Transcript Responsible Care A global Chemical Industry Voluntary

Responsible Care®
A Global Chemical Industry Initiative for
The Continuous Improvement of Health,
Environment and Safety
Stan Szymanski
Occidental Chemical Corporation
Chairman, ICCA Responsible Care Leadership Group
CURRENT ICCA
STRUCTURE
ICCA
Board
Steering Group
RCLG
Trade Group
Technical
Affairs Group
Current RCLG Structure
ICCA
RCLG
Member
Support
Implementation
Status
Steering
Group
Performance
Indicators
Communication
RCLG achievements: New
members
• 46 countries now in
the initiative
• Korea newest entrant
– Impressive application
– Impressive program
Responsible Care Actors
ICCA
RCLG
National
Federation
Chemical
Company
Company
Operations
Responsible
Care
« All business begins with public permission and
exists by public approval
Responsible
Care
Voluntary initiative of the global Chemical Industry
« Responsible Care is the commitment by chemical
companies to demonstrate continuous improvement of their
Health, Safety and environmental performance in a manner
which is responsive to the concerns of the public. »
Responsible
Care
Responsible Care:
•Step change in attitude of the chemical industry
•Improve HSE performance
•Demonstrate improvement & dialogue to
understand public concerns
Maintain the industry licence to operate
Get the benefits of chemicals while minimising risk
Responsible
Care
Old Ethic
New Ethic
Do the minimum the law
requires
Low profile
Do the right thing
Limit production obligations
Downplay public concerns
Risk information only if
necessary
Every company for itself
Be seen as doing the right
thing
Lifecycle stewardship
Seek and address public
concerns
Public and employees’ right to
know all risks
Mutual aid
Responsible
Care
ICCA Responsible Care 8 Fundamental Features
1)
Public input & communication
2)
Commitment to Guiding principles
3)
Codes or best practices
4)
Mutual encouragement
5)
Mutual assistance
6)
Performance reporting
7)
Logo protection
8)
Verification
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Public input & communication
Interested Parties to Be Involved at Appropriate Level
ICCA
National
Federation
Chemical
Company
Company
Operations
International Organizations
International NGO’s
ILO ...
National NGO’s
Consumer Associations
Trade Unions
Authorities ?
Local Advisory panel
Environmental Associations
Personnel Representatives
Financial Analysts
Auditors
Customers ...
Responsible
Care
The Responsible Care Ethic (CCPA)
Do the right thing
Contribute to sustainability:
Product Stewardship
Public right to know and have their input heard
Respect all people.
Continuous improvement
Meet regulations and work for effective laws
Encourage commitment of all
Responsible Care & Implementation Assurance:
The management wheel
Improve
Plan
Policy
Management
review
The management
cycle of continuous
improvement
Objectives
& targets
Check
Audit
&
records
Control & monitoring
of daily operations
Corrective/preventive
actions
education/training
Do
Environmental Management are tools which make
Responsible Care commitments happen
ACCIDENT PREVENTION AND EMERGENCY
RESPONSE
IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Responsible Care
Includes Event type
risks from IH, safety,
process, environmental, etc.
Process Safety
Management
Responsible
Care
Philosophy
Prevention
Emergency Response
Mitigation
Environmental Remediation
Mutual encouragement
Mutual assistance
• Insure quality of
initiative in all
member countries
• Facilitate support for
struggling national
efforts
• Secure involvement in
RCLG efforts
• Peer and Public
review
Performance Reporting
• Moving to establish
global performance
measures.
• Common areas:
workplace safety,
transportation
incidents, resource
management,
environmental impact
• Emergency Response
Responsible Care®
Emergency Response
Each facility should have an Emergency Response Plan
– Local applicable laws and requirements
– details how the facility and employees will respond
to and mitigate emergency situations
– assign responsibilities and train
– drills at least annually
Responsible Care®
Example
Response Capabilities System in the U.S.
• First responder hazardous materials training
• Specialized hazmat, equipment and vehicles
• Fire service role is to protect public and stabilize
• Local responders can recover costs
Responsible Care®
Chemical Emergency Response in the U.S.
• First Responders-Local
 Fire Services
 Emergency Medical
 Police
 Local Control and Authority
 Regional/State Government – Support and Assistance
 Federal Response
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Coast Guard
EPA
FEMA
DOD/FBI/ATF
Responsible Care®
Response Capabilities System in the U.S.
• Industry Response
Teams
• National Training
Standards-NFPA 472
• Incident Management
System
Responsible Care®
CHEMICAL TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY CENTER
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24-hour chemical emergency information center
Public service to assist in emergency response
Access to emergency information resources
2.8 million MSDSs
• Emergency medical assistance
• Continued support of 19 mutual aid networks
• CHEMNET – Industry response teams
Responsible Care®
CHEMNET
The Chemical Industry Response Teams
• Chemical company response teams
• 30 for hire contractors
• Signed agreement through ACC
Responsible Care®
Product Specific Response Networks
CHLOREP
Vinyl Chloride
Hydrogen Fluoride
Cyanide
Hydrogen Peroxide
Sulfur Dioxide
Oleum
Pool Chemicals
Phosphorus
Methylamines
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Emergency Response
• Nationwide program to enhance chemical
transportation safety and community preparedness
• Covers highways, railways and waterways
• Promotes local partnerships, information exchange
and training
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Lessons Learned Regarding
Emergency Response
Total management involvement is essential!
• Must be driven from the top down
• A special situations plan must be developed
• Management must
– support improved processes and procedures
– be totally involved during crisis management
– have the moral strength to make difficult decisions
• bad examples Exxon Valdez, Coca Cola
• good examples Johnson and Johnson, Ashland Oil
Performance Assessment Tool
Should Be Adapted to the Level
Reviewed
ICCA
National
Federation
Chemical
Company
Company
Operations
Peer and Public Review
National Advisory Panel
Management System
Verification
Internal Audits
Management System
Certification
HSE Report Verification
Community Advisory Panel
Responsible
Care
ICCA Processes
• annual self-reporting of 8
fundamental features
• guideline & roadmap
• sponsor associations
• regional workshops
• performance indicators
• Status report & newsletter
• multi-national CEO
commitment
INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBLE CARE
IMPLEMENTATION STATUS
42 of 42 Countries based on April 1999 ICCA Survey
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PERCENT OF MILESTONES
RCLG Achievements: RC implementation
Developing Plan
RCLG survey shows  60% implementation of the 8 ICCA
fundamental features
Responsible
Care
Responsible Care Challenges
•establish and maintain quality
initiatives
•spread to every company esp SMEs
•getting all employees involved
•extending to remaining countries
•extending to related industries
•global performance measurement
•peer & public review of associations
Responsible Care®
Think Globally – Act Locally
Responsible Care® is good chemistry at work!
A PUBLIC COMMITTMENT