•The Refining and Supply and Chemicals business
units both had “best in history” employee safety
recordable rates at 0.52 and 0.59, respectively,
representing less than one injury for every one
hundred employees throughout the plants.
•Contractors working in Sunoco refineries had their
safest year ever with a recordable rate of 0.43.
•A substantial reduction in the number of air and
water permit exceedences at operating plants was
achieved.
•The management systems at three refineries were
reviewed and a recommendation for Responsible
Care 14001 certification was made by an
independent auditor.
•The Retail Marketing business unit achieved its
second consecutive year without a Class 1 or 2
(greater than 10 barrels) product spill.
•While the number of spill incidents at refineries
and chemical plants increased, over 99 percent of
the product released was recovered.
•The installation of new processing units at four
of our refineries for the production of low-sulfur
gasoline progressed with completion expected in
2005.
•Sun Coke’s new plant at Haverhill, Ohio will use the
Company’s proprietary low-emission process that is
recognized by the EPA as the industry’s Maximum
Achievable Control Technology (MACT).
•Sunoco was recognized by the Roberts
Environmental Center of Claremont McKenna
College as a leader in corporate environmental and
sustainability reporting.
Some highlights include: