ETHICON - San Angelo 2007 APR View/Print

OMB No. 2010-0032
Expiration Date 01/31/2010

2007 Performance Track Annual Performance Report

ETHICON - San Angelo
A060007
Year 1 Annual Performance Report
Member Since 2001 (3rd Member Term)

SECTION A: GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION

A.1

Name of your facility:

ETHICON - San Angelo

A.2

Name of your parent company:

Johnson & Johnson

A.3

Facility contact person for the Performance Track program:

Name:	Mr. Norman E. Shain
Title:	Staff Environmental Engineer
Phone:	325 482 5331
Fax:	325 482 5196
Email:	nshain@ethus.jnj.com

A.4

Facility location:

Facility Address

Street Address:	3348 Pulliam St.
Address Cont:
City:	San Angelo
State:	TX
Zip Code:	76905

If your facility has multiple street addresses, please list any other addresses for its sites or buildings.

A.5

Facility's website address (if any):

http://www.ethicon.com

A.6

Number of employees (full-time equivalents) who currently work in the facility:

More than 1,000

A.7

For the purposes of where your facility would be listed in our Member Directory, please list the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code(s) that is (are) used to classify business at the facility:

Primary	Secondary	Tertiary	Quaternary	Quinary
339113

A.8.a

List the activities, products, or services that take place at your facility:

Ethicon San Angelo is a medical devices manufacturing facility engaged primarily in the manufacture and sterilization of sutures. The facility manufactured 34million needles/year and attaches, packages and sterilizes 170 million sutures/year.

A.8.b

Provide the size and general description of your site:

Ethicon San Angelo is located on a 110 acre campus in the northwest corner of San Angelo with approximately 400,000 square feet of manufacturing under roof. The general location of the campus is rural and on the edge of the San Angelo city limits. The entire 110-acre campus is JnJ/Ethicon property with no other industrial activity on the site.

A.9

Have the environmental requirements applicable to your facility changed during this reporting period?

SECTION B: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

B.1.a

Is your facility certified to ISO 14001?

Yes

B.2

Performance Track members must have their EMS assessed by an independent party at least once every three years. Please indicate the details of the most recent independent assessment conducted at your facility. If your most recent independent assessment did not cover all EMS elements and business areas, please use the "Add Assessment" button to indicate the additional partial assessments.

Independent EMS Assessment #1

When was this EMS assessment?

July 2007

What protocol was used?

ISO 14001 Standards
Specify:

Who conducted the audit?

Name:	Randle Bunner
Title:	Lead Assessor
Organization:	ERM Certification and Verification Services, Inc.

Which EMS elements were included in the audit?

Policy, Planning, Implementation, Checking, Management

Did the assessment cover the entire facility or part of the facility?

Entire Facility

Which business areas were included in the audit?

B.3

EPA recommends that Performance Track members conduct an internal EMS assessment (partial or complete) every year. Did you conduct one in calendar year 2007?

Yes

Internal EMS Assessment #1

When was this EMS assessment?	July 2007
Which EMS elements were included in the audit?	Implementation, Checking
Did the assessment cover the entire facility or part of the facility?	Entire Facility

B.4

EPA recommends that Performance Track members conduct a regulatory compliance audit every year. Did your facility conduct any audits in calendar year 2007 to verify compliance with regulatory statutes?

Yes

Regulatory Compliance Audit #1

When was this regulatory compliance audit?	August 2007
Which regulations were included in the audit?	Clean Air Act (CAA) Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act/Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (SARA/CERCLA)

B.5

Note: Facility will be asked to report other audits and inspections in their 3rd reporting year.

B.6.a

Has your facility corrected all instances of potential non-compliance and EMS non-conformance identified during your audits and other assessments?

Yes

B.6.b

Performance Track members should have a Senior Management Review of their EMS every year. Did this review take place in calendar year 2007?

Yes

Who was the senior manager present at the review?

Name: Mr. Mike Beck

Title: Plant Manager

B.6.c

Performance Track members should conduct a systematic identification and/or review of their environmental aspects at least once every two years. When was your last one conducted?

November 2007

SECTION C: ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS

Goal 1: ETHICON - San Angelo's first goal is to invest in renewable energy sources.
C.1.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	Ethicon San Angelo continues to pursue the opportunity for installation of wind turbines on site to generate 6 to 8 megawatts of renewable energy. In 2007 it was anticipated that construction of the installation would be underway by late 2008 or early 2009. The project has not, however, been presented to corporate yet and while the project is still on track, start of construction has been pushed back at least a year to late 2009.
C.1.b	Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.
	An 80 meter weather tower was installed to gather weather data for the project proposal with data collection completed earlier this year. The weather data as well as finances are currently being evaluated and final project submittal to JnJ is expected within the next few months. Electricity and natural gas energy usage in measured from metering. ETHICON Corporation purchases RECs and allocates them to the various facilities. This is not a facility level activity.
C.1.c	Please report your facility's actual performance.

Energy Generated Off-Site
	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Units
Calendar Year	2006	2007	2008	2009	Units
Electricity Purchased
Electricity from Grid/Utility	26,074,005	25,635,778			Kwh Specify:
Electricity from Off-Grid Renewable Sources	0	0.0			Kwh Specify:
Total Electricity Purchased	88,964.51	87,469.27			MMBtus
	If your facility purchases electricity from the grid, please confirm that the electricity geographic region shown below is correct. If incorrect, please contact the Performance Track Information Center. ERCOT All
Steam EPA will be determining the greenhouse gases associated with the generation of the steam that you purchase. We will be contacting you for additional information regarding the source of the steam generated.	0	0.0			MMBtus Specify:
Total Energy Generated Off-Site	88,964.51	87,469.27			MMBtus

Sources of Energy Generated On-Site
	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Units
Calendar Year	2006	2007	2008	2009	Units
Coal					Specify:
Natural Gas		61.6			MMBtus Specify:
Crude Oil					Specify:
Fuel Oil					Specify:
Diesel					Specify:
Propane/LPG					Specify:
Gasoline					Specify:
Hydrogen Powered Fuel Cells					Specify:
Natural Gas/Methane Powered Fuel Cells					Specify:
Biomass					Specify:
Biodiesel		0.0			MMBtus Specify:
Solar					Specify:
Wind		0.00			MMBtus Specify:
Landfill Gas					Specify:
Geothermal					Specify:
Hydroelectric					Specify:
Tire Derived Fuel					Specify:
Other Fuel or Source Specify:					Specify:
Total Energy Generated On-Site	0.00	61.60			MMBtus

C.1.d Total energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions.

Actual Energy Use Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Total Renewable Energy Use	1,156.54	1,137.10			21,611.63	MMBtus
Total Non-Renewable Energy Use	87,807.97	86,393.77			67,352.88	MMBtus
Total Energy Use	88,964.51	87,530.87			88,964.51	MMBtus
Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents	16,817.73	16,538.34			12,900.00	MTCO2E
Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents Offset due to Investments in Green Energy, e.g. green tags		9,755				MTCO2E
Net Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents	16,817.73	6,783.34			12,900.00	MTCO2E

Normalized Energy Use Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Normalizing Factor	1.0	1.0
Total Energy Use	88,964.51	87,530.87			n/a	MMBtus Specify other:
Net Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents	16,817.73	6,783.34			n/a	MTCO2E Specify other:
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:	dozens of sterilized product produced

Goal 2: ETHICON - San Angelo's second goal is to reduce the facility's total water use.
This is a challenge goal.
C.2.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	Water conservation efforts centered around outside irrigation have reduced water usage for 2007 approximately 10% against 2006 baseline. This reduction was achieved through continuing implementation of xerascaping to replace water demanding shrubs and ornamental horticulture with drought tolerant landscaping as well as decreasing the water used for irrigation in 2007.
C.2.b	Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.
	Actual consumption numbers, as metered, are electronically collected daily and reported monthly for the four mains supplying the facility. This data is then used to evaluate and focus water conservation efforts and activities.
C.2.c	Please report your facility's actual performance.

Performance Data
	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform.
Calendar Year	2006	2007	2008	2009	Goal	Units
Actual Quantity (per year)	35,843,000	31,307,000			n/a	Gallons Specify other:

C.2.d

Normalized progress toward goal.

Normalized Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Normalizing Factor	1.0	1.0
Normalized Quantity	35,843,000	31,307,000.00			30,000,000	Gallons Specify other:
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:	dozens of sterilized product produced

Goal 3: ETHICON - San Angelo's third goal is to reduce the generation of, and improve the management of, the facility's non-hazardous waste.

C.3.a Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.

Recycling opportunities continue to be pursued. Ethicon San Angelo is currently in conversations with a vendor to recycle/reclaim all landfill waste by the end of 2008. However, recent financial issues have caused this date to be pushed back to 2009.
Nonhazardous waste generation has increased from 1,074.23 tons in 2006 to 1132.87 tons in 2007, a 58.64 ton/year increase or a 5.5% increase. I have no additional information about this increase at this time.

C.3.b Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.

Landfill waste tonnage as weighed at the landfill scales are provided by the landfill operator, Trashaway, to the facility on a monthly basis in units of tons. Tonnage numbers for recycleable materials, by stream, are provided by the recycle vendor to the facility on a monthly basis.

As of 6/10/2008, the total nonhazardous waste in 2006 was changed from 1,074.23 tons to 1,038.75 tons because of a reporting error.

C.3.c Please report your facility's actual performance.

Performance Data

Waste Management Method Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Units

2006 2007 2008 2009

Reused/recycled off-site

Specify other:
1,380,500 1,355,015 Pounds

Specify other:

Landfill

Specify other:
686,000 1,152,160 Pounds

Specify other:

Incineration

Specify other:
0.41 0.28 Tons

Specify other:

Other management

Specify other: Fuel Blending
5.09 5.09 Tons

Specify other:

Specify other:

Specify other:

C.3.d Summarized progress toward goal.

Actual Total Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.
Goal Units

Total Non Hazardous Waste 1,038.75 1,258.96 n/a Tons

Specify other:

Normalized Total Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.
Goal Units

Normalizing Factor 1.0 1.0

Total Non Hazardous Waste 1,038.75 1,258.96 1,038.75 Tons

Specify other:

Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
dozens of sterilized product produced

Progress Towards Other Significant Aspects of your EMS

In the table below, please provide a narrative summary of progress made toward EMS objectives and targets other than those reported as Environmental Performance Goals. You may limit the summary to environmental aspects that are significant and towards which progress has been made during the reporting year.

Do you have additional environmental aspects to report? No

SECTION D: PUBLIC OUTREACH AND PERFORMANCE REPORTING

D.1.a Please describe your process to identify potential community environmental concerns.

Ethicon, in it's capacity as a member of the community, strives to be involved in community activities at both a company and personal level. As such, potential community environmental concerns which have been identified and are not associated with Ethicon activities primarily include river cleanup and waste management issues.
Members of facility management sit on various city boards. For the issues of river clean up and waste management, members of management sit on the Keep San Angelo Beautiful (KSAB) city board. Additionally the facility supports community activities including Earth Day, and other city activities.

D.1.b If you identified community environmental concerns, how did you respond to them?

No environmental community concerns identified.

D.1.c Please describe how you informed the community about environmental matters related to your facility.

Information is available on the company website, www.ethicon.com and on the Johnson and Johnson website, www.jnj.com

D.2 Please indicate which of the following methods your facility plans to use to make its Performance Track Annual Performance Report available to the public. Please check all that apply.

Press Releases, Bulletin Board, Events, Web Site
URL: http://www.ethicon.com

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SECTION E: SELF-CERTIFICATION OF CONTINUED PROGRAM PARTICIPATION FOR ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is not yet in a position to accept electronic signatures and therefore requests a faxed, signed copy of the Section E page. Please complete Section E online, then print Section E using the link on the Overview page. Section E should be signed by the senior manager of your facility and faxed it to the Performance Track Information Center at (617) 354-0463.
On behalf of ETHICON - San Angelo, I certify that: I have read and agree to the terms and conditions as specified in the National Enviromental Performance Track Program Guide. This facility, to the best of my knowledge, continues to meet all program criteria; I have personally examined and am familiar with the information contained in this Annual Performance Report. The information contained in this report is, to the best of my knowledge and based on reasonable inquiry, true, accurate, and complete; My facility has an environmental management system (EMS), as defined in the Performance Track EMS criteria, including systems to maintain compliance with all applicable federal, state, tribal, and local environmental requirements, in place at the facility, and the EMS will be maintained for the duration of the facility's participation in the program; My facility has conducted an objective assessment of its compliance with all applicable federal, state, tribal, and local environmental requirements; and the facility has corrected all identified instances of potential or actual noncompliance; and Based on the foregoing compliance assessments and subsequent corrective actions (if any were necessary), my facility is, to the best of my knowledge and based on reasonable inquiry, currently in compliance with applicable federal, state, tribal, and local environmental requirements. I agree that EPA's decision whether to accept participants into or remove them from the National Environment Performance Track is wholly discretionary, and I waive any right that may exist under any law to challenge EPA's acceptance or removal decision. I am the senior manager with responsibility for the facility and am fully authorized to execute this statement on behalf of the corporation or other legal entity whose facility is part of the National Environmental Performance Track program.
Signature/Date:	______________________________________________________
Name:	Mr. Mike Beck
Title:	Plant Manager
Facility Name:	ETHICON - San Angelo
Facility Street Address:	3348 Pulliam St. San Angelo, TX 76905
Mailing Address:	,
Performance Track ID#:	A060007

Goal 3: ETHICON - San Angelo's third goal is to reduce the generation of, and improve the management of, the facility's non-hazardous waste.
C.3.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	Recycling opportunities continue to be pursued. Ethicon San Angelo is currently in conversations with a vendor to recycle/reclaim all landfill waste by the end of 2008. However, recent financial issues have caused this date to be pushed back to 2009. Nonhazardous waste generation has increased from 1,074.23 tons in 2006 to 1132.87 tons in 2007, a 58.64 ton/year increase or a 5.5% increase. I have no additional information about this increase at this time.
C.3.b	Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.
	Landfill waste tonnage as weighed at the landfill scales are provided by the landfill operator, Trashaway, to the facility on a monthly basis in units of tons. Tonnage numbers for recycleable materials, by stream, are provided by the recycle vendor to the facility on a monthly basis. As of 6/10/2008, the total nonhazardous waste in 2006 was changed from 1,074.23 tons to 1,038.75 tons because of a reporting error.
C.3.c	Please report your facility's actual performance.

Performance Data
Waste Management Method	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Units
Waste Management Method	2006	2007	2008	2009	Units
Reused/recycled off-site Specify other:	1,380,500	1,355,015			Pounds Specify other:
Landfill Specify other:	686,000	1,152,160			Pounds Specify other:
Incineration Specify other:	0.41	0.28			Tons Specify other:
Other management Specify other: Fuel Blending	5.09	5.09			Tons Specify other:
Specify other:					Specify other:

Actual Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Total Non Hazardous Waste	1,038.75	1,258.96			n/a	Tons Specify other:

D.1.a	Please describe your process to identify potential community environmental concerns.
	Ethicon, in it's capacity as a member of the community, strives to be involved in community activities at both a company and personal level. As such, potential community environmental concerns which have been identified and are not associated with Ethicon activities primarily include river cleanup and waste management issues. Members of facility management sit on various city boards. For the issues of river clean up and waste management, members of management sit on the Keep San Angelo Beautiful (KSAB) city board. Additionally the facility supports community activities including Earth Day, and other city activities.
D.1.b	If you identified community environmental concerns, how did you respond to them?
	No environmental community concerns identified.
D.1.c	Please describe how you informed the community about environmental matters related to your facility.
	Information is available on the company website, www.ethicon.com and on the Johnson and Johnson website, www.jnj.com
D.2	Please indicate which of the following methods your facility plans to use to make its Performance Track Annual Performance Report available to the public. Please check all that apply.
	Press Releases, Bulletin Board, Events, Web Site
	URL: http://www.ethicon.com

SECTION A: GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION

SECTION B: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

SECTION C: ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS

SECTION D: PUBLIC OUTREACH AND PERFORMANCE REPORTING

SECTION E: SELF-CERTIFICATION OF CONTINUED PROGRAM PARTICIPATION FOR ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT