Environmental, Health & Safety Policy

As a world leading manufacturer of welding consumables, welding 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

       G Hariharan

Date : 1 March 2007                                                               Managing Director