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KI has adopted the following internal policy as part of total environmental management program. This policy demonstrates the company's expectation of all employees in terms of environmental compliance and management.

KI is committed to our community by being environmentally conscious and striving to ensure the continued availability of natural resources for current and future generations. As part of the Vision/Mission, we recognize our responsibility to protect human health, the environment and natural resources and to continually strive to improve the environmental quality of our operations. To carry out this commitment, it is our policy to:

  • Meet or exceed the requirements of all environmental laws and regulations applicable to our operations.
  • To the extent practicable, limit our impact on the environment and work to reduce recognized environmental risks to our employees and communities in which we operate by employing safe technologies and operating procedures and by being prepared for emergencies.
  • Continually assess our environmental programs and monitor our environmental performance.
  • Have operating policies and programs in place to implement our Environmental Quality Policy.

To help implement our Environmental Quality Policy, the following responsibilities are being assigned:

  • KI’s corporate risk manager will be responsible for coordinating KI’s environmental compliance. That individual will provide and coordinate environmental compliance support to KI facilities and help supply environmental technical and regulatory expertise. He/she will also assist in providing environmental training and corporate environmental data management.
  • KI’s general and operating managers are responsible for the environmental compliance of their respective operations. In that connection, KI expects its facility managers: (i) to be aware of the environmental impact of their operations and the environmental requirements imposed on those operations; (ii) to direct their areas of responsibility in a manner protective of employees, customers, the local community and the natural resources; (iii) to consider this Environmental Quality Policy when developing facility budgets; and (iv) keep KI’s corporate risk manger informed of all facility environmental matters. It is KI’s policy that all facilities meet or exceed all applicable environmental laws, regulations and permits governing the control, transportation, storage and disposal of regulated materials including air emissions, wastewater, solid waste, hazardous waste, and storm water.
  • All KI employees are responsible for performing their individual duties in an environmentally responsible manner in accordance with the intent of KI’s Environmental Quality Policy. Each employee is obligated to report known or suspected infractions of this policy to management representatives of the facility in question. In addition, KI encourages any employee to bring to the attention of the facility manager any question or concern he/she has about the Company’s environmental practices or compliance with environmental laws.
  • KI takes its environmental responsibility very seriously. Failure to comply with KI’s Environmental Quality Policy will subject the responsible individual to appropriate disciplinary action, including demotion, reduction in pay or termination of employment.