ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY

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PFOS REDUCTION AGREEMENT
In a move viewed as comparable in responsiveness to the voluntary agreement adopted by the semiconductor industry to reduce emission of global warming gases, members of the World Semiconductor Council (WSC) and Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) have endorsed a plan which app... more>>
KEYWORDS: PFOS

ESH: GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR IND. ENDORSES PLAN TO LIMIT USE OF CHEMICALS LINKED TO ENV. PERSISTENCE
-- Chip companies will reduce use of PFOS while seeking alternatives -- SAN FRANCISCO, CA – May 11, 2006 – In a move viewed as comparable in responsiveness to the voluntary agreement adopted by the semiconductor industry to reduce emission of global warming gases, members of the Wor... more>>
KEYWORDS: PFOS

SIA IDENTIFIES NEW CHEMICAL INFORMATION PROCESS
View the Chemical Properties Information Form HERE... more>>
KEYWORDS: WSC, Chemical, CPIF

OP-ED: GOOD SCIENCE PROTECTS WORKER HEALTH
By George Scalise To view the March 29, 2002 Op-Ed as featured in the San Jose Mercury News click HERE. ... more>>
KEYWORDS: Worker Health

ESH: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAC) REPORT
To view the October 2001 Summary click HERE.... more>>
KEYWORDS: ESH, Health and Safety, SAC, Executive Summary

ESH: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (OHS) WEBSITE
Visit the OHS website by clicking HERE.... more>>
KEYWORDS: OHS

ESH: SIA ANNOUNCES PFC REDUCTION AND CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP WITH USEPA
WASHINGTON, D.C., - March 13, 2001 - The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) announced today their new partnership to reduce emissions of the perfluorocompound greenhouse gases to the semiconductor manufacturing process. The goal of ... more>>
KEYWORDS: PFC, MOU

ESH: BOL STATISTICS '99 SURVEY RATES U.S. SEMICONDUCTOR WORKERS AMONG THE NATION'S SAFEST
San Jose - Wednesday, December 20, 2000 - Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released results from the 1999 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses announcing that the U.S. Semiconductor Industry is rated one of the safest industries with the lowest rate of work related injur... more>>
KEYWORDS: ESH, Workers, Safest, BLS