6.2c(2)
For the past ten years, emergency readiness has been a
seamless element of the business processes at Collin. Prior to
that, processes ensured that air and water treatment and ITS
processes were covered by backup generators in case of power
failure. In 2002, a Process Improvement Team (the predecessor
of today’s CI2
Teams) was created to integrate emergency
readiness into one comprehensive plan. Team members from
EHS&S, ERT, and ITS were joined by EOs from technical,
factory, and support areas. This improvement team used
the Process Design and Management Process to upgrade
processes, address prevention more fully, and identify plans to
rapidly recover from disasters and emergencies and to provide
continuity of operations.
The resulting Business Continuity Plan is modeled after the
Spill Prevention Containment and Countermeasures Plan
required by the EPA to address hazardous materials in production.
Continuity plans include backup energy generation for
key production areas, including treatment and reclamation
facilities and ITS, so that there is no disruption based on loss
of electricity. The generators are set to recover in less than
1.5 seconds. This timing became critical when flex circuitry
processes were introduced. Roll-to-roll processing traditionally
has a clean-up period of up to one hour when power is
disrupted. The rapid response of the backup power eliminated
the lengthy clean-up and restart processes. In 2011, these
generators were moved from the lower levels to external berms
above the flood plain.