Responsible Care for the Coatings Industry
Coatings CareŽ is the preeminent
environmental health and safety management program for coatings manufacturers around the
world, and is being actively implemented by paint, printing ink, and adhesives companies
in over 11 countries. These companies are making effective use of the programs many
resource materials, all of which are aimed at providing business value while enhancing
health, safety and environmental performance.
The
Coatings CareŽ program was conceived as a voluntary initiative aimed at assisting
industry professionals in their efforts to protect worker and community health and the
environment, as well as promote product safety. Coatings CareŽ is designed to foster best
management practices, and promote development of new technology that improves product
performance. The framework and resources for the program deliver comprehensive guidance
for manufacturing operations as well as critical support for customers and business
partners throughout the supply and distribution chain.
Coatings CareŽ is tailor-made to be the most effective and
practical system for the coatings industry to sustain safe and environmentally friendly
operations around the globe.
Why use Coatings Care®?
"Coatings Care® has helped our company identify areas of improvements on all its sites through the self-auditing tools provided with the package. It has also provided us with an industry specific SHE system that is based on international principles. It has given facility mangers the understanding and guidance on the systems that need to be in place and provided external auditors comfort that we have a robust SHE system in place" Barloworld - Australia
"If you implement Coatings Care®, not only will you be better able to comply, you'll have a better running, more efficient, and more profitable business that is able to grow" Raabe Corporation - United States
"The contribution of Coatings Care® to the bottom line is significant. You have people who are not only working safer, but who have higher morale. Better trained employees feel more valuable. They not only look for ways to work safer and be more environmentally aware, but they're also looking for ways to improve things, because their mind set has changed" - Ellis Paint Company - United States.
Link to Coatings Care® Documents
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