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Call for European chemicals hauliers to sign up to best practice initiative

6th November 2008
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By Roanna Aviso ri HAULIERS IN THE chemicals industry have been asked to sign up to a Responsible Care initiative that is designed to instil best practice among operators.

The UK chemicals industry already has a Responsible Care scheme. but the European Chemical Transport Association (ECIA) has signed an agreement with the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) to adapt that for the transport industry across Europe.

ECTA logistics manager Rose-Marie Pype says the programme will include the health and safety aspects of transporting chemicals, as well as how drivers can he trained.

EC1A members signing up to the scheme will have to pay €1,000 (BOO), but the fee for non-ECIA members will be higher.

Colin Rutherford, operations director for chemicals at TDG, says there is already an industry Responsible Care programme in the UK, developed and supported by the Chemical Businesses Association (CF3A).

-The suggestion of rolling out a similar structured responsible care programme across Europe is a good one — the rules governing the transportation and storage of hazardous goods are becoming more stringent, particularly with the changes to ADR regulations in 2009. Even under current rules. there are some carriers who ignore best practice within the industry." TDG is already a member of the UK scheme, and Rutherford says that it would be a natural extension for the logistics provider to join the European scheme.

Members of ECTA include Hoyer, which is pictured above.


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