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The
following are the six codes of practice as outlined by the
Canadian Chemical Producers Association:
Community
Awareness and Emergency Response (CAER)
"CAER
requires each member company to have ongoing processes to
identify and respond to community concerns, inform and respond
to community concerns, inform the community of risks associated
with company operations, and have its own emergency plan integrated
and tested with the community's emergency response plan."
Research
and Development
"The R&D
code challenges companies to fully understand and minimize
the risks arising from new chemical products, processes, equipment,
and uses, or from new applications for existing products.
This code covers each stage of development, from initial research
to the product's arrival in the marketplace. This means that
no research may be performed by the company or by outside
laboratories unless it complies with the code. And no new
product can be introduced unless it conforms with the code."
Manufacturing
"This
code covers new and existing manufacturing sites, and deals
with all aspects of their operation. It covers the design
of new plants and the decommissioning of old ones. It requires
systems to be in place to protect employees, the community
and the environment from any harmful effects - whether immediate
or long-term - stemming from manufacturing operations."
Transportation
"The transportation
code requires that each member company transport chemicals
and chemical products in a manner that minimizes environmental
damage and risk of injury to people living along transportation
routes. Selecting and assessing carriers and informing communities
along the way of safeguards being taken are key aspects of
this code."
Distribution
"The distribution
code covers members' activities related to the sale and use
of chemicals, chemical products and services. It calls for
standards, procedures and training for the storage and handling
of chemical products. Suppliers, distributors and customers
are assessed for compliance with the code. Business dealings
are suspended if this requirement is not met.
Hazardous
Waste Management
"This
code challenges companies to avoid the production of wastes
in the first place. For unavoidable wastes that can't be reused,
recycled or recovered, it calls for the sound management of
all aspects of waste, including storage, treatment, disposal,
destruction, and the care and closure of hazardous waste sites.
Previously contaminated sites must be assessed, communicated
to authorities and appropriately cleaned up."
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