Responsible Care Codes of Management Practices

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. 

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

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. 

American Chemistry Council (ACC) September 1990 Responsible Care 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. 

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. "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),... 

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). 

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... 

ACC. 2013. Responsible Carets Product Safety Code of Management Practices. Available at http //responsiblecare.americanchemistiy.com/Responsible-Care-Program-Elements/Product-Safety-Code/Responsible-Care-Product-Safety-Code-PDF.pdf (accessed December 26,2013). 

Part II deals with waste disposal, handling and management the provisions impose duties on producers of waste to ensure its safe disposal, and include stronger licensing powers for local authorities, together with continuing responsibilities for licensees to monitor and maintain sites after closure. In order to comply with the statutory duty of care in respect of waste the following procedures are advised in a Code of Practice. 

Both ACC and SOCMA have programs to promote good practices among their member companies in the area of chemical process safety.59 In 1989, ACC developed the Responsible Care Process Safety Code60 to prevent fires, explosions, and accidental chemical releases. The code and its accompanying resource guidelines include a series of recommended management practices. 

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