Environmental Health and Safety

3M Little Rock is committed to a strong EHS Management System promoting sound environmental management & a strong core Safety program. This helps us manage the environmental footprint of our operations, encourages employees to lead in Safety, drives sustainable growth, and address the expectations of our stakeholders. These stakeholders include our employees, customers, regulators, environmental groups, and the communities surrounding our plant.

Our EHS Management System:

• Includes an integrated, holistic system that anticipates and addresses long-term issues and drives continuous improvement.
• Promotes a strategic planning process that integrates EHS issues into business planning.
• Includes a process for identifying issues, developing formal action plans, setting goals, and measuring results.

Pollution Prevention

3M pioneered the concept of pollution prevention with the creation of the pollution prevention pays (3P) program in 1975. The 3P program is based on the reality that pollution prevention is more environmentally effective, technically sound, and economical than conventional pollution control equipment. Natural resources, energy and money are used to build conventional pollution controls, and more resources are consumed operating them. Conventional controls are temporary and do not eliminate the problem. 3P seeks to eliminate pollution at the source through product reformulation, process modification, equipment redesign, and the recycling and reuse of waste water.

3P is a key element of the 3M Little Rock environmental strategy. Since 1980, 3M Little Rock has completed 30 projects which prevented more than 13,423 tons of air pollution, 31 tons of water pollution, and 237,030 tons of waste.

Key Environmental and Safety Accomplishments
We are particularly proud of our work around the following:

• No Lost Time injuries in 2007
• Actively striving to achieve ISO14001 Certification
• Installation of Waste Water Treatment system allowing reuse of all generated waste water
• Total Safety Culture Team formation for active participation by Employees
• Multiple Safety Sentinel awards at Arch Street Facility

3M Little Rock Environmental Policy

3M Little Rock will continue to recognize and exercise its responsibility to:

• Solve our own environmental and conservation problems.
• Develop products that support a sustainable environment.
• Prevent pollution at the source wherever and whenever possible.
• Conserve natural resources through the use of optimized manufacturing operations, reclamation and other appropriate methods.
• Assure that our facilities and products are in compliance with applicable national, regional and local environmental requirements, and in conformance with other applicable environmental obligations.
• Assist, whenever possible, governmental agencies and other official organizations engaged in environmental activities.
• Foster continual improvement through company and employee initiative.