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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

Milestones for the CBA REsponsoible Care Programme
Milestones for the CBA Responsoible 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.

Transport Incidents 2007
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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