Environment, Health & Safety -
Process and Pollution Control

Koch Chemical Technology Group, LLC and its affiliates have operations around the world that share a commitment to environmental stewardship and employee health and safety.

In addition, these companies provide equipment and services to essential industries such as refining, chemical, gas processing, power generation, waste management and water filtration. From flare gas/vapor recovery systems and thermal oxidation systems to membrane water filtration systems, each company has a role in helping others meet environmental standards.

Accomplishments

Five manufacturing sites and one mobile workforce have earned STAR status in the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s Voluntary Protection Programs:

John Zink Company, Tulsa, Okla.
Koch-Glitsch, Wichita, Kan.; Houston and Dallas, Texas
Optimized Process Designs, Katy, Texas
Koch Specialty Plant Services, Houston, Texas

The following companies’ sites have implemented ISO management systems and hold certificates to latest standards:

John Zink Company, Tulsa, Okla., and Luxembourg

ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems
ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems
OHSAS 18001 Safety Management Systems

Koch-Glitsch, Belgium

OSHAS 18001 Safety Management Systems

Koch-Glitsch, Stoke-on-Trent and Kirkby Stephen, U.K.

ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems

Koch Membrane Systems, San Diego, Calif., and Wilmington, Mass.

ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems

John Zink Company’s Tulsa, Okla., site was part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Environmental Performance Track program from 2003 until 2009 when the program was suspended. NEPT companies go above and beyond environmental standards to protect the environment. The Tulsa site has been named a VPP Super Star and a VPP Star of Excellence site from OSHA Region IV for its safety culture. John Zink Company provides its employees with continuous safety training, resulting in a culture of accident and injury elimination.

Koch Specialty Plant Services (KSPS) implemented a safety-based behavioral observation program in 2004. The P.A.C.E. (Personnel, Accountability, Culture and Enforcement) program involves every employee in the safety process through participation in random yet structured observations focused on safety behavior. The result: an employee driven safety culture that helped make KSPS one of the first Mobile Workforces to receive the OSHA VPP STAR.

Koch-Glitsch was named one of the Safest Companies in America, by Occupational Hazards magazine for its strong safety culture and performance record. Company sites in Dallas, Houston and Wichita were named “Star Among Stars” in OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs for 2008.

Awards

Koch Heat Transfer Canada, Sarnia, Ontario, Level 2 Health and Safety Award, Industrial Accident Prevention Association
Koch Heat Transfer Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Safety Group Award, Industrial Accident Prevention Association
John Zink Company, Tulsa, Okla., Award of Excellence in Safety and Health, from the Oklahoma Safety Council, and the Award of Excellence from the Oklahoma Department of Labor and the Worker Safety Policy Council
Koch Knight, Canton, Ohio, Outstanding Safety Performance 100% Award, State of Ohio and the Stark County Safety Council
Koch Specialty Plant Services, Houston, Safety Excellence award, Exxon Mobil, and the Silver award for safety from the Houston Business Roundtable
Optimized Process Designs, Katy, Texas, Excellence in Safety Award, Gas Processors Suppliers Association
Koch-Glitsch Canada, Uxbridge, Ontario, Level I and Level II Health & Safety Achievement Awards, Industrial Accident Prevention Association
Koch Membrane Systems, Wilmington, Mass., Best in Class for Occupational Safety, National Safety Council
Koch-Glitsch Canada, Uxbridge, Ontario, Water Conservation Award, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
Koch Membrane Systems, Wilmington, Mass., Outstanding Safety Award, Massachusetts Safety Council
Koch-Glitsch, Wichita, Kan., Excellence in Safety award, Gas Processors Suppliers Association

Products and Services

Koch Membrane Systems’ PURON™ modules are helping the city of Santa Paula, Calif., meet or exceed U.S. EPA’s wastewater quality standards. The company’s membrane bioreactor modules are being installed in the city’s new state-of-the art water recycling facility. The modules are also used to treat water in the beverage, textile, food, paper, and chemicals industries.

Koch Membrane Systems was a key supplier to the Bundamba Advanced Water Treatment Plant's water reclamation system. The plant is part of Australia's Western Corridor Recycled Water Project, the largest recycled water project in the Southern Hemisphere. The Bundamba project earned the Water Project of the Year award for its significant contributions to water technology and environmental protection at the 2008 Global Water Awards, presented by the International Desalination Association (IDA) and Global Water Intelligence.

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) recognizes the patented Zink Ultra Low Emission flare, manufactured by the John Zink Company, as the only proven technology to meet its stringent emission requirements for biogas applications. The SCAQMD is the smog control agency for all or portions of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties in California.

John Zink Company was selected as the supplier of choice to design and build a marine vapor recovery emission control system at the North Sea Petroleum Terminal, Seal Sands, United Kingdom operated by ConocoPhillips. The emission control system is one of the largest of its kind in the world. John Zink supplied two identical vapor recovery units that provide an effective solution for the abatement of volatile organic compound vapor (VOC) emitted from oil tankers during crude oil loading operations.