OMB No. 2010-0032
Expiration Date 01/31/2010
2003 Performance Track Annual Performance Report















Baxter Healthcare - Cleveland, MS
A040080
 Year 1 Annual Performance Report

























SECTION A: GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION

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

A.2Name of your parent company:
Baxter Healthcare, 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?
2002

If an assessment was conducted during 2003, please provide the type (e.g., ISO 14001 certification), the scope, and the month(s) of each assessment.




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

If an assessment was conducted during 2003, please provide the scope and month(s) of each assessment.

Scope
Dates

Environmental, Health & Safety compliance assessment. Performance against ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 were also evaluated.

March  2003



B.1.cWhen was an internal or corporate compliance audit last conducted at your facility?
2003

If an audit was conducted during 2003, 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 assessment.
The Baxter EHS Checklist was used to guide the auditors through the compliance requirements whick apply to this facility. The entire facility was audited.

March  2003Division 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.

Hazard identification and risk control has been improved as a result of the internal EHS assessment. A formal process is now being followed which requires a formal EHS risk assessment for all areas initially and after any significant changes to processes.

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?
March  2003
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?


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


20,400
Measurement Units:
lbs
   Other:
Normalizing Factor:
1.0
.94


1.0 *
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
The normalizing factor is based on the facility's units of production in the departments which affect this committment(total number of units produced).
Normalized Quantity per year:
22,749
22141.49


20400
* Estimated

C.1.bBriefly describe how you achieved improvements for this aspect or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress.
In our manufacturing operations sponges are used to absorb solvent during a solvent bonding process. This operation is phasing out the use of sponges and phasing in a new method for the solvent bonding process.

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


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


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
1087862.5


917000
* 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 will result in a reduction in scrap. The 2003 scrap includes scrap generated in the start up trials for the new equipment. This committment is a source reduction project. This scrap reduction is material which is no longer generated therefore recycling is not applicable to this committment.

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


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


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
4514390.11


3500000
* Estimated

C.3.bBriefly describe how you achieved improvements for this aspect or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress.
Increased recycling of plastic scrap has decreased the amount of waste going to the landfill. Recycling at this facility is defined as material being sent off-site to a recycling company. This material is not reused in processes within the facility.

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


32,000
Measurement Units:
lbs
   Other:
Normalizing Factor:
1.0
.94


1.0 *
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
The normalizing factor is based on the facility's units of production for the departments affecting this committment(total number of units produced).
Normalized Quantity per year:
34799
35351.06


32000
* Estimated

C.4.bBriefly describe how you achieved improvements for this aspect or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress.
As new solvent bonding processes are implemented the air emissions will be reduced. In 2003 prototype equipment was recieved and used in trial areas, however the units have not been put into production use.

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 teamed with the local Chamber of Commerece, the City of Cleveland and Bolivar County to sponsor the 10th 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. This is the only event in the state of Mississippi that has been held for 10 consecutive years and is a great success each year.

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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