Independently Verified Signatories
3rd Party independent verification of Responsible Care® signatories is mandatory to membership and helps sustain the industry's commitment to the initiative.
Verification of compliance is conducted every three years by trained Responsible Care® auditors using the Responsible Care® Audit Guidance Documents. Companies who implement environmental and health and safety management standards such as ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 can arrange to include their Responsible Care® verification in their routine ISO and OHSAS audits.
Significant Responsible Care® Practices in Place
| Company Name | Next Audit Due |
| AEL Mining Services (Pty) Ltd | November 2018 |
| Air Products South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Cape Town | February 2020 |
| Air Products South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Newcastle | February 2020 |
| Air Products South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Pinetown | February 2020 |
| Air Products South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Port Elizabeth | January 2020 |
| Air Products South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Rustenburg | January 2020 |
| Air Products South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Sasolburg | February 2020 |
| Air Products South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Springs | February 2020 |
| Air Products South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Witbank | March 2020 |
| Bidvest Panalpina Logistics Warehousing, Durban | August 2019 |
| Chemfit (Pty) Ltd | May 2019 |
| ChemSystems (Pty) Ltd, Umbogintwini | January 2020 |
| Clariant Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd | May 2019 |
| Crest Chemicals (Pty) Ltd, Prospecton | March 2020 |
| EnviroServ Waste Management Ltd | September 2018 |
| Evonik Peroxide Africa (Pty) Ltd | September 2018 |
| Experse, a division of AECI Ltd | March 2021 |
| Lanxess CISA (Pty) Ltd | September 2018 |
| Lanxess (Pty) Ltd - Merebank | May 2021 |
| Lonza t/a Arch Wood Protection (Pty) Ltd | February 2021 |
| Omnia Fertilizer, a division of the Omnia Group (Pty) Ltd | April 2019 |
| Safripol (Pty) Ltd | July 2019 |
Considerable Responsible Care® Practices in Place
| Company Name | Next Audit Due |
| Air Products South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Empangeni | February 2020 |
| Air Products South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Kempton Park | March 2020 |
| Air Products South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Port Elizabeth COEGA | January 2020 |
| Air Products South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Vanderbijlpark | February 2020 |
| Associated Chemical Enterprises (Pty) Ltd | September 2018 |
| A-Thermal Retort Technologies (Pty) Ltd | February 2020 |
| Bidvest Panalpina Logistics Warehousing, Denver | July 2020 |
| Buckman Laboratories (Pty) Ltd | October 2020 |
| BME, a division of the Omnia Group (Pty) Ltd | October 2020 |
| Chemical Initiatives (Pty) Ltd, Chloorkop | August 2020 |
| Chemical Initiatives (Pty) Ltd, Umbogintwini | June 2021 |
| ChemSystems (Pty) Ltd, Chloorkop | July 2020 |
| Crest Chemicals (Pty) Ltd, Midrand | February 2020 |
| Dow Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd | August 2020 |
| Fine Chemicals Corporation (Pty) Ltd | March 2020 |
| Impala Platinum Limited, Springs | July 2020 |
| Improchem (Pty) Ltd | August 2020 |
| Industrial Oleochemical Products (Pty) Ltd | April 2020 |
| Intertek Testing Services SA (Pty) Ltd | May 2021 |
| Metsep SA (Pty) Ltd | August 2018 |
| NCP Chlorchem (Pty) Ltd, a division of CAH | December 2019 |
| Nulandis (Pty) Ltd | April 2020 |
| Orion Engineered Carbons (Pty) Ltd | July 2019 |
| Protea Chemicals, a Division of Omnia Group (Pty) Ltd, Wadeville | July 2019 |
| Protea Chemicals, a Division of Omnia Group (Pty) Ltd, KZN | July 2020 |
| Paperkem (Pty) Ltd | March 2021 |
| Safic (Pty) Ltd | November 2020 |
| Senmin, a division of AECI Mining Solutions Limited | February 2021 |
| Speciality Minerals South Africa (Pty) Ltd | September 2020 |
Developing Responsible Care® Practises
| Company Name | Next Audit Due |
| BASF Holdings SA (Pty) Ltd | June 2019 |
| Chemical Initiatives (Pty) Ltd, Chamdor | December 2019 |
| Industrial Distillers & Refiners cc | February 2020 |
| Labchem (Pty) Ltd | April 2019 |
3rd Party Verification Audit Categories
During Third Party Verification of Responsible Care® (RC), the maximum score which can be attained during the first audit is 3.0 for Practise in Place. At subsequent audits, a score of 4 is awarded for Practise in Place Maintained.
The results of the audits are categorised and defined as follows:
First Audit (maximum score = 3)
01
Significant RC practises in place - a score of at least 2.5 in all Management Practise Standards
02
Considerable RC practises in place - an average score between 2.5 and 3.0 or an average score of 2.5 or more but < 2.5 in one or more Management Practise Standards
03
Developing RC practises - an average score < 2.5
Subsequent Audits (maximum score = 4)
01
Significant RC practises in place - a score of at least 3.3 in all Management Practise Standards
02
Considerable RC practises in place - an average score between 2.7 and 3.3 or an average score of 3.3 or more but < 3.3 in one or more Management Practise Standards
03
Developing RC practises - an average score < 2.7