Responsible Care
Responsible
Care is chemical industry voluntary action program formed in aim:
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To improve HSE performance of the
global chemical industry through a responsible behaviour going beyond just
meeting the regulation.
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To communicate this improvement and
respond public concerns, resulting in a better public perception of the
industry and a better capacity to influence future regulations.
Responsible
Care is world-wide chemical industry’s commitment to continual improvement in
all aspects of Health, Safety and Environment performance and to openness in
communication about its activities and achievements.
National
chemical industry programmes are responsible for the detailed implementation of
Responsible Care in their countries.
Each
national Responsible Care programme includes 8 (eight) basic features. Existing
RC structure has been developed step by step. The last feature / verification /
was introduced in 1996 by ICCA which is supervising Responsible Care.
Individual
countries’ RC programmes are in different stages of development and have
different emphases.
Regional
Responsible Care programmes (Europe – CEFIC) assist in the cross – fertilisation of ideas and best practice.
In
the long term the credibility of RC ethic will depend on the actual performance
of the chemical industry and the visibility of the progress achieved.
Performance Indicators ate an important element to track and communicate such
progress. Credibility will be further enhanced by verification of the
implementation of RC . Responsible Care is a broad commitment
which is applied in different ways around the world. RC basic feature – verification - may use for its
purposes internationally recognized schemes and standards which are consistent
with RC commitment, like ISO 14000.
WE
ARE ASKING ORGANIZATIONS WHICH WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN RESPONSIBLE CARE
JUGOSLAVIJA PROGRAMME TO CONTACT US BY
Email:
rcyu@lab.org.yu
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