From the concept of environmental protection and safety to the strengthening of community awareness, the pesticide industry, which focuses on small and medium-sized enterprises, has moved forward with responsible care in recent years, and its corporate image is quietly changing. On August 27th, at the first meeting of the national pesticide industry on the theme of Responsible Care, more than 30 small enterprises such as Jiangsu Jiu Jiu Jiu Technology Co., Ltd. publicly promised to practice responsible care; 8 local companies and industrial parks As well as multinational corporations combining their own characteristics, they have shown the practice of promoting responsible care and provided reference for improving the overall development level of the pesticide industry. Plastic Injection Machine Parts,Injection Mould,Plastic Injection Molding Kangwei Die Casting Moulds Co., Ltd. , http://www.ytdiecastings.com
There are 50 pesticide companies in Jiangsu Rudong Coastal Economic Development Zone. “From the management point of view, responsible care has become the basis for the selection of enterprises through the access to the park.†said Feng Jian, director of the Development Zone Management Committee.
According to Feng Jian, the park implemented "shock therapy" last year and imposed mandatory closure measures on enterprises in the park that did not perform responsible care. As a result, 12 companies stopped production. The park requires these companies to either increase their responsibility for care input or be acquired by other companies or move out of the park. "If it does not embody responsible care, there will be no meaning in the park." Feng Jian thinks.
"In order to promote the harmonious development of the development zone and the society, we also held a massive 1000-person gardening event, invited neighboring community residents, students, medical workers, etc. to visit the industrial park and introduce them to the park's functions and production conditions. The effect is very good." Feng Jian said.
Like the Rudong Coastal Economic Development Zone, according to Li Zhengxian, vice chairman of the China Pesticide Industry Association, the industry's elimination of backward companies will also be based on responsible care. “In the 12th Five-Year Plan period, the number of enterprises in the pesticide industry should be reduced by 30%. It is an important means and approach to choose the eliminated companies through the image of the company in the public and whether or not to implement responsible care,†said Li Zhengxian.
Jiangsu Changqing Agrochemical Co., Ltd. is an enterprise with an annual output of 50,000 tons of pharmaceutical preparations and 10,000 tons of original drug production capacity. To improve its level of responsible care, the company chose to exchange and cooperate with internationally renowned companies. Multinational corporations have introduced advanced HSE concepts and management methods for HSE inspection, assessment and evaluation of Evergreen. At the same time, reasonable equipment and process flow have been formulated to better ensure safety and reduce labor intensity. Now, the company's new workshop is equipped with DCS. The number of people in a team is only half that of the past. The level of HSE has greatly improved over the past. According to Lu Liangzhong, chief engineer of the company, Evergreen Agrochemical Co., Ltd. cooperated with local hospitals and organized exchange activities on the knowledge of hazardous chemicals. The hospital also formulated treatment plans for possible emergencies.
Tyco Group established the HSE Audit Committee, which includes internal and external experts. Each quarter of the committee will go to the company's various production bases to assess and propose corresponding improvements. At the same time, the results of the assessment are linked to the employee’s personal income, with a weight of 30%.
Compared with domestic companies, the practice of multinational companies is more regulated. Dow AgroSciences will assess the route and conditions along the route prior to transportation, make road selections, track hazard vehicles, monitor vehicle speed, and so on.
Bayer CropScience has set up a special occupational health management department to carry out the staff training system including on-site first-aid drills. It also has established a strict physical examination management system, which includes entry, annuals, change of posts, and even leaving medical examinations. This is Many companies are not common.
According to Weng Boxuo, general manager of Syngenta (Nantong) Crop Protection Co., Ltd., the company used environmental protection facilities as part of a complete production process rather than an auxiliary facility during the implementation of the project. Taking the wastewater management plan as an example, Syngenta classifies wastewater into four categories: process wastewater, rainwater and clean water, domestic wastewater, and emergency firefighting wastewater, which are treated separately. General enterprises are divided into three categories. This also made it impossible for a waste water pollution incident to occur in Syngenta's 12 years in China.
Li Zhengxian believes that pesticide companies have a poor social image, poor production environment, and high risk. If they do not implement responsible care, they will find it difficult to achieve sustainable development. As a whole, the current pesticide companies have certain successful experience in environmental protection and safety, but the community awareness is still relatively weak, and they should pay more attention to “opening the door and setting up factories†while improving their own level of environmental protection and safety.
Promoting Responsible Care is the highlight of the pesticide industry's "12th Five-Year Plan" development. According to Li Zhengxian, the Pesticide Association is drafting a code of responsible care practices for the pesticide industry in light of the "Responsible Care Implementation Guidelines" and the experience of multinational companies. Training and assessment activities. In the assessment process, compliance is a prerequisite for new projects, listing, product export, and brand selection.
Xu Housheng, director of the Safety and Quality Division of the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, said that pesticide companies are taking the lead in the petrochemical industry in promoting responsible care. At the same time, he disclosed that the upcoming "Twelfth Five-Year Development Plan for Hazardous Chemicals" will focus on actively promoting responsible care, focusing on large-scale enterprises and chemical parks, and carrying out responsible care commitment activities in hazardous chemicals. The industry fully promotes and implements responsible care, and formulates corresponding policies and measures.