OMB No. 2010-0032
Expiration Date 01/31/2010
2004 Performance Track Annual Performance Report















Baxter Healthcare - Cleveland, MS
A040080
 Year 2 Annual Performance Report

























SECTION A: GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION

A.1Name of your facility:
Baxter Healthcare - Cleveland, MS

A.2Name of your parent company:
Baxter International Inc.

A.3Facility contact person for the Performance Track program:
  Name:Mrs. Missey Hudson
  Title:EHS Manager
  Phone:(662) 846-5920
  Fax:(662) 846-5991
  Email:missey_hudson@baxter.com

A.4
Facility location:
  Street Address:911 North Davis Avenue
  Address Cont:
  City:Cleveland
  State:MS
  Zip Code:38732


Mailing address (if different from above):
  Mailing Address:
  Address Cont:
  City:
  State:
  Zip Code:

A.5
Facility's website address (if any):
http://www.baxter.com

A.6
Number of employees (full-time equivalents) who currently work in the facility:
500-1,000

A.7
North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code(s) that is(are) used to classify business at the facility:
3254  325412      

A.8
In your application and, perhaps, in previous annual performance reports, you described what your facility does or makes. Have there been any (additional) changes to your facility's list of products and/or activities? If yes, please list them here:

No Changes


A.9
Have the environmental requirements applicable to your facility changed during this reporting period? If yes, please describe these changes here.

No Changes


SECTION B: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

B.1.aWhen was an EMS assessment last conducted by an independent party at your facility?
2004

If an assessment was conducted during 2004, please provide the type (e.g., ISO 14001 certification), the scope, and the month(s) of each assessment.

Type
Scope
Dates
ISO 14001 Environmental, Health & Safety compliance assessment. ISO 14001 certification was re-issued.   October  2004  



B.1.bWhen was an internal EMS assessment last conducted at your facility?
2003




B.1.cWhen was an internal or corporate compliance audit last conducted at your facility?
2004

If an audit was conducted during 2004, please provide the scope and the month(s) of each audit, and indicate who conducted the audit(s) (e.g., facility staff, corporate groups, third party). (Don't include audits, inspections, or site visits by regulatory or external organizations).

Scope
Dates
Who conducted the audit

EHS compliance asssessment. The Baxter EHS checklist was used to guide the assessment team through the compliance requirements which apply to this facility. The entire facility was assessed.

October  2004Division and Corporate Staff



B.1.d(Optional) If you would like to describe any other audits or inspections that were conducted at your facility, please do so here.



B.1.eBriefly summarize corrective actions taken and other improvements made as a result of your EMS assessments and compliance audits.

Emergency prepardness and the process surrounding this issue has been improved as a result of the EHS assessments.

B.1.fHas your facility corrected all instances of potential non-compliance and EMS non-conformance identified during your audits and other assessments?
Yes

If no, please explain your plans to correct these instances.



B.1.gWhen was the last Senior Management review of your EMS completed?
October  2004
Who was the senior manager present at the review?
Name: Mr. Mark Jackson
Title: Plant Manager

B.2.aISO 14001 Certification. Is your facility currently certified to ISO 14001?
Yes

B.2.bIs your facility a Responsible Care-certified facility?
No

B.3Environmental Aspects Identification. When did your facility last conduct a systematic identification and/or review of your environmental aspects?
October  2004

B.4Progress Toward Achieving Objectives and Targets. In the table below, please provide a narrative summary of progress made toward EMS objectives and targets other than those reported as Environmental Performance Commitments in Section C. 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 C: ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE COMMITMENTS

COMMITMENT 1

Category:Waste
Aspect:Hazardous Solid Waste
Specific Information on Aspect (Optional):The quantity is the total hazardous waste for the facility with the goal to reduce the solid component of this waste stream.
Baseline
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Performance
Commitment
Calendar Year:
2001
2003
2004
2005
2005
Actual Quantity (per year):
22,749
20813
21382

20,400
Measurement Units:
lbs
   Other:
Normalizing Factor:
1.0
1.0
1.0

1.0 *
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
The normalizing factor is based on the hours of production in departments which affect this committment. Hours of production is used rather than units of production due to the manufacturing process as it relates to the hazards wastes. These wastes are generated based on hours of use - not units produced.
Normalized Quantity per year:
22,749
20,813
21,382

20400
* Estimated

C.1.bBriefly describe how you achieved improvements for this aspect or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress.
The reduction shown from the baseline year is the result of process improvements seen through implementation of lean manufacturing concepts. These changes have resulted in the use of fewer sponges in the manufacturing operation.

C.1.cPlease list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are also reporting these data (e.g. Energy Star, Project XL).



COMMITMENT 2

Category:Materials Use
Aspect:Total Materials Use
Baseline
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Performance
Commitment
Calendar Year:
2002
2003
2004
2005
2005
Actual Quantity (per year):
1,019,055
957319
653540

917,000
Measurement Units:
lbs
   Other:
Normalizing Factor:
1.0
.88
.89

1.0 *
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
The normalizing factor is based on the facility's units of production in the departments affecting this committment(total number of units produced).
Normalized Quantity per year:
1,019,055
1,087,862.5
734,314.61

917,000
* Estimated

C.2.bBriefly describe how you achieved improvements for this aspect or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress.
A new molding process was implemented in 4Q03 which resulted in a reduction in material used. The new equipment is more efficient and produces significantly fewer units that must be discarded due to defects. This committment is a source reduction project.

C.2.cPlease list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are also reporting these data (e.g. Energy Star, Project XL).



COMMITMENT 3

Category:Waste
Aspect:Total Solid Waste
Baseline
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Performance
Commitment
Calendar Year:
2001
2003
2004
2005
2005
Actual Quantity (per year):
5,510,536
4108095
3241815

3,500,000
Measurement Units:
lbs
   Other:
Normalizing Factor:
1.0
.91
.93

1.0 *
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
The normalizing factor is based on the facility's units of production (total number of units produced) in all departments.
Normalized Quantity per year:
5,510,536
4,514,390.11
3,485,822.58

3,500,000
* Estimated

C.3.bBriefly describe how you achieved improvements for this aspect or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress.
Improved process efficiencies have caused the decrease in waste. Through Lean Manufacturing techniques many processes in the facility have increased productivity while decreasing the amount of defective product that must be discarded. As clarification: Any waste generated from committment 2 has not been included in this committment to avoid "double counting" an improvement.

C.3.cPlease list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are also reporting these data (e.g. Energy Star, Project XL).



COMMITMENT 4

Category:Air Emissions
Aspect:Emissions of VOCs
Baseline
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Performance
Commitment
Calendar Year:
2001
2003
2004
2005
2005
Actual Quantity (per year):
34,799
33230
31217

32,000
Measurement Units:
lbs
   Other:
Normalizing Factor:
1.0
1.0
1.0

1.0 *
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
The normalizing factor is based on the hours of production in departments which affect this committment. Hours of production is used rather than units of production due to the manufacturing process as it relates to the air emissions. These emississions are generated based on hours of operation - not units produced.
Normalized Quantity per year:
34799
33,230
31,217

32,000
* Estimated

C.4.bBriefly describe how you achieved improvements for this aspect or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress.
More efficient solvent bonding equipment has resulted in this reduction.

C.4.cPlease list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are also reporting these data (e.g. Energy Star, Project XL).


SECTION D: PUBLIC OUTREACH AND PERFORMANCE REPORTING




D.1Please briefly describe the activities that your facility conducted during the year to interact with the community on environmental issues and to report publicly on environmental performance.

Our community has no residential recycling program. Our facility has teamed with the local Chamber of Commerce, the City of Cleveland, and Bolivar County to sponsor the 11th annual Bolivar Earth Day. This is a household hazardous waste collection program. During this event residents are also able to bring specific non-hazardous items such as paper, metal, tires and appliances for recycling and/or proper disposal.

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

Meetings


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