CAIA Committees and Fora
Responsible Care® Standing Committee: Made up of signatory members, the Responsible Care Standing Committee meets three times per year to discuss the initiative and the implementation thereof.
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Voluntary Advisory Forum (VAF): The VAF provides Responsible Care® signatories with essential stakeholder feedback by means of an advisory panel drawn from all walks of life, including academic and research institutions, environmental NGOs and organised labour.
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Chemical Handling and Environmental Forum (CHEF): Meets quarterly to discuss the handling, storage, transport and distribution of hazardous chemicals.
Environment Committee : Made up of members of the Association, the Environment Committee (EnCo) discusses policy and legislative issues under an enviromental mandate
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Process Safety Forum: Members meet regularly in Johannesburg and Durban to share knowledge and information on improving process safety. This is particularly beneficial to smaller companies who do not have large budgets for training and resources.
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Training, workshops and networking: Regular workshops and networking sessions are held to keep members up-to-date with developments in the sector that affect them, including legislation, regulations and new technologies. A Responsible Care® training course has also been launched.
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Community interaction: Responsible Care® has an ongoing outreach programme to schools, universities and affiliated organisations, and requires members to initiate and maintain communication with their local communities, workforce and stakeholders.
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Website: CAIA’s website is a source of many documents, articles and resources that can be easily downloaded.
CHEMICAL HANDLING
CAIA undertakes the task of promoting the responsible handling of chemicals throughout their lifecycle...
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VOLUNTARY ADVISORY FORUM
Members meet regularly in Johannesburg and Durban to share knowledge and information on improving process safety.
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