Responsible Care is built on these guiding principles
| Past, present and
future |
Responsible Care will address the impact of both current and past activities. |
| Policy | To develop health, safety
and environmental policies which acknowledges the
objectives of sustainable development. |
| Employees | To communicate
and provide training programmes which encourage
the commitment of employees to responsible care. |
| Share experiences | In addition to meeting
current legislation regarding health, safety and
the environment, to share best practice throughout
the industry. |
| Process safety | To ensure that risks
associated with all operations are assessed and
managed appropriately. |
| Product stewardship | To assess the implications
and manage the risks associated with the industry's
products. This includes suppliers, distributors
and customers. |
| Resource conservation |
To conserve resources
and reduce wastes. |
| Stakeholder engagement | To monitor
and report health,
safety and environmental performance to all people
concerned in the chemical industry and its products.
This includes employees and the public. |
| Management systems | To verify management
systems to ensure consistency with the principles
of Responsible Care. |