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Introduction
Communication of Responsible Care
Responsible Care is the industry’s commitment to its continuous improvements in health, safety and environmental performance. It is a global initiative covering both chemical producers and distributors in 52 countries worldwide.
Responsible Care aims to develop an attitude and a culture which ensures that chemicals are handled and distributed safely using constantly improving operations and techniques.
Milestones
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| Milestones for the CBA Responsible Care Programme |
Indicies of Performance
Since 1993, we have measured the industry’s performance. This is a unique and valuable record. This chart tracks the number of transport incidents against millions of tonnes of product delivered 1993-2007.
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| Transport Incidents 2007 |
Benefits
The integrity of the Responsible Care Programme delivers real business benefits:
- It fulfils the requirements of many leading suppliers for distributors to comply with Responsible Care.
- Insurers now take compliance into account when calculating premiums – particularly in respect of members applying independent third-party verification.
- Responsible Care enhances the industry’s reputation with UK Regulators.
- The European Single Assessment Document (ESAD) for chemical distributors now provides a mechanism for the third party assessment of Responsible Care.
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