Our Approach

Black & Decker believes it is important to develop and enhance the skills of EHS professionals and operating personnel.

Policy and Practice

Professional development activities include:

a. Annual EHS Conference

Each year all EHS professional personnel, facility managers, and other interested personnel are invited to participate in a two-day conference.  During this conference, corporate staff and outside specialists discuss corporate policies and procedures, review legal and other changes, and provide training and information on a variety of EHS topics.  The conference includes both full group sessions and smaller break-out groups devoted to specific topics.  EHS personnel also use the opportunity to meet and learn from their counterparts at other facilities.


EHS Conference training for Environmental Health and Safety managers.

b. On-site Training

Corporate personnel travel to operating sites and can provide training in topics such as:

• DOT compliance
• RCRA LQG training
• OSHA 10-hour training
• Selected EHS topics

c. Facility directed training

• Each facility has extensive EHS training programs to ensure all employees have all necessary or legally required environmental or safety training.