Overview of Responsible Care

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Overview of Responsible Care

• Melissa Hockstad
• SOCMA
• July 26, 2002

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Agenda

• Introduction
• Program History
• Key Elements
• Path Forward

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What is Responsible Care?

• Chemical industry initiative designed to reach
  out to all stakeholders
• Commitment by companies to promote continuous
  improvement in
• environmental,
• health, and
• safety performance

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Responsible Care Ethic

• Exceed letter and spirit of law
• Seek out, understand and address public concerns
• Promote life cycle stewardship
• Improve through mutual aid
• Link company programs to Responsible Care

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Responsible Care - History

• 1986 - Responsible Care established in Canada
• 1990 SOCMA joined Responsible Care initiative
• Currently Responsible Care programs in place in
  over 45 countries
• Other Responsible Care initiatives (ex., NACD)

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Program Benefits

• Building ties with community, government agencies
  and other manufacturers
• Minimizing disruptions/shutdowns from accidents
• Reducing worker incidents
• Increasing emergency response preparedness
• Decreasing emissions and waste disposal costs

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Key Elements

• Ten Guiding Principles that address
• Community communications
• Risk management
• HSE considerations in product development
• Customer communication
• Plant operations
• Historical practices
• Cooperation with government agencies
• Promotion of Responsible Care

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Key Elements

• Six Codes of Management Practices
• Community Awareness and Emergency Response (CAER)
• Process Safety
• Employee Health Safety
• Pollution Prevention
• Distribution
• Product Stewardship

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Path Forward

• Site security code
• Management System
• Policy and leadership
• Planning
• Implementation, operation and accountability
• Performance measurement, corrective and
  preventive action
• Management review and reporting

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Path Forward

• Metrics
• Environmental
• People
• Product
• Financial

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SOCMA Assistance

• Staff Assistance
• Responsible Care tools
• SOCMA website
• Member Assistance