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Since 1988, the U.S. chemical industry, through the American Chemistry Council, has
implemented Responsible Care®, a voluntary program to achieve continuous improvements
in environmental, health and safety performance beyond levels required by regulations.
Companies committed to the program have reported significant reductions in releases to
air, land and water, improvements in workplace and community safety, and expanded
programs to research and test chemicals for potential health and environmental impacts.
Sasol North America integrates the Responsible Care® principles into every aspect of our
business. We have integrated Responsible Care® activities into our ISO Certified
management systems (ISO 9000 and 14000), and the Responsible Care® principles are the
common structure and standard for our activities. In 2003 significant changes have
been made to the program.
Responsible Care® continues to strengthen its commitments and enhance the public credibility
the industry. New program enhancements adopted by the America Chemistry Council as a
condition of membership include:
- Implementation of a Responsible
Care® Management System (detailed below);
- An independent third party certification of the
management system to ensure appropriate actions are taken to
improve performance;
- Tracking and publicly reporting performance based on
economic, environmental, health and safety, societal and
product related metrics;
- A Security Code that helps protect people, property,
products, processes, information and information systems by
enhancing security throughout the chemical industry value
chain.
For more information:
Responsible Care Management System
The Responsible Care® Management System (RCMS) replaces the current practice of
implementing six Codes (e.g., community awareness and emergency response,
distribution, employee health and safety, pollution prevention, process safety
and product stewardship).. Instead, relevant aspects of the existing Codes are
included in a RCMS that is based on benchmarked best practices of leading private
sector companies, initiatives developed through the Global Environmental Management
Initiative, International Standards Organization and other bodies, and requirements
of national regulatory authorities. The RCMS structure brings a new and enhanced
rigor to the Responsible Care® principles and practices utilized since 1988.
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Responsible Care®