Staff personnel with professional certifications (i.e., engineers, safety specialists, or industrial hygienists) attend necessary courses to maintain these certifications. For example, Sunoco personnel attend and participate in conferences sponsored by organizations such as The Auditing Roundtable, National Petrochemical and Refiners Association, American Institute of Chemical Engineering (AIChE) Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), and as part of the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) Responsible Care® program.

Employees working in the HES field are encouraged to obtain professional certification. Sunoco also funds continuing education for HES professionals who wish to obtain an advanced degree in their area of specialty.

Employee Participation
Achieving positive HES performance takes commitment at all levels of management in collaboration with the diligence of each and every employee. All Sunoco employees are expected and encouraged to take personal initiative to identify issues, assist with corrective actions, and/or notify appropriate personnel so that the issue can be resolved.

All business units provide annual health, environment, and safety training to their employees. This training provides the employees with the knowledge and awareness to perform their work using sound HES practices.

Examples of employee participation include:

• Taking part in Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs);
• Designing and carrying out emergency drill scenarios;
• Serving on management system Aspects Identification teams;
• Conducting OEMS Self-Inspections;
• Attending Health & Safety Conferences;
• Participating in internal HES-related conferences;
• Participating in the HES-related forums; and
• Leading incident investigations.

Additionally, three refineries and one chemical plant have full-time union representatives as part of the safety staff.

Environmental Spending
Sunoco has a financial management system for compiling, analyzing, and reporting environmental expenditures of both a capital and expense nature. Costs are reported at the facility, business unit, and corporate levels. Environmental expenditures are also disclosed in various external reports.

Expense spending includes operation and maintenance costs for pollution abatement equipment, remediation and cleanup costs, waste disposal, contractor costs, personnel expenses and incremental costs to produce and distribute reformulated fuels.

Capital spending includes all environmental expenditures classified as capital improvements, such as installing air and water pollution control equipment. Projected capital expenditures for 2005 and 2006 include continued outlays to comply with low-sulfur gasoline and diesel requirements.

Environmental Expenditures* (Millions of dollars)
	Capital Expenditures	Expense Spending
2001	45	196
2002	47	196
2003	114	171
2004	258	173
2005	498	242
2006	225**
2007	137**

* Bayport included starting in 2003 and Eagle Point included beginning in 2004.
** Estimated data

Advancing Technology
Currently, Sunoco personnel serve on the EPA Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, EPA National Advisory Council on Environmental Policy and Technology, and the Pennsylvania Storage Tank Advisory Committee. Additionally, a Sunoco representative is on the Board of Directors of the Northeast Center for a Clean Air Future.

They also serve on various panels and boards, take part in and/or make presentations at various seminars and workshops relating to environmental regulations, management and technology. Examples include:

• Participation on 17 American Chemistry Council Panels and panels for the safe handling of phenol, liquid ethylene, and ethylene oxide.
• Serving as Pennsylvania TransCAER and National TransCAER chair/committee members.
• Chairing the Cryogenic Ethylene Transportation Safety panel at the American Chemistry Council.
• Participation on various industry committees (i.e., NPRA, CCNJ, ACC, etc.).

Research Sponsorship
Scientific and policy research organizations sponsored by Sunoco included:

Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences
Through its participation in the Environmental Associates Program, Sunoco contributes to the funding of water quality research in the Delaware River Watershed. The Associates Program also publishes articles on environmental topics and, beginning in 2005, launched a Town Forum series to educate and engage the public in discussion of environmental issues.
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Tyler Arboretum
The arboretum conducts programs to preserve open space in the Delaware Valley, and provides education on horticulture and the natural sciences.
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Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center
This forum is a collaborative effort among industry, government and external stakeholders to review and improve risk management processes. Projects include development of tools and methodologies for reporting and addressing near-miss incidents.
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Wildlife Habitat Council
Formed in 1988, the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) is a nonprofit, non-lobbying group of corporations, conservation organizations and individuals dedicated to restoring and enhancing wildlife habitat. WHC helps large landowners, particularly corporations, manage their unused lands in an ecologically sensitive manner for the benefit of wildlife. More than 2 million acres in 48 states, Puerto Rico, and 16 other countries are managed through WHC-assisted projects.
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Mickey Leland National Urban Air Toxics Research Center
The center conducts research on the potential human health effects of toxic air pollutants. Currently, the center is focusing on the distribution of air toxics exposure in urban communities and plans to develop regional and national programs on air toxics and asthma.
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Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM)
This association, comprising the six New England States, New York and New Jersey, promotes cooperation and coordination of technical and policy issues regarding air quality control among the member states. NESCAUM sponsors air quality training programs, participates in national debates, assists in exchange of information, and promotes research initiatives. Sunoco sponsors NESCAUM through its participation on the Board of Directors of the Northeast States Center for a Clean Future (NESCAF). NESCAF is a non-profit organization engaging in public-private partnerships to create innovative solutions to air quality issues.
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Pennsylvania Environmental Council
This council improves the quality of life for all Pennsylvanians by integrating advocacy, education, and implementation of community and regional action projects to enhance the Commonwealth's natural and built environments.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Air Toxics Symposium
Sunoco is an underwriter of the annual NESCAUM/MIT Air Quality Symposium. The Symposium topic in 2004 was Toxic Air Pollutants.

Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT)
CAAT is an academic, science-based center affiliated with the Division of Toxicological sciences in the Department of Health Sciences of the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. CAAT's aim is to seek alternatives to animal testing and when testing is necessary minimize the impact of health risk studies on animal welfare.
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HES Glossary
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Conversion Table
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Summary Report
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