The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) are collaborating to enhance safe management of chemical products across the supply chain through Responsible Care®, the global chemical industry’s signature environment, health, safety and security performance improvement initiative.
First adopted in Canada in 1985, and in the US in 1988, a key element of Responsible Care for both associations has been its mandatory verification and certification processes, which provide accountability that ACC and CIAC member companies have a structure and system in place to measure, manage and verify their performance.
As per the Memorandum of Understanding, CIAC will adopt the ACC Responsible Care Management System® (RCMS®)/RC14001® certification model as an option for its members to fulfill their CIAC verification requirement. Doing so expands RCMS/RC14001 certification options for CIAC and ACC members, to foster greater integration of Responsible Care program elements in Canada and the US.
“This partnership between our two associations will enable chemical companies in the US and Canada to more effectively integrate their Responsible Care and environmental, health, safety and security programs throughout their North American operations,” said ACC President and CEO Cal Dooley.
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