Transcript ® PRTR & Responsible Care Initiative Minsk, 4 November 2011 Bernhard Thier, Cefic Responsible Care Manager.

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PRTR & Responsible Care Initiative
Minsk, 4 November 2011
Bernhard Thier, Cefic Responsible Care Manager
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Who is Cefic?
European Chemical Industry Council: http://www.cefic.org/
Cefic is the voice of the European chemical industry in the European Union
and the world. We represent 27,000 chemical companies in Europe that produce
24% of the world chemical products and employ over 1.2 million employees.
Staff & network
150 staff members
4000 industry experts from companies & federations
(150 Sector Groups, Strategy Implementation Groups and Issue Teams)
Members & Affiliates
28 national federations in Europe
50 major international companies
Ca. 450 business members
Partner of
Global sponsor of
Impact of the PRTRs
Key factor in public perception of industry’s environmental performance
 Provides a window through which the public sees industrial operations
 Easily navigable and immediately accessible to all
 Shows total releases & transfers from a facility and variability over time
Inclusion of diffuse source data will provide a more holistic view
 Single integrated portal with all available information
 Large manufacturing industry no longer viewed in isolation
Informs environmental decision making
 Identifies industry sector contribution to overall pollutant load
 Identifies individual facility contribution to local situation
Challenges
Information should be viewed in the appropriate context
 Shows only a single dimension of a facility’s environmental performance
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Temptation to assume individual facilities are directly comparable
Diffuse source contribution may not be available at local level
Ensure difference between Release & Transfer is clearly explained
Need to be aware that limitations may not be appreciated by all
Importance of data quality
 Good decisions are based on good data
 Good implementation of appropriate methodology at facility level is key
 Improving data quality begins in-house
Improving Data Quality
Ensure simple steps are followed
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Ensure all sources are included
Focus data quality effort on the largest contributors to the total
Identify and document hidden factors in “black box” calculations
Make sure you are applying the method correctly
Check your assumptions are still valid Vs your current operation
Clear guidance, practically applied is valuable
 EU Commission PRTR Guidance document
 ‘Smart’ implementation at facility level
 Potential role for industry sector associations
Smart Implementation
Practical application at facility level minimises impact on industry
Reduction of un-necessary testing
 Plausibility checks for presence of substances
 Concept of indicative list of substances per industry sector
Use of optimal quantification methodology
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Methods need to best represent individual circumstances
Choice of method proportionate to source contribution
Use of methodologies agreed with permitting authorities
Use of sector specific methodologies
Potential role for industry associations to recommend / develop suitable
methods
PRTR Reporting
Integration with other reporting requirements
 Focus on simplicity and clarity
 Easy to follow forms, not overly detailed, clear guidance
 Clarify exactly which data will make up the PRTR submission
Alignment of timing with other reporting mechanisms
 Verification of emissions under the EU ETS
Opportunity to review prior to publication
 Helps spot transcription errors
Responsible Care® - Initiative
of the Global Chemical Industry
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Responsible Care
 Global Initiative for the continuous improvement in the chemical industry
(launched 1985 in Canada)
 Involves everybody from top management to plant worker
 Core Principles:
1. Improve the safety, health and environmental performance
2. Use resources efficiently and minimise waste
3. Report openly on achievements and difficulties
4. Engage in dialogue with stakeholders, in particular with the local communities
who live and work around our sites
5. Cooperate with regulators, set standards that go beyond regulation
6. Provide help and advice to foster the responsible management of chemicals
throughout the value chain
 Consists
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RC Requirements
 RC is a commitment from the top of the organization
 Transparency: reporting on performance indicators defined by
national RC programme (Safety & Health; Environment; Transport;
Resources)
 Verification processes of RC compliance e.g. 3rd party audit of RC
management system
 Active participation in RC network to help build capacity in the
sector
 Use of RC logo only licensed to companies in compliance with local
(national) RC requirements
 Governance of companies at national association
 Governance of association by International Council of Chemical
Associations
Cefic RC Indicators
Cefic Key Performance Indicators (currently 16):
1. Safety and occupational health
 Number of fatalities (for employees and contractors)
 Lost time injury frequency rate (for employees and contractors)
2. Environmental protection
 Hazardous waste for disposal
 Non-hazardous waste for disposal
 Sulphur dioxide
 Nitrogen oxides
 Volatile organic compounds
 Carbon dioxide
 Nitrous oxide
 Hydrofluorocarbons
 Chemical oxygen demand
 Phosphorus compounds
 Nitrogen compounds
3. Use of resources
 Use of energy, specific energy
consumption
 Water consumption
4. Transport
 Transport incidents
E-PRTR: Synergies in Data Sourcing
2. Environmental protection
 Hazardous waste for disposal
 Non-hazardous waste for disposal
 Sulphur dioxide
 Nitrogen oxides
 Volatile organic compounds
 Carbon dioxide
 Nitrous oxide
 Hydrofluorocarbons
 Chemical oxygen demand
 Phosphorus compounds
 Nitrogen compounds
PRTRs: Installations of
certain size report data
into Pollutant Release
& Transfer Registers
Lost Time Injury Frequency (Europe)
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Emissions to Air (Europe)
Emissions to Water (Europe)
RC Management System
Leadership commitment & policies
Management
review
Identify requirements,
Set objectives,
Define organisation
Monitor
Implement & put
controls in place
Continuous improvement
Company Example (BASF)
Responsible Care
Management
System (RCMS)
Example
Transportation &
Distribution Safety
(TDS)
RCMS Code TDS
(“Compliance with
the transport security
requirements”)
BASF
Group Directives
BASF Group
Directive TDS
(“appropriate action
to reduce risks”)
Functional
Requirements
TDS Requirements:
(Chapter 8,
“Filling of bulk
goods”)
Successful
Practices
TDS Successful
Practice
(Loading Checklist
“Bulk”)
RC tools for SMEs
EU-OHSA Campaign on Maintenance
 Target: 25% reduction of accidents rate by 2012
 Maintenance workers at increased risk:
 10-15% of all fatal accidents at work and
15-20% of all accidents related to maintenance
 The EU-OSHA campaign messages:
1. Maintenance = essential to keep the working environment safe & healthy
2. Maintenance = high-risk activity that has to be performed in a safe way
 Higher exposure of maintenance workers to dangerous substances
 Higher exposure to noise, vibration and radiation
 Maintenance workers often perform physically demanding work
 Indications of higher risk of occupational diseases (e.g. musculoskeletal
disorders)
Maintenance: Risks & Subcontracting
Maintenance-specific risks
 Working alongside a running process and in close contact with machinery
 Involves disassembly and reassembly of complicated machinery
 Non-routine tasks & exceptional conditions
 Changing tasks and working environments
 Working under time-pressure
Subcontracting (maintenance is very often subcontracted)
 Aggravating factor in terms of safety and health
 Maintenance operations are often carried out on customer sites which are
unfamiliar to the workers
 Workers carry out operations very independently, making decisions by
themselves
 Working alone, working during the nights
 Many subcontracting companies to operate simultaneously on sites
Subcontracting: Permit to Work System
Main goals:
• Assess all specific hazards
• Document necessary measures before the work can start
 reduce risks to a minimum
• Specify necessary measures to be taken during the work
 protect workers from residual risks
NO maintenance job without a written permission!
• Production always gives permission to start a job
Different permits for different types of work
• Suggesting specific hazards and measures
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Normal work and line breaking
Hot work
Work in confined spaces
Excavation work
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Process Safety
Incidents with huge impact
2005 Texas, USA:
15 killed, 170 injured
2005 Buncefield, UK:
Biggest explosion in
peacetime
Cefic Guidance on Process Safety
Keep the hazard potentials
contained! Handle inevitable
hazard potentials professionally
that the likelyhood of their
activation and adverse effects to
environment, people and assets is
as low as practicable
Severness
Leading & Lagging Indicators
Lagging
Loss
of
Primary
Containment
Near Miss
Leading
Quantity
Containment
functional
Reportable Process Safety incident
Unintended release of substance or energy (= Loss of
Primary Containment, LoPC) in production, distribution, storage,
utilities or pilot plants and laboratories with
a) Employee / contractor lost time injury (≥1d) and/or fatality
or hospital admission and/or fatality of a third party or
b) Fires or explosions resulting ≥ € 20,000 of direct cost or
c) Substance release ≥ defined release threshold quantities
from primary containment (i.e., vessel or pipe)
ICCA Global Product Strategy (GPS)
Committed to have by 2020:
 Established a base-set of hazard and exposure information adequate to
conduct safety assessments for chemicals in commerce
 Provided global capacity to implement best assessment practices and
management procedures, especially in developing countries
 Shared relevant product information with co-producers, governments
and the public
 Worked across the value chain so suppliers and customers can
effectively evaluate the risks and enhance their performance
 Made information on chemicals publicly available via ICCA GPS IT
Portal
GPS IT Portal
 Accessible to all stakeholders
but provides secure upload
functions for ICCA members
only.
 Companies have provided
> 1000 GPS safety summaries
ICCA website
GPS info search
Guidance on Risk Assessment
Section 1: Preparation
Step 1: Select chemicals for assessment
Step 2: Gather information
Step 3: Prioritize chemicals into tiers
Step 4: Develop tier-relevant information
(“Base Set of Information”)
Section 2: Implementation
Step 5: Characterize hazard
Step 6: Assess exposure
Step 7: Conduct risk characterization
Step 8: Document outcome
(GPS safety summary)
Responsible Care Global Charter
”An inspiring model of self-regulation that other industries
should consider following.” (K. Annan, 2006)
Global Charter Key Elements
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Commit to advancing Sustainable Development
Continuously improve and report performance
Enhance the safe management of chemicals worldwide
Facilitate the extension of RC along the value chain
Actively support national and global RC governance processes
Provide appropriate resources to effectively implement RC
 55 associations worldwide
 90% of largest chemical companies
Responsible Care Worldwide
Ukraine
joining RCLG in
2011
Russia
started in
2007
Interest
in Egypt
China
starting in
2011
6 Golf countries joined
RCLG in 2010
Reinforcing India
Responsible Care at the Gulf
 Gulf Petrochemical & Chemical Association
(Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman)
 Supported by Cefic & American Chemistry Council
 54th RCLG member association (approved in 2010)
Responsible Care in the Ukraine
 Ukraine Chemists Union (UCU)
 MoU with Cefic since 2010
 2010 workshops in Kiev, Yuzhne, Cherkassy, Severodonetsk
 55th ICCA RCLG member association (approved in 2011)
UCU General Assembly
Odessa Port Plant, Yuzhne
Start of Responsible Care in Egypt
 Egyptian Chamber of Chemical Industries
 MoU signed with Cefic in 4/2011
 Egyptian RC Board established 8/2011
Cefic DG Mandery with
Sherif Al Gabaly, Chair of ECCI
Many Thanks for Your Attention!
Questions?
(contact: [email protected])
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