Implementing

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Implementing Best Practices SQAS BBS
CEFIC Workshop November 23, 2004
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SQAS at Dow

• DOW actively supported the development of SQAS
• The initial years significant progress was made
• Transport industry responded well
• Leveling off started at the end of the 90s
• Goal accomplishment within reach

But to sustain the gain..new breakthrough
required
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EHS 2005 PERFORMANCE GOALSEurope Transportation
Incident Rate(through 3Q04)
BEHAVIOUR RELATED 85
SQAS
BBS
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Breakthrough required for next level of
improvements
Procedures Equipment Training
Risk Reduction
Risk Level
SQAS
Behaviour Based Safety
Time
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BBS at Dow

• Original program applied in Dow N.A.
• Dow Europe modified the concept
• Promotion of industry approach
• Initial concept further developed with several
  companies
• CEFIC support obtained ECTA/EPCA workgroup
• Successful consensus on Best Practice

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BBS at Dow

• Dow targeted 48 carriers for BBS implementation
• Represent close to 90 of the volume and 80 of
  the shipments
• By end of Q32004, 80 of these were at stage 1
  or higher and over
• 50 at stage 2 of higher
• Encouraging feedback from carriers
• Same approach now being promoted by Dow in N.A.
  via the AAC

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SQAS at Dow

• DOW requires its contract carriers to be SQAS
• assessed by CEFIC accredited assessor
• The assessment report must be available in the
• CEFIC database
• The SQAS assessment must be kept current
• DOW conducts SQAS reviews with its contract
  carriers
• Note DOW review is not a SQAS re-assessment

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SQAS Follow Up

• Scores are not used to rate the carrier
• Scores are used to identify areas of improvement
  and trend analysis
• Discuss NO answers and related assessor comments
• Identify NOs (e.g. M-questions) which need
  prompt follow up
• Check if SQAS is used as a management tool to
  drive continuous
• improvement programs
• Dow SQAS database keeps track of compliance and
  scheduled
• and/or completed DOW SQAS reviews