The Fecc Responsible Care Programme

APCDR workshop

Bucharest, 18 October 2017

Elisa Setién

Director General

Overview

• Fecc European RC Programme for Distributors

• Renewal of MoU Cefic-Fecc RC Agreement

The European Association of Chemical Distributors

National associations: 15

Companies: 40

Associate members: 8

• Global initiative for the continuous improvement in the

chemical supply chain (launched 1985 in Canada).

• Its requirements guarantee the responsible use and handling of

chemicals.

• It is a voluntary initiative that goes beyond legislative requirements.

What is Responsible Care?

Involves everybody from

top management to plant

workers!

Fecc National Associations (NA) RC Programmes

• The Fecc National Associations developed national RC

programmes in line with the ICTA Joint RC/RD Programme.

• In order to obtain the right to use the RC logo, NA must:

Comply with the programme.

Sign partnership agreement with manufacturers’

association and/or endorsed by Fecc & Cefic.

Implementation of RC in Europe

First distributor NA programme (CBA-UK)

is now 24 years old !

Responsible Care Implementation 2015

Source: Fecc membership statistics (2016)

Fecc National Associations

ProgrammeCondition of

Membership

Mandatory Third

Party

Verification

KPIs form

provided

AUSTRIA Producers NO YES YES

BELGIUM Distributors YES NO YES

CZECH REPUBLICJoint programme with

producersNO YES YES

DENMARK Distributors NO NO YES

FINLAND Distributors YES YES YES

FRANCE DistributorsYES

(as of 2007)

Mandatory since

2007 for Board

members only

YES

National Associations RC Programmes

ProgrammeCondition of

Membership

Mandatory Third

Party Verification

KPIs form

provided

GERMANY Distributors NO YES YES

IRELAND Distributors YES YES YES

ITALY Distributors NO NO YES

NETHERLANDS Distributors YES YES YES

PORTUGAL Distributors NO NO YES

SPAIN Distributors NO YES YES

National Associations RC Programmes

ProgrammeCondition of

Membership

Mandatory Third

Party Verification

KPIs form

provided

SWEDEN Distributors NO NO YES

UK Distributors YESYES

(in transition)YES

Fecc Distributors YES YES YES

National Associations RC Programmes

TPV of Company Compliance with Responsible Care

• Several options: SQAS Distributor/ESAD or similar system.

• In case of SQAS Distributor/ESAD:

The company assessed provides evidence of assessment

to the Association (NA or Fecc) and Improvement Plan.

• Every 3 years on the HQ site and, where applicable, at least

one sample operational centre (with rotation system):

Each country of operation.

The country where company is applying for logo.

TPV: independent assessment of distributor’s HSE performance!

European Responsible Care Programme

SQAS/ESAD Assessments

Source: Cefic SQAS/ESAD statistics (2016)

SQAS/ESAD Assessors

Source: Cefic SQAS/ESAD statistics (2016)

Fecc initiatives 2015-2016

Revision of the Fecc European RC Programme to

render the programme more transparent, robust and

consistent.

Version 2.2 (2015): SQAS/ESAD assessments

preferred, compatibility criteria improved and the

process of acceptance of alternative schemes

established.

Version 2.3. (2016): Exemption from TPV for Office-

Only Micro-Businesses under certain strict

conditions.

Fecc activities in the field of Security Addition of Security KPIs (RC Q + Annual Survey)

1. Security

1. Have you completed security risk assessment(s) in line with legal requirements (eg ADR 1.10) or the “Fecc Model on Voluntary Measures on Substances Subject to Trade Controls” or similar national security code(s)/system(s)? If YES, please specify.

2. If multi-sited, have all sites been risk assessed?

a. If your answer is NO, please specify how many sites are risk assessed. If your answer is NO, please specify how many sites are not risk assessed.

b. If your answer is NO, please explain the reason(s) why certain sites are not risk assessed.

Cefic- Fecc MoU 2017

Renewal of Responsible Care Agreement

(Memorandum of Understanding) between

Cefic and Fecc signed on 10 May 2017.

.

Questions?

Implementation of

Responsible Care assists

distributors to handle

chemicals products safely,

with care for the

employees, customers, the

environment and in full

accordance with

regulations and industry

codes of best practice.

Thanks for your attention

Elisa Setién

Director General of the European Association of Chemical Distributors (Fecc)