A special management framework supports the planning, implementation and review of PotashCorp's environmental programs.

Performance Expectations: This SHE management system sets out 88 performance expectations integrated into 13 elements of accountability. It is designed to help managers focus on critical needs, forecast and allocate resources, set direction for activities and consistently improve safety, health and environmental performance.

Accountability: Accountability rests with facility or location leaders, who put appropriate systems and processes in place and ensure continuing progress towards the company's long-term SHE goals and annual SHE targets.

Training: Ongoing employee training supports the implementation and operation of the SHE management system. Procedures have been developed for suppliers and contractors, and emergency plans are regularly tested.

Corrective Action: Incidents are reported, investigated and analyzed to prevent recurrence and improve performance. Investigations focus on root causes and/or system failures. Corrective actions and preventive measures are taken to reduce the likelihood of future incidents.

Assessments and Audits: Annual reviews take place at all operating sites, and they undergo internal and external audits that review key internal controls.

Reporting: The SHE Policy commits PotashCorp to reporting progress and planned activities. This update is integrated into this annual Sustainability Report.

Management Responsibility

Leaders at all levels are responsible for engaging the workforce and meeting PotashCorp's SHE goals and objectives. The Vice President of Safety, Health and Environment oversees the consistent application of SHE Policy and expectations in all operations.

Facility or site leaders are responsible for putting appropriate systems and processes in place for each SHE expectation, for ensuring continuing progress toward SHE goals, for meeting annual targets and for confirming the effectiveness of these processes through the SHE assessment system.

PotashCorp's CEO and Board of Directors are regularly assured of effective implementation of the SHE commitment and expectations. Along with requisite external corporate SHE assessments, each facility assesses itself routinely against these expectations.

Key internal controls are periodically reviewed through environmental assessments and compliance audits, which are then examined by the board's safety, health and environment committee.