Marathon Petroleum Company (MPC) is committed to excellence in the areas of health, environment, safety and security thereby providing a safe and secure environment for our employees and the community.

As members of the American Chemistry Council, MPC has adopted Responsible Care®. This voluntary initiative stresses continual improvement in environmental, safety and security performance and community outreach. The refinery’s Health, Environmental, Safety and Security Management System (HESS MS) was certified in 2007 by an independent auditor to comply with the Responsible Care Management System standard and was recertified on April 26, 2011. The audit itself was in March.

The Louisiana Refining Division (LRD) demonstrates its commitment to safety by maintaining membership in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star program since 1994. VPP Star facilities are recognized as exceeding compliance requirements and achieving superior safety and health management and performance. LRD achieves superior safety and environmental performance through the partnership of management and employees in training and participation on audit and investigation teams. LRD requires high standards from contractors ensuring that all persons working on site are as safe as possible.

LRD’s Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Report now includes releases from the asphalt and fuel terminals and pipeline operations. In previous years, these emissions have been reported as a separate facility. Releases to the air increased from 223,154 pounds in 2009 to roughly 340,000 pounds in 2010. The increase in air emissions can be attributed to the addition of fugitive emission components and stationary heaters associated with the Garyville Major Expansion (GME) project. Releases to water decreased from the previous year: 81,407 pounds in 2009 to 4,638 pounds in 2010. The decreases in emissions associated with the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) are attributed to better analytical data collected in 2010. Off-site waste transfers decreased from 6,792 pounds in 2009 to 1,275 pounds in 2010. The decrease is attributed to a concerted effort by the LRD to recycle more waste and thus send less to landfill.

LRD and its employees are dedicated to being involved in the St. John the Baptist Parish community. LRD has been an Adopt-A-School partner with East St. John Elementary (ESJE) School for eleven years. LRD donates employees’ time for tutoring and reading, as well as funds for special programs. The company also sponsors a Teach for America Corps teacher and provides scholarships to students at the Louisiana Technical College, where it also hosts an annual a Career Awareness Day. In addition, LRD works with the local parish government to make improvements at the nearby Ezekiel Jackson Park in Garyville. LRD was also a corporate sponsor of the 2010 Frisco Fest, held at the San Francisco Plantation, and was a major contributor to the St. John United Way Campaign. LRD continues to be a member of MT.GREW (Mt. Airy, Garyville, Reserve, Edgard and Wallace) CAP (Community Advisory Panel), a panel of community representatives who meet monthly with representatives of local industries to discuss various topics of concern including industrial community outreach and environmental and safety performance. These are just a few of the many community activities and outreach programs in which LRD actively participates to help enhance the local community.