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Global Safety Program

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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