Part of Methanex's commitment to Responsible Care^® includes preparing for those times when an unexpected event requires an immediate and skilled response.

In developing a Methanol Emergency Response Plan it is necessary to understand methanol’s characteristics, how to handle methanol correctly and the appropriate response for an emergency situation. Please review methanol’s Safety Data Sheets and other technical references for more information.

Methanex maintains site Emergency Response Plans that are intended to cover all foreseeable events. Fire, emergency medical assistance, environmental incidents and natural disasters all require different kinds of responses and employee expertise.

Each of our facilities has a specific Emergency Response Plan, designed to manage incidents that occur locally. If an incident has the potential to affect the overall business, the local plan will activate the Corporate Crisis Management Plan (CCMP). The CCMP is designed to bring together the right decision-makers at the right level of authority to take the incident to a higher level of corporate action.

All of these plans are tested regularly on their own and as an integrated system, providing Methanex with an ongoing ability to identify and implement plan improvements.

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