DEVELOPING SUPPORT NETWORKS

GPCA WORKSHOP

March 20 - 21, 2012

Topics

• Need for Support

• GPCA Current Support Structure

• ACC Experience

• Group Exercise

Need for Support• Leadership • “Championship”• Technical / Functional Requirements• Management Systems• Internal Sharing and Learning

– Within Site and Function– Site to Site, Function to Function

• External Sharing and Learning– Company to Company– Supply Chain – Trade Association

GPCA Support Structure• Current Existing Teams– Responsible Care Committee– Sub-Committees (Metrics)– Task Forces (Codes)– Working Groups (Workshop Planning)

• Future Potential Networks– Responsible Care Coordinators– Workshop Attendees– Management Systems (Implementers, Experts)– Technical / Functional Areas (Codes, Regulatory)

ACC Experience Geographical – Phase I

• From Beginning of Program until late 90’s• Included Two Audiences– Regional CEO / Leadership Meetings– Regional Meetings of RC Coordinators

• Some Administrative / Oversight Role• “Paper System”• RC Coordinator Meetings Focused on RC

Implementation Sharing (Codes)• Interest Began to Wane as Technology Advanced

ACC ExperienceConference Calls

• Monthly Calls run by ACC Staff• Agenda Items Submitted by RC Coordinators and ACC Staff• Focus More on News and Information, Questions and

Answers, and Emerging Issues• Three Separate Networks Originally

– RC Coordinators– Management Systems Certification– Partner Companies

• Still Going Strong• Fourth Network Added Recently for Small and Medium Size

Enterprises (SME)

ACC ExperienceTechnical Networks

• Several Have Been in Active for Years based on Regulatory and Technical / Advocacy Needs– Environmental– Energy– Process Safety– Distribution– Product Groups– Others– These Have Monthly Conference Calls and Some Face to Face Meetings

• Recently, RC Has Initiated a Virtual Network for RC Performance Improvement in Employee Health and Safety– Focus is on “Hot Topics” and Sharing Improvement Ideas– Over 100 Companies and 200 Personnel (Not all RC Coordinators)– Completed 6 Electronic Surveys (Use of Web Survey Applications)– Organized 3 Regional Workshop Events– Facilitated Dozen Formal and Informal Mentoring Opportunities Between Companies

Safety “Hot Topics” and Sharing Activities

Topics covered thus far in network surveys:

8

Control room black box Mobile comm. devices

Fatigue standard Nap policies

Hot Work Product shipping & unloading

Incident tracking Safety challenges of an aging workforce

Leading indicators Safety performance incentive programs

Leisure activity at work Slips, trips and falls

Mass communications

ACC ExperienceFuture Network Ideas

• Expansion of Virtual Networks into Other Technical Areas• Look for More Opportunities to Integrate with Reg / Tech

Networks and Teams• Pilot an Second Generation of Regional Events

– Responsible Care– Government Affairs– Membership

• Perhaps Use More Face to Face Events for Regional – Phase II

• Keeping It Fresh is a Challenge

Key Learning

Evolve and Be Responsive

Support NetworksGroup Exercise Discussion Topics

1. What topics should be covered in future workshops / meetings?

2. How can Regional Networks be used?3. How should Company Responsible Care Coordinators

communicate and network?4. What is the best way to generate and share best

practices?5. How do you network effectively within your company?6. How can Code / Technical / Management System

Networks be useful?