Auditing for environmental excellence at union carbide

Union Carbide formed its current Health, Safety, and Environmental Audit Program in 1985 following the Bhopal, India, tragedy in December 1984. Although our pre-Bhopal record confirmed our belief that we had an excellent program, with the help of a consulting firm we went back to the drawing board and questioned everything. We raised the bar and set as one of our goals the development and implementation of an audit program that is “second to none”. This article details the specific tools being used by Union Carbide auditors to ensure environmental excellence at our numerous plant sites.