Agilent's activities can have positive and negative impacts on the environment and on occupational health and safety. In our EHS management system, activities that can interact with the environment or health and safety to create impacts are called aspects.

Each year, we review our activities to identify aspects of our operations and products that may have significant EHS impacts. This review contributes to the development of EHS-related objectives and targets for the coming year.

When developing the objectives and targets, the significant aspects are considered alongside the available technological options; our financial, operational, and business requirements; and the views of interested parties.

The process of identifying and maintaining a current list of significant EHS aspects provides Agilent with a framework for understanding the important EHS issues and for making management decisions.

Agilent's significant company-wide EHS aspects for 2002 were:

Chemical management
Contractor management
Energy use
Ergonomics
Materials selection
Materials use
Solid waste generation
Work at non-Agilent sites.

Agilent's significant company-wide EHS aspects for 2003 are:

Air emissions
Chemical management
Contractor management
Driving hazards
Electrical hazards
Energy use
Ergonomics
Health and wellbeing
Materials selection
Materials use
Mechanical hazards
Solid waste generation
Walking surfaces
Wastewater generation
Water use
Work at non-Agilent sites.

It is important to note that we have controls in place to manage risks in these areas.