Die integrasie van Responsible Care- NOSA- en ISO vereistes in 'n bestuurstelsel vir die chemiese bedryf

Abstract

THE INTEGRATION OF RESPONSIBLE CARE ® -, NOSA AND ISO REQUIREMENTS IN A MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY. Sasol Alpha Olefins (SAO) markets and sells its products on the international markets. To be a global player it is important to have internationally recognized Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) systems in place. Management of SAO decided that third party certified NOSA-and ISO management systems would give the business a competitive edge on the markets. Implementation of the ISO 9002 quality management system and the NOSA health and safety system started after commissioning of the plant in 1994. Meanwhile the Chemical and Allied Industries' Association launched Responsible Care ® in April 1994 in South Africa. Sasol became one of the first signatories to Responsible Care ®. Implementation of the Responsible Care ® management practice standards began at SAO in 1995. SAO management realized that the implementation of an environmental management system is a necessity in this age of environmental awareness. The implementation of ISO 14001 started the end of 1995. Again the operational personnel were asked to assist in the development of the system and documentation. The implementation of "another system" started to confuse the operational personnel and it was clear that the only way forward would be for an integrated approach. As a result the SAO Responsible Care ® model was developed. This model depicts Responsible Care ® as the umbrella philosophy that directs the implementation of the various management systems, in this case NOSA, ISO9002 and ISO14001 . It was decided to use the continuous improvement cycle, the Deming POCA cycle, as basis for integration. Analysis of Responsible Care® and the systems under discussion was carried out by taking the elements of each system and categorizing them into the Deming POCA cycle. Generic names were also allocated to the elements analyzed. The analysis showed that for the systems under discussion there are common elements and specific elements. The common and specific elements were used to build an integrated model, using the phases of continuous improvement cycle as the main elements.