RESPONSIBLE CARE ORIENTATION –
McKENZIE VALVE
DAVE HERRIN
RESPONSIBLE CARE
COORDINATOR
RESPONSIBLE CARE ORIENTATION
AGENDA
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WHAT IS RESPONSIBLE CARE?
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WHAT IS A MANAGEMENT SYSTEM?
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WHAT IS REPORTED?
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WHAT IS RESPONSIBLE CARE AT McKENZIE ?
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RCMS IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
WHAT IS RESPONSIBLE CARE?
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STARTED IN 1988 – AMERICAN
CHEMISTRY COUNCIL (ACC)
VOLUNTARY PROGRAM TO IMPROVE
ENVIRONMENTAL, SAFETY, HEALTH AND
SECURITY PERFORMANCE
MANY OF OUR CUSTOMERS ARE ACC
MEMBERS
UNION TANK IS A PARTNER IN
RESPONSIBLE CARE
THE REQUIREMENTS OF
RESPONSIBLE CARE
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A RESPONSIBLE CARE MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM (RCMS)
THIRD PARTY AUDIT OF THE RCMS
IMPLEMENT THE ACC SECURITY CODE
TRACKING AND PUBLICLY REPORTING
ENVIRONMENTAL, SAFETY & SECURITY
PERFORMANCE
WHAT IS A MANAGEMENT SYSTEM?
1. POLICY
2. PLAN – WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO
3. DO – DO WHAT YOU PLAN
4. CHECK – DID YOU DO WHAT YOU PLANNED?
5. ACT – REVIEW WHAT WAS DONE – IMPROVE
NOTE – OUR QUALITY SYSTEM IS A MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
THE ACC SECURITY CODE
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DETAILS SECURITY PROCESS AT THE
PLANT AND OFFICE LEVEL, INCLUDING
COMPUTER SECURITY
FOR UTLX OUR SB 38, EB 18, IT’S
COMPUTER SECURITY PLAN ALONG
WITH THE DHS’S NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION PLAN
BRINGS US IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
CODE
WHAT IS REPORTED – DONE AT
CORPORATE LEVEL
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REPORT ON THE ACC’S WEBSITE
COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
CONTAINER FAILURES
SAFETY PERFORMANCE
SECURITY CODE IMPLEMENTATION
RCMS CERTIFICATION STATUS
WHAT IS RESPONSIBLE CARE AT
McKENZIE VALVE?
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ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETINS
SAFETY BULLETINS
EXISTING SECURITY PROCEDURES
INTERNAL AUDIT
EXTERNAL AUDIT
EHSS RESPONSIBILITIES
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MAINTAIN A SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENT
FOLLOW SAFETY PROCEDURES
FOLLOW ENVIRONMENTAL
PROCEDURES
BE AWARE OF EMERGENCY PLANS FOR
WORK AREAS
INITIATE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WHEN
APPROPRIATE
RCMS PROCEDURES – AVAILABLE
ON THE UTLX INTRANET
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COMMUNICATIONS
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
INTERNAL AUDIT
RESPONSIBILITIES AND
ACCOUNTABILITIES
COMPLIANCE CALENDAR
LEGAL AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
MONITORING AND MEASURING
HOW WILL RCMS BE IMPLEMENTED
AT McKENZIE VALVE?
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SITE SPECIFIC RCMS MANUAL WILL BE
DEVELOPED (GUIDEBOOK TO RCMS)
ORIENTATION TRAINING
TRAINING OF PERSONNEL ON SPECIFIC
ASPECTS OF RCMS.
MOST OF THE RCMS IS HOW WE
ALREADY PERFORM
ENVIRONMENTAL/SAFETY/SECURITY
AUDITORS
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EXTERNAL AUDITOR
NSF-ISR, (INTERNAL STRATEGIC
REGISTRATIONS, LTD.)
RCMS IMPLEMENTAION
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UNION TANK WAS CERTIFIED FOR THE
2008 – 2010 AUDIT PERIOD
NEXT AUDIT PERIOD IS 2011 - 2013
McKENZIE VALVE – 2012 EXTERNAL
AUDIT; VILLE PLATTE – 1/31/2013
CORP HQ – AUDIT BY 12/31/2013
REST OF UTLX – 2 SITES BY 12/31/2013