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CBA's Logistics Index Shows Improving Performance - 01/06/2010
A new report by the Chemical Business Association (CBA) on the UK chemical logistics sector shows an improving level of health, safety, and environmental performance.
CBA’s Logistics Index is its fourth annual report covering its member companies engaged in chemical road haulage, warehousing, and tank farm operations.
The Index for 2009 is based on aggregated data supplied by 20 companies employing 2,614 people. It provides a series of performance measures, including transport incidents, lost time accidents and enforcement actions taken by the regulatory authorities.
In 2009, these companies made nearly seven hundred thousand journeys to transport more than six million tonnes of chemicals.
Andy Beck, Chairman of CBA’s Responsible Care Committee, said, ”CBA’s report shows a continuation of the improving trend in the health, safety and environmental standards we have seen over recent years.”
Reportable Accidents
The Logistics Index shows a significant fall in the number of accidents reportable under the provisions of the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). In 2009, logistics member companies reported 22 accidents (2008 – 36), a year-on-year reduction of 38%.
Of these, five accidents resulted in serious injury (2008 – 2) and 17 were over three-day reportable accidents (2008 – 34). More than half of the accidents (54%) resulted from a manual handling process or a slip, trip or fall. One accident involved an exposure to harmful substances (2008 – 1).
Lost Time Accidents
The Lost Time Accident (LTA) rate decreased to 0.44 (2008 – 0.56), a year-on-year fall of more than 20%. The LTA rate is the ratio of RIDDOR reportable accidents to 100,000 man-hours – the assumed number of hours worked by one person during a lifetime.
Transport Incidents
CBA logistics services members reported one transport incident in 2009. This figure combines RIDDOR reportable incidents with transport incidents at which the emergency services attended. Incidents of this kind can include minor traffic accidents, mechanical breakdown or a simple puncture repair. There were 0.17 incidents for every million tonnes of chemicals transported in 2009 (2008 – 0.30).
Enforcement
CBA Logistics services companies reported 24 enforcement actions in 2009 (2008 - 14), including one conviction arising from a prosecution by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) for an offence under the Health and Safety at Work Act. One HSE improvement notice was issued under the COMAH regulations. Of the 22 Prohibition Notices issued in 2009, 13 were in respect of infringements of a minor nature that did not delay the vehicles’ journey and could be rectified later; nine required the infringement to be rectified immediately.
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Further information from:
Peter Newport, Director, CBA
Michael Cooper, CBA Responsible Care Co-ordinator
01270 258200 www.chemical.org.uk
NOTES TO EDITORS
- CBA produces two reports on the health, safety and environmental performance of its member companies. One covers the Association’s distributor membership and the other covers its logistics services members engaged in chemical road haulage, warehousing, and tank farm operations. Both reports are based on data supplied by CBA’s member companies and – together – aim to provide a perspective on the health, safety and environmental performance of the UK’s chemical supply chain.
- Each year CBA members distribute more than 2.2 million tonnes of chemicals with a market value of almost three billion euros.CBA's logistics companies handle more than 6 million tonnes of chemicals annually. The Association’s members, the majority of which are SMEs, are the key industry interface with thousands of UK downstream chemical users.
- Compliance with Responsible Care has been mandatory for CBA members since 2002.
- To read the full Logistics Index Report click here or go to www.chemical.org.uk and click on Responsible Care (Measuring Progress).
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