Health and Safety Compliance

In 2010, Baxter recorded three health and safety-related notices of violation (NOV):

• One NOV issued to Baxter’s Alliston, Canada, facility for material handling, fall protection and machine guarding deficiencies.
• One NOV issued to a Baxter plasma-collection facility in Manesha, Wisconsin, United States, for improper disinfection of working surfaces. Baxter paid a $945 fine related to this NOV.
• One NOV issued to Baxter’s Waukegan, Illinois, United States, facility for failure to conduct annual integrity testing on tank system.

Baxter continues to implement program improvements related to these matters.

In January 2011, three workers were involved in an accident in which one died and two others were injured at the company’s Los Angeles, California, United States, facility. The incident involved entry into a tank used in the production process. Baxter continues to focus on reinforcing its safety procedures, re-training workers involved in tank operations, evaluating emergency response training and conducting additional risk assessments throughout the plant. Baxter’s environment, health and safety team is taking similar actions at facilities throughout the company. The plant and the company will continue to evaluate and enhance procedures and employee training to mitigate the likelihood of future incidents.