- [Mark] Hello and welcome to Intel Ireland.
My name is Mark Rutherford
and I am the environmental health and safety manager
at the Intel facility in Leixlip County Kildare, Ireland.
Intel has been operating here since 1989
and in that time, this site has become
one of the most technologically advanced
manufacturing locations in Europe,
where we produce silicon microprocessors
that power many of the systems we use on a daily basis.
In Intel Ireland, we are part of the wider community
that we live and operate in,
and we are conscious of how we integrate
with our neighbors and the wider community.
As an EHS organization, we also ensure that we comply
at a minimum with all regulatory requirements and standards,
and that we strive to continuously improve
in all that we do.
To assist us in this,
we have a team of dedicated EHS professionals,
comprising safety engineers, industrial hygienists,
ergonomists, environmental engineers,
and occupational health professionals.
These professionals work across the site with all people
and with their peers across the wider corporation
to ensure that we have a safe and healthy workplace
where everybody can go home safely at the end of the day,
and that we protect the environment we operate in also.
In order to operate on the Intel Ireland site,
we must have an environmental license
issued by the environmental protection agency.
And this involves stringent monitoring by us,
but also independent validation by the EPA.
Typically through unannounced audits and monitoring.
For the rear of the site,
we also have a special area of conservation
which we protect at all times.
We also work with local groups to ensure
that we improve and enhance this amenity.
It is great to see people fishing in a river
20 meters to the rear of one of the most
technologically advanced manufacturing locations in Europe.
We are very conscious of environmental sustainability also,
and we constantly strive to reduce our emissions,
conserve water, reduce our waste,
and where we do ship waste,
ensure that we recycle as much of it as possible.
At Intel Ireland, we are committed to being
a responsible, open, and transparent organization,
working with our local community
and complying at a minimum
with all of our regulatory obligations.
It is hoped that this website will allow you an insight
into what we do here and our operations,
and that you find it informative.
Thank you very much.
(uplifting guitar music)