South American Workshop on Product Stewardship Bogotá, 2008 Bogotá, 2008 Programa de Cuidado Responsable del Medio Ambiente Cámara de la industria Química y Petroquímica

Responsible Care Program® Argentine  Adopted in 1992  Voluntary program  Focus: Companies that handle chemical substances and chemical waste Programa de Cuidado Responsable del Medio Ambiente Cámara de la industria Química y Petroquímica

Responsible Care Program® Argentine  Membership: 121 companies - 74 Chemical Companies - 29 Dangerous products transportation companies - 18 Chemical waste treatment companies - 18 Chemical waste treatment companies Programa de Cuidado Responsable del Medio Ambiente Cámara de la industria Química y Petroquímica

Program Structure Program Structure  Management Committee  Codes of Management Practices  Self assesments and improvement plans  Performance Indicators  Audits by third party organization  Performance measurement system  Sharing of experiences  Back-up materials and general assesment Programa de Cuidado Responsable del Medio Ambiente Cámara de la industria Química y Petroquímica

Codes of Management Practices Codes of Management Practices  Nº 1: Community awareness and emergency response  Nº 2: Pollution prevention  Nº 3: Process safety  Nº 4: Dangerous products transportation  Nº 5: Employee health and safety   Nº 6: Product stewardship  Nº 7: Security Programa de Cuidado Responsable del Medio Ambiente Cámara de la industria Química y Petroquímica

Self Assesments Within an anual schedule each assessment code requires the presentation of: Self assessment Improvement and maintenance plans Programa de Cuidado Responsable del Medio Ambiente Cámara de la industria Química y Petroquímica

Results of Self-assesments General Average per code Industries Results of Self-assesments General Average per code Industries Código 1-B-7maCódigo 1-A-7ma Código 2-7maCódigo 3-7ma Código 4-6taCódigo 5-6taCódigo 6-6ta Código 7-2da Programa de Cuidado Responsable del Medio Ambiente

Results of Self-assesments % of Units qualified between 4,0 – 5,0 Results of Self-assesments % of Units qualified between 4,0 – 5,0 Programa de Cuidado Responsable del Medio Ambiente

Main Performance Indicators Main Performance Indicators  Hazardous waste rate  Environmental incidents rate   Transportation incidents rate  Industrial accidents (frequency rate)  Water consumption rate  Energy consumption rate Programa de Cuidado Responsable del Medio Ambiente Cámara de la industria Química y Petroquímica

Main Performance Indicators Main Performance Indicators Programa de Cuidado Responsable del Medio Ambiente Cámara de la industria Química y Petroquímica

Main Performance Indicators Main Performance Indicators Programa de Cuidado Responsable del Medio Ambiente Cámara de la industria Química y Petroquímica

Main Performance Indicators Main Performance Indicators Programa de Cuidado Responsable del Medio Ambiente Cámara de la industria Química y Petroquímica

Audits Audits  Started in 1996  Performed by a third party organization (IRAM) since 2002  New approach since 2006 (management of RCP and S. H. & E. status of the site)  Mandatory  Results qualified from 1,0 to 10,0 Programa de Cuidado Responsable del Medio Ambiente Cámara de la industria Química y Petroquímica

Results of audits Results of audits Programa de Cuidado Responsable del Medio Ambiente Cámara de la industria Química y Petroquímica

Results of audits Results of audits Programa de Cuidado Responsable del Medio Ambiente Cámara de la industria Química y Petroquímica

Audits Results Audits Results ENEFEBMARABRMAYJUNJULAGOSEPOCTNOVDIC Auditorias Realizadas por Mes - Año 2007 Programa de Cuidado Responsable del Medio Ambiente

Mesurement System Mesurement System Programa de Cuidado Responsable del Medio Ambiente Cámara de la industria Química y Petroquímica

Product Stewardship: What is coming? Product Stewardship: What is coming?  International iniciatives: REACH REACH GHS GHS PIC’s PIC’s POP’s POP’s et. al et. al Programa de Cuidado Responsable del Medio Ambiente Cámara de la industria Química y Petroquímica

Product Stewardship: What is coming? Product Stewardship: What is coming?  People concern about: Unknown properties and classification of dangerous substances (corrosive, reactive, toxic, mutagenic, etc.) Unknown uses of dangerous substances (risk assessment, ecological risk assessment, risk management and risk communications) Substances impacts or its metabolites on the ecosystem Products disposal and waste treatment Programa de Cuidado Responsable del Medio Ambiente Cámara de la industria Química y Petroquímica

Product Stewardship: What is coming? Product Stewardship: What is coming?  CIQyP’ actions: Safety data sheets (MSDS) developement MSDS in CIQyP’s web avalaible for interested parties (firefighters, goverment, etc.) MSDS dissemination along the comercial chain Placards and labels information to identify potential dangers during transportation and storage hazardous materials Educational CD: “ On the path of chemistry” Programa de Cuidado Responsable del Medio Ambiente Cámara de la industria Química y Petroquímica

Product Stewardship: What is coming? Product Stewardship: What is coming?  CIQyP’ actions: “On the path of chemistry” CD objetives: “On the path of chemistry” CD objetives: o o Make some contributions to teach chemistry with a close connection with daily life o o Make known the usefulness, its applications and a reliable handling of the chemical products. Programa de Cuidado Responsable del Medio Ambiente Cámara de la industria Química y Petroquímica

Product Stewardship: What is coming? Product Stewardship: What is coming?  Actions by CIQyP: On the path of chemistry CD contens: On the path of chemistry CD contens: o o A global view. o o Chemical products on daily life o o Chemistry and environment o o Chemical contents Programa de Cuidado Responsable del Medio Ambiente Cámara de la industria Química y Petroquímica

Product Stewardship: Long Range Goals Product Stewardship: Long Range Goals  Improve Safety, Health & Environment membership’s product performance  Improve public opinion on chemical and petrochemical industry Programa de Cuidado Responsable del Medio Ambiente Cámara de la industria Química y Petroquímica