Safety is integral to our success. In our drive toward zero work-related injuries and illness, we have virtually eliminated all serious injuries. It’s also why we lead the U.S. semiconductor industry with the lowest occupational injury and illness.

Collaboration and sound processes are at the heart of our outstanding safety records. We have active Safety Committees led by top managers at each site and involve employees at all levels.

All of our sites globally operate under a comprehensive set of Environmental, Safety and Health (ESH) Policy and Principles which set a high standard for performance and is endorsed by our CEO, Rich Templeton. Compliance with these standards is monitored through site-level audits and periodically examined though corporate audits, which are reported to our board of directors.

In addition, we recognize the International Standard on Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001), the European Union Environmental Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) and the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS18001) as tools that may help individual sites meet TI environmental, safety and health goals. These certifications may also help sites meet regional standards and marketplace expectations.

All of our sites outside the U.S. hold current ISO14001 certificates. In the U.S., especially in Texas and Arizona, sites are subject to very stringent regulatory constraints that go far above and beyond the stipulations of ISO140001 or OHSAS 18001. We are working to achieve 100 percent certification at all TI manufacturing sites by the end of 2008 in both ISO14001 and OHSAS 18001.