At BD, we are committed to the design, manufacture, and distribution of safe and effective medical technology products and services. In doing so, it is our goal to protect health, safety and the environment, and to prevent accidents, injuries and occupational illnesses wherever possible. Consistent with this mission, it is our policy at BD:

• To provide a safe and healthy workplace for all employees.
  
  
• To be responsible corporate citizens, complying with regulations as a minimum and establishing our own procedures and programs where regulations are not considered
  adequate or do not exist.
  
  
• To design health, safety and environmental protection into all of our products and services.
  
  
• To offer information and services on safe use and disposal of our products through training and education.
  
  
• To minimize the discharge of hazardous materials and the generation of waste, promote recycling and resource recovery, conserve energy, water, and natural resources, and reduce air emissions and water effluents at our facilities worldwide.

Since health, safety and environmental management is a shared responsibility this policy applies to each one of us at BD.

Edward J. Ludwig
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer
January 1, 2006

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