Code of management practices

Chemical Manufacturers Association, Improving Air Quality Guidance for Estimating Fugitive Emissions from Equipment, 2nd ed., CMA, Washington, D.C., 1989. Chemical Manufacturers Association, Responsible Care, Employee Health and Safety Code of Management Practices, CMA, Washington, D.C., 1992. 

One of the six elements of Responsible Care is the Codes of Management Practice, and one of the codes is the Process Safety Code of Management Practices (34). This code emphasi2es management commitment and accountabiUty, information sharing, and community relations, but also includes 11 of the 14 specific elements of the legislated process safety management standards developed later. 

CMA 1990. A Resource Guide for Implementing the Process Safety Code of Management Practices. Chemical Manufacturers Association, Washington, DC. 

The Chemical Manufacturers Association s Code of Management Practice for Process Safety is oriented toward the chemical industry, and describes the elements of a process safety management program as part of CMA s Responsible Care program. 

Chemical Manufacturers Association, Responsible Care0, "Codes of Management Practices" (Ref. 8 ... 

Chemical Manufacturers Association. "Codes of Management Practices." Responsible Care . Washington, DC Chemical Manufacturers Association. 

Association (ABMA), recommendations for boiler-water limits, 23 221t American Chemical Society Committee on Nomenclature and Notation, 17 385 American Chemistry Council (ACC) 14 204 codes of management practices, 21 580 Process Safety Code, 21 831 Responsible Care initiatives, 25 337 American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH),... 

National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD), 2002. Responsible Distribution Process Code of Management Practice, April 2002. 

Multiple layers of protection are a concept incorporated in the American Chemistry Council Process Safety Code of Management Practices. ) Management Practice number 15 endorses sufficient layers of protection through technology, facilities, and personnel to prevent escalation from a single failure to a catastrophic occurrence. This approach can be applied to multiple system root causes when the investigation team evaluates... 

The American Chemistry Council recognizes this area in Management Practice 5, Information Sharing, as an integral part of the code of Responsible Care Process Safety Code of Management Practices. 

As previously stated, the American Chemistry Council also recognizes this concept as an integral part of the code of Responsible Care , Process Safety Code of Management Practices, Companies should openly share nonproprietary results from internal process safety incident investigations and related research through the auspices of trade and professional associations, and other networking opportunities. Other organizations should strive to benefit from the lessons learned by others and keep abreast of latest developments and safety alerts. 

Is a system in place that evaluates the usefulness and advisability of sharing this information with other companies in a similar business, per Responsible Care Process Safety Code of Management Practices 4.3 and 5 ... 

In the 1980s, Responsible Care s six Codes of Management Practices served as a framework for the chemical companies to use internal processes to improve performance. Overall, environmental performance did improve because of a commitment to the codes and expanding regulatory requirements (Yosie, 2003). Members of the CCPA steadily improved their environmental and workplace health and safety records throughout the 1990s. Their records indicate a steady decline in workplace injuries and a marked reduction in the frequency and severity of transportation incidents (CCPA, 1999). 

EMS the short CER only discusses how Air Products discharges its obligations under the six Responsible Care codes of management practice. However, the internet report identifies that two sites in Europe achieved ISO 14001 certification in 1999 and that the corporate headquarters and two US plants were inspected under the Chemical Manufacturers management verification system in 1998. 

EMS Ashland Distribution and Ashland Specialty Chemical are stated to be industry leaders in implementing the Responsible Care Codes of Management Practice . Even so a no score has been awarded since no mention is made of any involvement in the Management Verification System run by the US Chemical Manufacturers Association. 

Procedures a corporate environmental advisory council (CEAC) was formed in 1991 to help think through the EH S policies. The names of the chair and nine current external members of the council are included in the report. Supporting the policy are six codes of management practice covering the areas of ... 

Responsible Care reporting progress against the six Responsible Care Codes of Management Practice ... 

The two primary industry consensns programs for managing transportation risk are the Responsible Care Distribntion Code of Management Practices and the National Association of Chemical Distribntors Responsible Distribution Process (RDP). These programs share similar elements and are widely used across the chemical distribution supply chain. Responsible Care is a recognized internationally performance-based system that contains the following elements ... 

American Chemistry Coimcil, Guidelines for Managing Process Change, 1993 American Chemistry Coimcil, Implementation Resource Guide for Responsible Care Security Code of Management Practices Value Chain Activities, September 2002... 

American Chemistry Council Responsible Care Security Code of Management Practices... 

The Chemical Manufacturers Association was renamed the American Chemistry Council in 2000. All members of the American Chemistry Council must adhere to the Responsible Care Codes of Management Practices and report to the Council on their implementation. The Codes were intended to cover every aspect of chemical operations. Responsible Care is described at http //www.americanchemistry.com/s responsiblecare/ sec.asp CID=1298 DID=4841. 

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