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Responsible Care Management Systems
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) launched the Responsible Care program in 1988 in response to public concerns about the manufacture, handling and use of chemicals. Member companies encourage those in the industry to manage chemicals responsibly and continually improve their performance regarding health, safety and environmental (HSE) issues.
As part of Responsible Care, the ACC developed technical specifications - the Responsible Care Management System (RCMS) and RC14001. Organizations must demonstrate conformance either to the RCMS or RC14001 technical specification, which combines RCMS and ISO 14001 certifications.
RCMS
RCMS is a continuous improvement-based system and a plan-do-check-act model. The program incorporates relevant aspects of existing codes and is based on industry best practices, as well as initiatives and requirements of international regulatory agencies.
RC14001
The standard incorporates all of the requirements of ISO 14001:2004 as well as the requirements of the Responsible Care code. RC14001 incorporates the original Responsible Care health and safety initiatives for process management systems, as well as the environmental management system requirements of ISO 14001.
ABS Quality Evaluations (ABS QE) has unsurpassed experience in both RCMS and RC14001. We were a key contributor to the development of the RCMS program. We also were the first registrar to receive accreditation by ANSI-RAB and ACC to certify companies to the RC14001 technical specification for the chemical industry. Our RC14001 audit process verifies a chemical company's implementation of the ACC's RCMS in conjunction with the requirements of ISO 14001.
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