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The WCC safety program was created to promote
safe practices, improve safety performance, and provide assistance to
producers, distributors, and users of chlorine around the globe. Key
initiatives include:
WCC Incident Reporting & Tracking
Program - The WCC Global Safety Team (GST) began collecting
and recording chlorine incident reports from all regions of the world
beginning in 2002. This incident reporting initiative has the potential
to be a significant step forward in measuring performance, sharing
safety expertise, and promoting improvement.
Member Safety Commitment - In
2002, WCC approved a Member Safety Commitment that promotes a minimum
standard of safety awareness and implementation for companies that are
members of WCC Associations.
Safety Ambassadors Program -
The Safety Ambassador Program, a face-to-face style outreach effort,
was launched in 2005 to enhance contact with producers and chlorine
handlers not engaged in WCC member organizations. Company
representatives visiting these new contacts have agreed to act as
"ambassadors" sharing WCC safety information and answering potential
questions.
Other WCC initiatives dedicated to safety include:
- Designation of Chlorine Safety Stewards at
companies. To-date, over 100 Chlorine Safety Stewards have been
identified at major chlorine-producing companies around the world.
Additional outreach efforts are underway to identify safety stewards
around the globe.
- Communication of best practices through the WCC
Stewardship Workshops.
- Sharing and, where appropriate, coordination of
safety standards/recommendations across national/regional associations.
- Development and dissemination of safety
information through the WCC Global Network. In 2005, WCC completed the "safety wall
chart" that identifies best practices for chlor-alkali
plants.
- Publishing a new guidance document, Procedures for
Loading and Off-Loading Liquid Chlorine Containers.
- From the Eleventh Brazilian Meeting of Chlorine-alkali Transportation, Why Truck and Truck Trailers Seem to
Rollover so Frequently.
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