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Coatings Care Program

Coatings Care™ is a comprehensive program developed by the National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA) to assist members' efforts to integrate health, safety and environmental activities with corporate planning and operations. Coatings Care™ identifies and defines the full spectrum of health, safety and environmental management practices, and organizes them into four key areas:

• Manufacturing
• Transportation and Distribution
• Product Stewardship
• Community Responsibility

The program's four Codes of Management Practices coincide with the four key areas. The codes describe management practices that, in general, are not new. What are new, and improved, however, are the organization, efficiency and effectiveness that implementation of the Coatings Care™ program can bring to business operations in the coatings industry. The management practices are based on regulations, standards and common industry procedures, and take into account the spectrum of health, safety and environmental responsibilities held by all coatings manufacturers. Implementation of Coatings Care™ will allow companies to integrate regulatory requirements, industry guidance, training and education, research, case studies, best management practices, material specifications, and toxicological data into one comprehensive program.

A summary of the four Codes of Management Practices follows:

Manufacturing Management Code

Purpose--the Manufacturing Management Code under Coatings Care™ seeks to ensure that plant operations are consistent with established health, safety and environmental practices. The code reflects regulatory and legislative requirements as well as industry trade practice in the areas of employee protection, community and environmental protection, waste management practices and other aspects of plant operations.

Policy--the Manufacturing Management Code addresses several aspects of Coatings Care™ policy:

• Manufacturing
• Promote efforts to protect employees, customers, the public and the environment.
• Make protection of health, safety and environment an early and integral part of the organizational planning process.
• Comply with all legal requirements, which affect operations and products.

For more information on the Manufacturing Management Code: Management Practices, Relationship to Other Aspects of Coatings Care™ and the Self-Evaluation Checklist, contact CCP at 816-391-6011.

Transportation and Distribution Code

Purpose--the Transportation and Distribution Code under Coatings Care™ seeks to ensure the safe shipping of coatings products to the industry's customers, and to reinforce the integral role of health, safety and environmental considerations in the distribution chain.

Transportation and distribution practices for coatings products are extremely diverse and highly regulated. This code addresses hazardous material transportation requirements, including those applying to containers and packaging, marking, placarding and carrier selection. Storage and warehousing restrictions associated with hazardous material regulations, fire codes and use permits are also considered.

Policy--the Transportation and Distribution Code addresses several of the Coatings Care™ policy statements:

• Promote efforts to protect employees, customers, the public and the environment.
• Comply with all legal requirements, which affect operations and products.

For more information on the Transportation and Distribution Code: Management Practices, Relationship to Other Aspects of Coatings Care™ and the Self-Evaluation Checklist, contact CCP at 816-391-6011.

Product Stewardship Code

Purpose--the Product Stewardship Code under Coatings Care™ seeks to establish health, safety and environmental considerations as an early and integral part of product formulation and to communicate appropriate safeguards for product use and disposal to customers. To accomplish this, product stewardship must be viewed as a shared responsibility and therefore understood by all those responsible for product formulation, manufacturing, marketing and customer support.

Product stewardship principles apply for all classes of industry products and acknowledge the need for quality products which can be used and disposed of safely. In the workplace, product stewardship efforts support the employer's responsibility for providing a safe workplace and addressing environmental considerations arising from product use and disposal.

Policy--the Product Stewardship Code addresses several aspects of the Coatings Care™ policy:

• Promote efforts to protect employees, customers, the public, and the environment.
• Provide relevant information on the safe use and disposal of industry products to customers, and make such information available to the public on request.
• Make protection of health, safety and the environment an early and integral part of the organizational planning process.

For more information on the Product Stewardship Code: Management Practices, Relationship to Other Aspects of Coatings Care™ and the Self-Evaluation Checklist, contact CCP at 816-391-6011.

Community Responsibility Code

Purpose--the Community Responsibility Code has two major elements. The first major element seeks to help protect employees and communities by assuring that each coatings manufacturing facility has an established program, coordinated with local authorities, to respond to facility emergencies.

The second is to assist participating NPCA member companies in establishing and maintaining community outreach efforts that communicate relevant and useful information that is responsive to questions and concerns regarding health, safety and the environment.

Policy--the Community Responsibility Code addresses two of the Coatings Care™ policy statements:

• Be responsive to community concerns
• Assist government in developing equitable and attainable standards.

Given the diversity of the coatings industry, its products and shipping practices, the Codes of Management Practices are intended to reflect good management practices. As a result, implementation of these codes will integrate practical and flexible considerations for all NCPA members.

For more information on the Community Responsibility Code: Management Practices, Relationship to Other Aspects of Coatings Care™ and the Self-Evaluation Checklist, contact CCP at 816-391-6011.

Composites Care Program

Composites Care^SM represents a series of commitments made by composite manufacturers and the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) , in the area of environmental management, employee health and safety, and community relations.

Participating companies agree to:

• Achieve levels of performance consistent with the best practices found in the composites industry.
• Make continuous improvement in the adoption and implementation of the Composites Care^SM Code of Practice.
• Allocate the human and financial resources necessary to meet the commitments, including active leadership by top management.
• Participate in industry-wide educational and leadership programs, and proactively share their own best practices with the industry.
• Submit annual progress reports to the industry-wide third party auditor.

To support the participating companies, ACMA has promised to:

• Provide the education, compliance assistance and leadership programs participating companies will need to meet their Composites Care^SM commitments.
• Retain a third party auditor to collect and summarize annual progress reports from participating companies, and to publish an annual state-of-the-industry report.

Best Practices & Code of Practice

Central to Composites Care^SM is the notion of Best Practice and Code of Practice. Best Practices come in two basic forms:

• Best Technology/Work Practices, which are those technologies and work practices that can be used to achieve environmental or occupational safety objectives.
• Best Management Practices are management tools or systems that work to the same end.

Code of Practice is a set of minimal management requirements for each participant's Composites Care^SM program, providing the framework to which the site-specific Best Practices can then be added. The Code of Practice includes:

• Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization Code
• Employee Health and Safety Code
• Community Relations Code

Composites Care^SM Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization Code of Practice

Purpose--this Code is designed to achieve ongoing reductions in the amount of all contaminants and pollutants released to the air, water, and land from facilities. These reductions are intended to respond to public concerns with the existence of such releases, and to further increase the margin of safety for public health and the environment.

The Code is also designed to achieve ongoing reductions of wastes, pollutants, or emissions generated at facilities. These reductions are intended to help relieve the burden on industry and society of managing such wastes in future years.

In implementing the Code, each company should strive for annual reductions, recognizing that production rates, new operations, and other factors may result in increases. Despite these fluctuations, however, the goal is to establish a long-term, substantial downward trend in the amount of wastes generated and contaminants and pollutants released. Reduction goals will be established, giving priority to those pollutants, contaminants and wastes of highest health and environmental concern.

This Code also includes practices that address the broader waste management issues beyond source reduction and other waste and release reduction efforts. Each participating company must manage remaining wastes and releases in a manner that protects the environment and the health and safety of employees and the public.

Required Management Practices

Each company shall have a pollution prevention and waste minimization program, which shall include:

1. A clear commitment by senior management through policy, communications, and resources, to comply with applicable regulatory requirements related to environmental releases and transfers.
2. A clear commitment by senior management through policy, communications, and resources, to ongoing reductions at each of the company's facilities, in releases to the air, water, and land and in the generation of wastes.
3. A quantitative inventory at each facility of wastes generated and releases to the air, water, and land, measured or estimated at the point of generation or release.
4. Establishment of priorities, goals and plans for waste and release reduction.
5. Ongoing reduction of wastes and releases, giving preference first to source reduction, second to recycle/reuse, and third to treatment and disposal. These techniques may be used separately or in combination with one another.
6. Measurement of progress at each facility in reducing the generation of wastes and in reducing releases to the air, water, and land, by updating the quantitative inventory at least annually.
7. Ongoing dialogue with employees and members of the public regarding waste and release information, progress in achieving reductions, and future plans. This dialogue should be at a personal, face-to-face level, where possible, and should emphasize listening to others and discussing their concerns and ideas.
8. Inclusion of waste and release prevention objectives in research and in design of new or modified facilities, processes, and products.
9. An ongoing program for promotion and support of waste and release reduction by others, which may, for example, include sharing of technical information and experience with customers and suppliers, and support of efforts to develop improved waste and release reduction techniques.
10. Periodic evaluation of waste management practices associated with operations and equipment at each facility, taking into account community concerns and health, safety, and environmental impacts and implementation of ongoing improvements.

Composites Care^SM Employee Health and Safety Code of Practice

Purpose--This Code is designed to achieve ongoing improvements in the occupational health and safety of all employees. The Code is designed to reduce the number and severity of accidents and to minimize the possibility of illnesses caused by exposures or conditions in the workplace.

In implementing this Code, each company should strive to integrate practices promoting occupational health and safety into its management and operational strategies, policies, and procedures. Each company should recognize that practices designed to promote employee health and safety will also contribute to-and are necessary for-good product quality and efficient operations.

Each company should also strive to achieve meaningful participation of employees in the design, implementation, and review of practices under this Code. Employees must also receive the training, tools, and resources necessary to work safely and healthfully.

Required Management Practices

1. Each member company shall have an employee health and safety program that shall include:
   A clear commitment by senior management through action, policy, communications, and resources, to comply with applicable regulatory requirements related to employee health and safety.
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   A clear commitment by senior management through action, policy, communications, and resources, to ongoing reductions at each of the company's facilities, in accidents, injuries, and occupational illnesses.
   
3. Provide written up-to-date health and safety procedures appropriate to a site, including procedures to control entry and exit of personnel and materials to the site and to restricted areas.
   
4. Plan and carry out periodic targeted inspections for conformity with site policies and practices.
   
5. Establish and maintain systems for collecting and analyzing data and maintaining records to evaluate health and safety performance, determine trends, and identify areas for improvement.
   
6. Establish a mechanism to provide employees with the opportunity to identify and address health and safety concerns.
   
7. Maintain health and safety training programs, and periodically evaluate their effectiveness, while regularly communicating relevant health and safety information to employees.
   
8. For all people at a work site, make available competent health and safety personnel and emergency medical assistance.
   
9. Include mechanisms for reviewing the design and modification of site, plants, and job tasks, taking into account the following hierarchy: engineering controls (most preferred); administrative controls; and the use of personal protective equipment (least preferred).
   
10. The program shall require: the prompt investigation of occupational illnesses, injuries, accidents, and "near misses"; the timely corrective action to prevent recurrence of illnesses, injuries, or accidents; and the evaluation of the effectiveness of corrective actions taken.

The Composites Care^SM Community Relations Code of Practice is currently being developed.

At present, Composites Care^SM participants are not required to adopt a community relations program.