Environment, Health and Safety

Our Policy Statement

It is the Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) policy of General Dynamics C4 Systems to protect employees, customers and the community by:

• Minimizing health and safety risks
• Reducing environmental impact
• Complying with legal requirements
• Pursuing continual improvement

A Commitment to the Environment

We have an EHS management system built on our policy statement, goal setting and resource management, comprehensive processes, and a management commitment to targeted improvement. This system includes the use of cross-functional working groups to ensure that safety and environmental requirements are met when designing and manufacturing products and services for our customers.

General Dynamics’ employees carpool, telecommute, recycle, conserve power and continually develop innovative ways to create highly technical products with low impact to people and the environment. We also support community-based organizations that mutually benefit from our environmentally conscious, safety and recycling efforts.

Did You Know?

Did you know that General Dynamic C4 Systems has won several awards and certifications for our participation in environmental and safety related programs?

• Governor’s Pride in Arizona Award for Distinguished Community Achievement (Two time recipient)
• for the preservation of environmental heritage and recycling efforts
  
  
• Voluntary Protection Program’s Star Award
• recognizing a significantly better than industry-average safety record in our Scottsdale, Arizona facility
  
  
  

• Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) for Commercial Interiors program participant
• A program of the U.S. Green Building Council
  

• ISO 14001/ OSHAS 18001 Certified
• These internationally recognized standards affirms successful implementation of our EHS policy our efforts to minimize health and safety risk, and environmental impact.
  
  
• Massachusetts Safety Council Group Safety Award, 2003, 2002, 2001 (Taunton & Needham sites)
  
  
• General Dynamics Corporate Safety Achievement Award, 2003 (Taunton & Needham, MA sites)

We continuously strive to improve our processes and contributions to benefit our world today and in the future…

Contact the environmental, health and safety team at 480-726-1005 for more information.

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