BASF organizes traffic safety demonstrations for Shuman Elementary students

May marks the beginning of a busy summer season on the roads, and for that reason it is designated as Global Youth Traffic Safety Month by the National Organizations for Youth Safety.

“BASF is pleased to present this opportunity to so many children who live in the community around our facility,” said Dusty Allen, Site Manager for BASF in Savannah. “Our employees actively support local school children through science education and other safety programs.”

The program involved all students in grades K through five. Captain William L. Hires, a volunteer with CATEN, performed a bicycle safety demonstration which included instructions for proper helmet use for students in grades K through three, and a representative with the Georgia Department of Transportation performed a demonstration on pedestrian safety and how to properly use crossing lights.

Capt. Hires performed the same traffic safety demonstrations for students in grades four and five, as well as a seat belt safety and truck roll-over demonstration. He also gave a presentation on occupant protection and the proper use of seat belts and demonstrated with a rollover simulator. The rollover simulator is an S-10 Chevrolet pickup truck that rolls over and crash dummies show what happens when a person is not properly belted.

CATEN is one of 16 traffic enforcement networks under the Governor's Office of Highway Safety. The networks conduct concentrated patrols and other enforcement regularly. Beyond enforcement, the coastal network is heavily involved in education. CATEN educates the public about four things they say can save lives in Georgia, “slow down, buckle up, hang up and drive sober.” CATEN’s goal is to reduce traffic fatalities on Georgia roads to below 1,000 for 2014.

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Suggested photo caption: Captain William L. Hires, a volunteer with CATEN, performs a traffic safety demonstration for Shuman Elementary students during a traffic safety program sponsored by BASF.

About BASF in Savannah

BASF employs 96 people in Savannah. The site produces fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts, co-catalysts and additives that are used by petroleum refiners to convert crude oil into gasoline, other transportation fuels, heating oil, and petrochemical feed stocks. BASF also produces kaolin based microsphere intermediates subsequently used in the manufacture of FCC catalysts and co-catalysts, alumina gel intermediates used in the manufacture of absorbents and hydrotreatment catalysts for the refining, petrochemical and natural gas industries.

BASF - The Chemical Company

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has nearly 17,000 employees in North America, and had sales of $19.3 billion in 2013. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.us.

BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Through science and innovation, we enable our customers in nearly every industry to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring nutrition and improving quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF had sales of about €74 billion in 2013 and over 112,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.

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