Our mission is working for a safer world. These principles drive every decision we make:
- To promote safe, secure and sustainable living and working environments for people by the application of science, hazard-based safety engineering and data acumen
- To support the production and use of products which are physically and environmentally safe and to apply our efforts to prevent or reduce loss of life and property
- To advance safety science through research and investigation
- To concentrate our efforts and resources on public safety in those areas where we can make valuable contributions
- To work with integrity and focus on quality to enhance the trust conveyed by our certification marks and services
- To charge fair prices that allow us to meet our obligations, sustain our growth, and invest in safety science and education
- To invest in our people and to encourage our people to invest in themselves
- To be a good example of corporate citizenship and social responsibility