Responsible Care

As a member of the Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA), Ruetgers-Nease Corporation is fully committed to support the continuing effort to improve the chemical industry's responsible management of chemicals through the Responsible Care^® initiative. As such we have pledged to:

• improve performance in health, safety and environmental quality;



• listen and respond to public concerns;



• assist each other to achieve optimum performance; and



• report our progress to the public.

Ruetgers-Nease Corporation has also pledged to manage our business according to 10 Guiding Principles or statements of philosophy that illustrate our commitment to environmental, health and safety responsibility in managing the chemicals present at our facilities and throughout the development, manufacturing and distribution of our products to our customers. The 10 Guiding Principles are as follows:

• To recognize and respond to community concerns about chemicals and our operations.

• To develop and produce chemicals that can be manufactured, transported, used and disposed of safely.

• To make health, safety and environmental considerations a priority in our planning for all existing and new products and processes.

• To report promptly to officials, employees, customers and the public, information on chemical-related health or environmental hazards and to recommend protective measures.

• To counsel customers on the safe use, transportation and disposal of chemical products.

• To operate our plants and facilities in a manner that protects the environment and the health and safety of our employees and the public.

• To extend knowledge by conducting or supporting research on the health, safety and environmental effects of our products, processes and waste materials.

• To work with others to resolve problems created by past handling and disposal of hazardous substances.

• To participate with government and others in creating responsible laws, regulations and standards to safeguard the community, workplace and environment.

• To promote the principles and practices of Responsible Care^® by sharing experiences and offering assistance to others who produce, handle, use, transport or dispose of chemicals.

The foundation of the Responsible Care^® initiative is based strongly on six Codes of Management Practices which are:

• The Community Awareness and Emergency Response (CAER) Code

- promotes emergency response planning and encourages dialogue with plant communities;

• The Pollution Prevention Code

- commits industry to the safe management and reduction of wastes;

• The Process Safety Code

- designed to prevent incidents and accidental chemical releases at plant sites;

• The Distribution Code

- focuses on employee and public risks from the shipment of chemicals and applies to the transportation, storage, handling, transfer, and repackaging of chemicals in transit;

• The Employee Health and Safety Code

- protects employees and visitors at plant sites; and

• The Product Stewardship Code

- manages chemicals from initial research through recycling and disposal.

These Codes focus on a variety of management practices in specific areas of the development, manufacturing, distribution and use of a chemical product. As a CMA member company, Ruetgers-Nease Corporation is fully committed to making a continuous good-faith effort to attain the goals of each Code.

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