INEOS Responsible Care Award

Individual sites qualifying for this Award will be invited to apply.

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PURPOSE

This Award is for the company or site which has excelled at Responsible Care by demonstrating leadership and a creative approach.

ELIGIBILITY

The Award is open to all open to all CIA registered member sites. Individual sites must have been in membership for at least two years.

Initially Phases 1 and 2 are undertaken at the CIA for all eligible sites, making an Indicators of Performance return. From this initial assessment, sites that have met phase 1 and 2 criteria are invited by letter to be considered for the Award. A 2-page template will be provided with the letter, to provide the site’s response to phase 3 of the process.

The final judging stage will take place by the end of May 2012.
The winner will be announced at the Chemical Industry Awards Dinner on 21st June in Newcastle, and a representative from each short-listed company will receive an invitation to attend, sitting on the sponsors table.

CRITERIA

Sites that have met the criteria from the indicators of performance will be written to by the CIA inviting them to enter into Phase 3. If the site agrees, a return summarizing its Responsible Care programme over the past year should be prepared. This should:

describe how the Guiding Principles are implemented at the site.
demonstrate how continuous improvement through Responsible Care is making a positive contribution to the company’s business.
include evidence of how Responsible Care is communicated throughout the organization and beyond.
confirm participation in the Responsible Care cell network, giving examples of how experience sharing has delivered real benefits to the site.
make special mention of innovative ideas, projects or initiatives that have provided value to their business within the area of Responsible Care.

Sites that are aware of any incident or accident that has occurred previously and which may lead to future prosecution, have to withdraw at this stage.

JUDGING

The judging Panel will comprise of up to 5 people, including industrial representation, members of the CIA Responsible Care team and independent assessors.

The Panel will assess the level of Responsible Care compliance, the performance improvement based on the information provided and the credibility of its Responsible Care programme as viewed internally and externally to the site. Based on this, the Panel will to agree a short list for subsequent visits.

These site visits will be undertaken by two of the Panel members: verification should be sought on aspects previously selected by the Panel at the judging stage. Site personnel will be made aware of the Panel's requirements prior to the visit.
The Panel will reconvene after the visits to make final selection(s).

CLOSING DATE

Entries to be made electronically in confidence to Mike Lancaster on the Entry Form, signed by a member of the company/site leadership team, by Friday 23 March 2012.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information please contact:

Mike Lancaster
CIA
Kings Buildings
Smith Square
London
SW10 3JJ

Tel: 01430 421077
Fax: 08718 130307
Email: lancasterm@cia.org.uk

CONFIDENTIALITY

All information provided in the entry form will be treated in the strictest confidence. It will be used solely for the purpose of judging.

Applicants will be consulted in case it is wished to use some material for future publicity purposes or for development of case studies.