Introduction
Background and objective
Selection of core parameters
List of core parameters
Reporting process
CO2 and energy (VEEP Programme)
Environmental burden
Future

Definition of the core parameters

Appendices
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Appendix 4
Appendix 5
Appendix 6
Appendix 7
Appendix 8
Appendix 9
Appendix 10
Appendix 11
Appendix 12
Appendix 13

Responsible Care - Health, Safety & Environmental reporting guidelines

Appendix 12

Other (optional) parameters

These are parameters which companies or national chemical federations may wish to report but which will, unlike the Core Parameters, not be aggregated by CEFIC at European level for the moment. They result from previous reporting requirements/recommendations on Safety & Health (1995), Environment (1993) and Responsible Care (1997).

1. Safety and occupational health

  • Lost time injuries severity: the number of working days or working hours lost to injuries, excluding those resulting from fatalities or permanent disability, per million man hours worked
  • Property damages: the sum of those property damages, caused by loss of control such as fire, spill, release or explosion, exceeding minimum costs of replacement of equipment and buildings. The level of minimum cost is set by the national chemical federation.

2. Environmental protection

2.1 Emissions to air

  • Solid particulates: expressed in tonnes. This parameter could be reported if the amount released is greater than 10 tonnes/year
  • Heavy metals (As-Cd-Co-Cr-Hg-Ni-Pb-Zn): expressed in tonnes whereby total releases of minimum 0.1kg per metal would be taken into account.
  • Carbon monoxide (CO): expressed in tonnes. This parameter could be reported if the total amount released is greater than 10 tonnes/year.

2.2 Discharges to water

  • Suspended solids: expressed in tonnes. This parameter could be reported if the total amount released is greater than 10 tonnes/year.
  • Soluble salts: expressed in tonnes. This parameter could be reported if the total amount released is greater than 100 tonnes/year.
  • AOX (adsorbable organic halogens) or EOCL (extractable organic chlorides): expressed in tonnes.

2.3 Use of Natural Resources and Energy

  • Water consumption: expressed in m3.

2.4 Communication

  • Environmental reports: number of published environmental reports or registered EMAS environmental statements.
  • Training: (parameter to be developed)

2.5 Spending on environmental protection

  • - Capital spending on environmental protection: total amount in national currency.
  • - Operating cost on environmental protection: total amount in national currency.

2.6 Product Stewardship

  • (Parameter to be developed)

 

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