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What is Responsible Care?
Responsible Care is an initiative managed by chemical associations, developed and adopted along with their member companies to continuously improve environmental, health and safety (EHS) performance of their operations and products in a manner responsive to the concerns of the public. Responsible Care was first adopted as a new model for the management of chemicals by the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) in 1985 and has since been adopted by chemical associations in more than 60 economies.
Responsible Care is the basis of significant cultural change within the chemical industry which leads to improved performance and new levels of dialogue with the public about issues of mutual concern. The global chemical industry has embraced Responsible Care because it is viewed as “good citizenship” with a positive impact on companies’ economic bottom line and competitiveness. For the individual company, implementation of Responsible Care leads to improved efficiency, lower environment, health and safety costs and improved relations with stakeholders. For the global chemical industry, successful implementation of Responsible Care demonstrates an appropriate public policy which protects its license to operate and its ability to innovate and meet society’s demands for its products. For the public, successful implementation of Responsible Care ensures that the chemical industry will continue to provide beneficial products to society and continually reduce its impacts, while maximizing its positive contributions to human health, the economy and society.
One of the key tenets of Responsible Care is openness and responsiveness to public and other stakeholder concerns about the management of chemicals. Therefore, the chemical industry has a keen appreciation of the need to seek input from the public and other interested groups, include this input in its development of policies, programs and priorities, and report on its progress in these areas.
Improve the safety, health and environmental performance;
Use resources efficiently and minimize waste;
Report openly on achievements and difficulties;
Engage in dialogue with stakeholders, in particular with the local communities who live and work around our sites;
cooperate with regulators, set standards that go beyond regulation;
Provide help and advice to foster the responsible management of chemicals throughout the value chain .
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Following a number of high profile incidents in the late 70s ad early 80s:
1972 USEPA bans DDT over environmental and human health concerns
1976 hundreds of people are exposed to dioxin after an explosion at a pesticide/herbicide plant in Seveso, Italy
1976 Families are evacuated from the Love Canal neighborhood of Niagara Falls, NY after toxic waste from a chemical disposal site leaches into their home and front and back yards
1979 More than 200,000 people are evacuated from Misssissauga, Ontario after a train carrying poisonous chemicals derails
1984 >28,000 people die and 50,000 people injured after methyl isocyanate gas leaks from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India
1985 Responsible care was born – all members of CCPA (now chemistry industry association of Canada CIAC) must make a signed commitment to responsible care principles as a mandatory condition of membership.
1991 Responsible Care is adopted by the International Council of Chemical Association (ICCA).
2006 ICCA launch Responsible Care Global Charter (RCGC) & Global Product Strategy in Dubai with 160 CEO signatures.
2010 AICM accepted as ICCA Observer member
2016 Responsible Care is adopted by 60 RC associations with activities in all continents.
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What happened in Bhopal?
Water flowed into tank where stored 42 tons of MIC
Runaway reaction started which caused by pollutants, heat and other
factors.
The reaction accelerated due to rust of non-stainless steel pipe.
Exothermic reaction leads to over 200 ℃ inside the tank following
by pressurized
This forced MIC emergency release and a mass of toxic gas escape into air
Within 45-60 minutes, around 30 tons of MIC discharged into atmosphere
The gas cloud covered approximate 25 km2
No emergency plan (including community)
After accident, no gas information provided to hospital.
After this disaster, the chemical groups around the world did not resist to
communicate with local community anymore.
One environmental test in 2009 shows that:
Obvious chemical residuals around this site where explosion happened.
These toxic substances contaminated groundwater and soil that leading to
lots of people get sick……
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ICCA launched the Responsible Care Global Charter at the first International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM1) in 2006 where SAICM was adopted. A revised and strengthened version of the Global Charter issued in 2014 seeks to harmonize, govern and expand the Responsible Care ethic, with an enhanced focus on product stewardship throughout the supply chain. This is driven by the ICCA’s Global Product Strategy, also launched at ICCM1, which further strengthens key aspects of managing the EHS performance of chemicals throughout their lifecycle.
This important document marks a renewal of our industry’s commitment to continuous improvement in the environmental, health and safety performance of chemical producers around the world.
Fittingly, after two decades since the launch of Responsible Care in 1985, the Charter expands and extends the process of continuous improvement beyond manufacturing to other activities, especially those associated with the safe use and handling of our products along the value chain.
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Cover page and excerpt from ChemcialWeek
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As a signatory to the Responsible Care Global Charter my company will actively strengthen the Responsible Care initiative worldwide and is committed to:
A Corporate Leadership Culture that proactively supports safe chemicals management through the global Responsible Care initiative
Safeguarding People and the Environment by continuously improving our environmental, health and safety performance; the security of our facilities, processes and technologies; and by driving continuous improvement in chemical product safety and stewardship throughout the supply chain
Strengthening Chemicals Management Systems by participating in the development and implementation of lifecycle-oriented, sound-science and risk-based chemical safety legislation and best practices
Influencing Business Partners to promote the safe management of chemicals within their own operations
Engaging Stakeholders, understanding and responding to their concerns and expectations for safer operations and products and communicating openly on our performance and products
Contributing to Sustainability through improved performance, expanded economic opportunities and the development of innovative technologies and other solutions to societal challenge
RC14001 was originally developed by the American Chemistry Council(www.americanchemistry.com),for use by its members and Responsible Care Partners as part of its Responsible Care certification process and reflects ACC program priorities (e.g., Security, Product Safety, etc.).
The RC14001 Technical Specification combines the elements of the American Chemistry Council’s (“ACC”) Responsible Care initiative with those of the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, adopted by the International Organization for Standardization (“ISO”) in 1996 and as amended in 2015.
RC14001 enables a company to obtain, through an application and audit process, a certification that its management system conforms to both the ISO 14001 standard and a broader scope of Responsible Care elements.
This Technical Specification document consists of the actual text of ISO 14001 and additional text in corresponding “boxed” sections. These boxed sections include the additional Responsible Care elements required under the RC14001 scope. ACC believes that the use of this Technical Specification can assist organizations in achieving the desirable goals and objectives set forth in both Responsible Care and ISO 14001.
While originally developed by ACC for use by its companies, RC14001 is applicable and available on a worldwide basis to organizations regardless of their operations. ACC encourages the use of RC14001 if it meets an organization’s business needs.
An organization which obtains RC14001 certification may identify itself as being “RC14001 certified” within the scope of its management system. RC14001 certification does not confer any rights to use the Responsible Care logo or to identify the organization as a “Responsible Care” entity. Use of the Responsible Care logo and name are restricted to companies which meet the Responsible Care membership and program requirements established by national and regional chemical federations.
South Korea Korea Responsible Care Counci www.krcc.or.kr
Singapore Singapore Chemical Industry Council www.scic.sg
United Kingdom Chemical Industries Association www.cia.org.uk
USA American Chemistry Council www.americanchemistry.com/rc
Japan Japan Chemical Industry Association www.nikkakyo.org
Australia Australia Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association www.pacia.org.au
Canada Chemistry Industry Association of Canada www.canadianchemistry.ca
Chinese Taiwan Taiwan Responsible Care Association www.trca.org.tw
France Union de Industries Chimiques www.uic.fr
Germany Verband der Chemischen Industrie www.responsible-care.de
Switzerland Scienceindustries – Business Association Chemistry Pharma Biotech www.scienceindustries.ch
Sweden Swedish Plastics & Chemicals Federation www.plastkemiforetagen.se
ICCA (International Council of Chemical Associations) https://icca-chem.org/
Cefic (European Chemical Industry Council) https://cefic.org/
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