Responsible Care in Chemical Logistics Jos Verlinden, Director Transport & Logistics, Cefic DaGoB Seminar, 13 June 2007

1 Agenda Introduction to Cefic Best Practices Transperanto SQAS ICE Emergency Response

2 European chemical industry 1/3 of world production 27,000 companies 500 have > 500 employees Employs 1.5 million people Sales of € 440 billion in 2004 € 40 billion trade surplus in 2004

3 Introducing Cefic  Founded in 1972  The forum and the voice of the chemical industry, “from bulk to specialties”, in Europe  Brussels based office of 150 people working with over people across the chemical industry European Chemical Industry Council

4 Cefic Membership There are three groups of Cefic members: 1. National Federations from across Europe (22) 2. Major international companies (40) 3. Business members (500)

5 Responsible Care Voluntary initiative of the global Chemical Industry « Responsible Care is the world-wide chemical industry’s commitment to continuous improvement in all aspects of Health, Safety and Environment performance of its products and processes and to openess in communication about its activities and achievements. »

6 Challenges in Managing Transport Safety Off-site activity / in the public domain General public in close proximity Outsourcing to external service providers Complex supply chains Many different parties involved / many interfaces External factors unpredictable Security Transport is one of the activities where chemical companies are most vulnerable.

7 Cefic Logistics Main Objectives Promote high safety and environmental standards Promote sustainable and competitive logistics in Europe Promote the application of industry best practices Follow up regulatory developments

8 Best Practices in Transport Objective: Develop and promote high safety, environmental and security standards in transport and logistics, in close co-operation with the transport industry  Road: ECTA / IRU  Cleaning: EFTCO  Tank Containers: ITCO  Rail: UIC / UIP / ERFA  Sea: Intertanko / IPTA / ICS  Barge: EBU

9 Best Practice Guidelines Behaviour Based Safety – driving Behaviour Based Safety – loading/unloading* SHE management practices for LSP’s Standardised delivery performance measurement * Standardisation of equipment* Cargo stowage and securing (packed goods) Loading/unloading windows (16 hrs operation) Subcontracting of Road Transport Security in transport European Cleaning Document Transperanto * under revision For copies see

10 Objective Programme aiming at increasing the safety during freight transport and loading/unloading by positively influencing the behaviour of people through observation, coaching and communication. Behaviour Based Safety

11 Behaviour Based Safety Road Vehicle Driving Focus on drivers Loading/unloading of road vehicles Focus on site operators & drivers Observation Communication Coaching

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13 What is Transperanto? Transperanto is a tool, based on key safety related words and phrases translated in 25 European languages, to promote effective communication between (un)loading sites and truck drivers. esperanto transport transparency

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17 SQAS A system to evaluate the quality, safety, security and the environmental performance of Logistic Service Providers and Distributors in a uniform manner by single standardised assessments carried out by independent inspectors No certification, but fact finding Drives continuous improvement of standards – Responsible Care Cost effective: single evaluation instead of individual company assessments

18 Pillars of SQAS Common industry questionnaires Training, accreditation and quality monitoring of assessors Electronic database of assessment reports SQAS Service Group of chemical companies : provides the financial resources to ensure a sustainable operation.

SQAS Coverage Cefic (Land / Europe)CDI (Marine / Global) Logistics Chain Transport Service Tank Cleaning Station Rail Carrier Packed Warehouses RTC (Rail Tank Car) Maintenance Workshop Chemical Distributor (ESAD-II) CDI-M (Ship inspections) CDI-T (Bulk Terminals) CDI-mpc (marine packed Cargo) Ships Shipping Line Container Freight Station Freight Forwarder Tank Container Operator Port Agency Transfer Terminal (sea) Inland waterways / Barges (EBIS)

SQAS Database Accredited Assessor Assessor Software Application SQAS Database Assessed Company Chemical Companies Transport Companies

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23 Improvement Programme

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Extended access to SQAS Database under development " SQAS Transport Service" Database Assessed Company Users from Chemical Companies Users from transport companies, distributors etc Own report SQAS Service Group All reports Logistics & Distributors All reports to which access has been given by assessed company User type Who is user ? Access to : Industry Associations Defined persons in Associations Statistics & Trends across reports

26 Achievements of SQAS  SQAS modules covering complete logistics chain  A network of 100 SQAS assessors across Europe, trained and accredited by Cefic  A database containing over 1500 reports of assessed companies  An SQAS Service Group of 50 chemical companies actively using the system  Financially self-supportive  Broad support for SQAS in European chemical industry and transport industry  Growing recognition of SQAS at authorities (e.g. security)  More and more interest in SQAS concept in other regions (China, Japan, Brasil, SA) ICCA will develop best practice guideline on SQAS concept to assist other countries / regions in developing their local ‘SQAS clone’

27 Transport Emergency Response Road Transport Emergency Cards (Tremcards) Emergency Response Intervention Cards ( ERICards) ICE European Network of National Emergency Response Schemes covering 17 countries

28 ICE Emergency Response NETWORK European Network of ICE Centres National ICE Centre Product Data National Network of Chemical Companies

ICE - Transport Emergency Response Status CountryNational Scheme National Centre (* : centre located with Authorities) AustriaTUISBASF – Ludwigshafen BelgiumBelintraBASF – Antwerp Czech RepublicTRINSChemopetrol – Litvinov DenmarkFDKI/RVK* Emergency Agency – Copenhagen FinlandFinterc* Emergency Centre – Helsinki FranceTransaid* CEDRE – Brest (only internationally) GermanyTUISBASF – Ludwigshafen HungaryVERIKHung Oil & Gas Co – Szazhalombatta ItalySETSyndial – Porto Marghera NetherlandsTRC* DCMR – Rotterdam NorwayRVKNorwegian Coastal Administration PolandSPOTPKN Orlen – Plock Slovak RepublicDINSDUSLO – Sala SpainCERET* Civil Protection – Madrid SwedenERCPoison Centre – Stockholm SwitzerlandChemiefachberatungNovartis – Basel UKChemsafeNCEC – Culham

ICE - Transport Emergency Response Status

Best Practices / SQAS / ICE = Responsible Care in Action applied to Logistics Operations