Responsible Care and SQAS Progress in the Gulf Region

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1 Responsible Care and SQAS Progress in the Gulf Region Alan J Izzard Borouge Senior Advisor. GPCA SQAS Program Director Vice Chairman Responsible Care

2 GPCA Overview GPCA is the sole petro/chemical trade association in the Middle East region Established in March 2006 Industry segments focus on: Petrochemicals, Plastics, Fertilizers Functional focus : Supply Chain, HSE (RC), International Trade, Research & Innovation Key services / products Networking Thought Leadership Advocacy GPCA Overview GPCA is the voice of the chemical industry in the Arabian Gulf region Responsible Care- An Introduction 2

3 GPCA Growth Since its launch in 2006 by its eight visionary founding members, GPCA s membership has been growing steadily at a CAGR of 21% Founding Members (March 2006) Number of Members (Dec Dec.2013) Responsible Care- An Introduction 3

4 Member Companies (34) There are 34 Full Members comprising the leading GCC petro(chemicals) producers accounting for ca. 95% of the total GCC output by volume 6 Responsible Care- An Introduction 4

5 GPCA s Mission Mission and Strategic Objectives To support the growth and sustainable development of the petrochemical and chemical industries in the Gulf in partnership with our members and other stakeholders GPCA s Strategic Objectives Provide a networking and knowledge sharing forum for members and industry stakeholders Advocate common industry positions Promote industry best practice Champion the Responsible Care initiative among members in the Gulf Establish regional industry data and information resources Develop credible relationships with regional communities and global industry associations Responsible Care- An Introduction 5

6 Responsible Care - Governance Framework Member Company 1 Member Company Member Company Member Company Member Company Member Company Responsible Care- An Introduction 6

7 GPCA Responsible Care Program 1. GPCA adopted Responsible Care in December 2009 to improve regional EHS &Security performance and general perception of the chemical industry in the Gulf. 2. Initiative run by Responsible Care Committee: 20 Members representing a blend of Full and Associate Members Chaired by Dr. Abdulrahman Jawahery (Chairman, GPIC) 3. Main objective is to secure and maintain the ICCA Membership and develop programs for the implementation of Responsible Care in Member Companies. 4. Programs being developed with the cooperation of American Chemistry Council (ACC) and European Chemistry Council (CEFIC). Signed MOUs CEFIC ACC Responsible Care- An Introduction 7

8 Responsible Care GPCA Guiding Principles Responsible Care is the global chemical industry s health, safety, security and environment initiative that drives continuous improvement in performance. Responsible Care is both an ethic and a commitment seeking to build confidence and trust in an industry that is essential for sustainability. These objectives are achieved by implementing the following guiding principles: To lead our companies in ethical ways that increases the benefits to society by protecting our people, environment and community. To design and operate our facilities in a safe, secure and environmentally sound manner. To instill a culture throughout all levels of our organizations to continually identify, reduce and manage occupational and process safety risks. To steward our products and services through each life cycle stages in order to protect people and the environment. To promote pollution prevention, minimization of wastes and conservation of energy and other critical resources. To counsel customers and stakeholders on the safe use, transportation and disposal of chemical products. To work with Governments, Agencies and Associations at all levels in the development of effective and efficient health, safety, security and environmental laws and industry standards. To recognize, respect and respond to community concerns about our products and operations. To extend knowledge by conducting or supporting research on the health, safety and environmental effects of our products and waste material management. To measure performance, openly report and make continual progress towards our goal of eliminating accidents, injuries or harm to human health and the environment from our products and operations. To seek continual improvement in our integrated Responsible Care Management System to address health, safety, security and environment performance. To promote the principles and practices of Responsible Care by sharing experiences and offering assistance to others who produce, handle, use, transport or dispose of chemicals. H.E. Mohammed Al-Mady Chairman-GPCA Dr. Abdulwahab Al-Sadoun Secretary General-GPCA Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Jawahery Chairman Responsible Care Committee-GPCA Responsible Care- An Introduction 8

9 30 CEO Global Charter Declarations EQUATE Kuwait Aromatics Company PIC QAFAC Q-Chem QAFCO QAPCO QVC Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) Advanced Petrochemical Company Alujain Corporation Astra Polymers CHEMANOL Farabi Petrochemicals Company Ma aden NAMA Chemicals NATPET PETRORABIGH Sadara Chemical Company Sahara Petrochemicals SABIC Sipchem S-Chem TASNEE ChemaWEyaat Borouge FERTIL Omifco Orpic Salalah Methanol Company 87% of Petrochemical Production Volume Responsible Care- An Introduction 9

10 Responsible Care Committee Dr. Ahmed Al-Hazmi (Sabic) Dr. Abdul Rahman Jawahery (GPIC) GPCA Board Member & Chairman RCC Alan Izzard (Borouge) VC RCC Jassim Darwish (GPIC) Hashim Hashim PIC Greg Cochran (Sadara) Khaled Al Shamsi FERTIL Hamed Al Rumhi ORPIC Adil Majid (Natpet) Hussain K. Al- Ghamdi(Sipchem) Mohammad Al Shamary(Equate) Maher Al-Dughaim (Chemanol) Mamdouh Al- Shammari (APC) Moralee Govindan (QVC) Omar Nazhah (Tasnee) Rushed Al- Dossary (Nama) Ahmed Homssi (Q-Chem) Andrew Blue (LR) Nader Al-Dakheel (FPC) Saeed Al-Garni (Sahara) Responsible Care- An Introduction 10

11 GPCA s RC Codes of Management Practices GPCA prepared seven Codes of Management Practices, consisting of 108 expectations: Product Stewardship Distribution CAER Health & Safety Environment Protection Process Safety Security Responsible Care- An Introduction 11

12 Codes - Self Assessment Tool Assessment against the Codes will become mandatory for GPCA RC Companies by 2014 with a three-year implementation period Responsible Care- An Introduction 12

13 Performance Metrics Reporting Annual Submission of 21 Performance Metrics from Full Member Companies Performance Metrics: Guidance document and reporting mechanism produced 1 st Edition Performance Metrics Report published based on 2010, 2011 & 2012 data 2 nd Edition Performance Metrics Report published based on 2013 data Managed by a Responsible Care Sub-Committee Report contains Company success stories Responsible Care- An Introduction 13

14 Incidents and Best Practices Sharing Responsible Care Guiding Principle To measure performance, openly report and make continual progress towards our goal of eliminating accidents, injuries or harm to human health and the environment from our products and operations: The shared incidents & best practices are sent by and uploaded on GPCA RC website Company names are protected Focus on increasing Company commitment to sharing lessons and best practices Responsible Care- An Introduction 14

15 Networking & Advocacy Responsible Care Event Date REACH Workshop 2008 PSM Workshop 2008 Responsible Care Workshop 2009 Fugitive Emissions Workshop 2009 Mechanical Integrity & management of change conference 2009 Product Stewardship Workshop 2010 Responsible Care Documentation Workshop 2010 Responsible Care Program Development Workshop-I 2011 Responsible Care Program Development Workshop-II 2012 Performance Metrics & GPS Workshop 2012 Responsible Care Implementation " Initiation to Certification" 2012 Supporting SAICM in the GCC 2013 Teaming Up with Contractors & Service Providers Workshop 2013 Chemical Security & Chemical Supply Chain Workshop 2014 Responsible Care-Value Chain, Metrics & Communities Workshop 2014 Climate Change (Planned) Dec 2014 RC Conference (Planned) April Events since 2008 Average participation >100 attendees 200+ attendees at Contractor / Service Provider Workshop Responsible Care- An Introduction 15

16 Responsible Care 2014 and Beyond ACTIVITY GPCA PILLAR TARGET STATUS Strategy Development for Renewable Energy / Industrial Waste Thought Leadership 2014 Sub-Committee established Study and Position Paper for Regional Industrial Waste Thought Leadership 2014 Sub-Committee established Establish minimum EHS Competencies for Regional Contractors Thought Leadership 2015 Sub-Committee established Companies complete CoMP Self Assessment Advocacy 2014 Ongoing Develop RC Member Packs Thought Leadership 2014 Being Developed Establish Global Product Strategy /SAICM Road Map Advocacy 2014 New Sub-Committee Develop RC Awards Thought Leadership / Networking 2014 Task Force in Progress Establish Responsible Care Regional Networks Networking 2014 Outreach Task Force established Improve Regulator engagement Advocacy 2015 RC Conference Priority Communication and engagement strategy Thought Leadership 2014 Aligned with GPCA strategy Processes for Long Range Research Initiatives Thought Leadership Future Responsible Care- An Introduction 16

17 GPCA RC Award Launching the GPCA RC Awards Best RC Company Best RC Project Best RC Champion Governance document, the award criteria, and the Evaluation tool for judges have been prepared, pending final review Judges panel will be fully independent of GPCA activities Awards Ceremony will be during the 2015 Responsible Care Conference LEADING THE GULF Responsible Care Awards Program The Responsible Care Awards Program is for all GPCA members, including Corporate and full members. This program will highlight GPCA member companies activities that achieve excellent Responsible Care performance. Responsible Care- An Introduction 17

18 Achieving RC Certification Twelve GPCA Members Companies have achieved third-party certification for the RC Standard. Some achieved International Certification. Responsible Care- An Introduction 18

19 ICCA Recognition for Progress in Gulf Region Responsible Care- An Introduction 19

20 GPCA Responsible Care Company Requirements Signed CEO Declaration of Support to Global Charter Nominate a Company RC Coordinator Submit Codes of Management Practices (CoMP) Self Assessment Submit CoMP 3 years Improvement Plan Submit Annual EHS Metrics ( ) Submit Annual EHS Metrics (2013) Responsible Care- An Introduction 20

21 Responsible Care Logo GPCA has registered the logo in six GCC Countries in two languages Who can use it 1. GPCA Members signing Global Charter Declaration of Support 2. Nominate an RC Coordinator 3. Codes Self Assessment 4. Action Plan for implementation 5. Annual Metrics Submission 6. Permission by GPCA to use logo 7. Payment of logo fee Who can not use it 1. Non-Members 2. GPCA Members who did not sign the Global Charter Declaration of Support Responsible Care- An Introduction 21

22 Responsible Care Beyond the Fence Line 1 Community Awareness and Emergency Response 4 7 Environmental Protection Member Companies are most challenged with Codes covering 1 activity and responsibilities beyond the fence line 0 6 Process Safety Distribution 3 Product Stewardship 5 Health & Safety 4 Security Responsible Care- An Introduction 22

23 Moving Responsible Care down the Supply Chain = SQAS expands the coverage of applicable Responsible Care requirements throughout the Product Supply Chain (7 Codes of Management Practice) Responsible Care- An Introduction 23 23

24 Gulf Region Geographic Comparison Responsible Care- An Introduction 24

25 Registered Heavy Goods Vehicles Kuwait 20,000 + KSA 300,000+ Bahrain 11,000 + Qatar 60,000 + UAE 110,000 + GCC = 600,000+ Oman 100,000 + Source: WHO, 2010 data 25 25

26 Road safety in the GCC Country Estimated road traffic death rate per 100,000 population Reported number of road traffic deaths Bahrain Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia UAE GCC 18.5 (Average) 8,917 (Total) Source: World Health Organization

27 Million Truck Movements GCC Truck Movements GCC Truck Movements for Chemical Products Export 3 3 CAGR ( ) 8.9 % Source: GPCA Estimation,

28 Distance travelled per load Kuwait 75 km Saudi Arabia 300 km Bahrain 75 km UAE 51 km Qatar 75 km Average km Total 300Million km Typical distance between the point of Origin to the port of loading Information for Oman is not available Source: World Bank,

29 Specific Considerations for Gulf Region Legislation in Europe consistent: Establish link with GCC Regulators Language: English, with Questionnaires and PR material also in Arabic UN Dangerous Goods Recommendations: GCC Solution Required Fuel price in Europe drives positive Environmental behavior: Greater emphasis on sustainability topics will be included in future phases Driver welfare (working hours, conditions & salary) legislatively enforced in Europe: Future consideration Initial cost per tonne increase: Re-emphasis the longer term European experience of lower holistic cost per tonne Poorer initial SQAS assessment results: Pilot results promising, collective industry focus on journey of continuous EHSS&Q improvement Emergency Response: Regional industry solution to be examined 29

30 Responsible Care- An Introduction 30

31 Progress to Date T&A Committee Established 29 Completed 3 Countries / 4 Assessments S E P T GPCA Board Approval Established Governance Process CEOs Declaration of Support Website & Promotion Perform Pilot M A Y MOU with Cefic Plan for Pilot Study PAD / Core / Transport Questionnaires & Support Documentation 1 st Assessor Training Capture Lessons Questionnaires English & Arabic 26 Attendees, incl. 7 Future Assessors T&A Committee 31

32 Future Plan Support from European Assessors Includes Stakeholder Awareness Includes Stakeholder Awareness Train & Verify Regional Assessors Promotional Campaign with Regional Manufacturers & LSP s Engage / Align Regulators and Stakeholders Warehouse Pilot LSPs commence Transport Services Assessments Warehouse Module Go Live Cleaning Station Pilot LSPs commence Warehouse Assessments Cleaning Stations Module Go Live LSPs commence Cleaning Station Assessments Note: No current plans for Rail Assessments 32

33 Next Steps Finalize accreditation process for Regional Assessors in Transport Services (Observation and Observed Assessments) Develop strategy for Regulator engagement/alignment, initial signs are encouraging Finalize options for Dangerous Goods Regulations, Training and Workshop Consider option for Regional Emergency Response Agency GPCA Member Company Procurement clauses to include SQAS as a mandatory requirement Engagement and Membership options for LSP s in GPCA Undertake Warehouse Pilot and Plan for Launch Date 33

34 Responsible Care Thank you For more information on Responsible Care visit GPCA s Responsible Care website at or at rc@gpca.org.ae For more information on Gulf SQAS visit website at Responsible Care - An Introduction 34