Chemical Safety within the African Market

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Who is Omnia Group -Protea Chemicals

Omnia Group (Pty) Ltd

Chemicals

Mining

Agriculture

Protea Chemicals -Responsible Care Signatory

To become a organization that moves from providing commodity

products to niche product and providing expert knowledge and

service to customers in the process thus creating value.

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WHAT RESPONSIBLE CARE?

•Arising from the chemical disasters in the early 80’s -

Canadian Chemical Producers Association began the

initiative in 1984.

•It is an initiative of the global chemical industry in which

companies, through their national associations (CAIA in

South Africa), commit to work together to continuously

improve:

�the health and safety of their workers

�their environmental performance

�their communication with stakeholders.

•Responsible Care has been adopted by 53 countries

globally.

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RESPONSIBLE CARE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Responsible Care was launched in South

Africa in 1994 by the Chemical and Allied

Industries’Association (CAIA), with 15

signatories.

Within South Africa the Global Charter

signatories are:

•Omnia Group

•Sasol

•AECI

In 2010 CAIA Responsible Care signatories

stands at 140 plus 16 consultant members

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RESPONSIBLE CARE IN AFRICA

Responsible Care is only implemented in

South Africa and Morocco. Egypt is starting to

implement Responsible Care.

The industry chemical association is the

custodian of Responsible Care and would

promote interest in industry in that particular

country.

Not

all African countries have industry

associations. Some do though have Chemical

Societies e.g.:

-Ethiopia

-Egypt

-Nigeria

-Kenya

-Tunisia

-West Africa

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AFRICAN CHALLENGES In

cre

ase

d

imp

ort

ati

on

a

nd

co

nti

nu

ed

u

se o

f ch

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im

po

rta

tio

n

an

d c

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use

of

che

mic

als

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of

ab

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on

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r ri

sks.

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win

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pu

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on

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on

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of

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AFRICAN CHALLENGES

Ca

pit

ali

zed

on

tr

ad

e

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AFRICAN OPPORTUNITIES

Ca

pa

city

bu

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in

su

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ina

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AFRICAN OPPORTUNITIES

Op

po

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nit

y t

o a

dd

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to

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GHS IN AFRICA

•International Mandate from

UNCED Agenda 21, Chapter 19,

1992

•“A globally harmonized

classification and compatible

labeling system, including

material safety data sheets and

easily understandable symbols

should be available, if feasible, by

the year 2000”

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lem

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of

the

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ith

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ith

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en

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tio

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CAIA’s INFLUENCE IN AFRICA

Ch

em

ica

l in

du

stry

ass

oci

ati

on

s to

be

est

ab

lish

ed

pri

or

to t

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esp

on

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c.

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IA s

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res

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SA

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on

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le C

are

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sou

rce

s w

ith

Afr

ica

n

cou

ntr

ies

wh

en

re

qu

est

ed

to

do

so

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rksh

op

pre

sen

ted

as

a p

ara

lle

l se

ssio

n o

f th

e 4

0th

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uth

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ica

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CAIA’s INFLUENCE IN AFRICA

•CAIA would like RC to expand into Africa, specifically in the SADC

countries.

•CAIA supports any initiative from African countries to implement

Responsible Care and has been requested to cooperate with the Egyptian

Chamber of Chemical Industries –

Federation of Egyptian Industriesand

the Egyptian

Environmental

Compliance Office and Sustainable

Development .

•Via our PR company, we publicize our three Responsible Care Workshops

in the SADC countries and welcome delegates from such countries.

•CAIA supports regional harmonization in the SADC region -sub-regional

conventions and protocols have been adopted and implemented. These are

aimed at simplifying and harmonising trade and transport betweenstates.

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SPECIFIC AFRICAN FOCUS AREAS

•Strategy -stronger engagement of health sector in SAICM

implementation.

•Electronic waste –awareness and workshops.

•Training on illegal international trafficking.

•Regional Poison Centres –feasibility study underway.

•Promotion of phasing out lead in paint.

•Awareness raising regarding nanotechnology and manufactured

nonmaterial's.

•Obtaining data on mercury emissions by geographical areas.

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THANK YOU

QUESTIONS?