Responsible Care workshops took place in Johannesburg and Durban on 03 and 04 June 2010 respectively. The title of the workshops was The Waste Act – Requirements and challenges for business. The workshops aimed to assist our members and associates to understand and to prepare for the stringent requirements of new national waste norms and standards applicable to the classification of waste, storage, treatment and disposal, minimization, recycling and recovery as well as contaminated land. The workshops explored specific aspects to be covered by these norms and standards and also covered critical Waste Act requirements including licensing and the responsibilities of the waste holder regarding storage and transport.

Focus topics included the following:

• legal requirements pertaining to waste management
• the waste licensing process and requirements for listed activities
• the national norms and standards for the implementation of remediation activities pertaining to contaminated land and soil quality as per the National Framework for the Management of Contaminated land
• the proposed acceptance criteria for landfill disposal and mobility testing used for the classification of waste
• the general duty of the waste holder pertaining to waste storage and transport
• methodology that will be used for the classification of hazardous waste as well as the requirements for recycling, re-use and recovery

The following presentations and associated documents are available

• CAIA’s role and input into the waste legislation and Waste Management Strategy. Subsequent progress - (Louise Lindeque)
• Revised Waste Classification And Management System For South Africa - (Hanré Crous)
  • Draft Waste Classification Regulations
• Contemplating Stringent Waste Acceptance Criteria to Landfill for the Chemical Sector - (Martin Ginster)
• Making the most of the framework for the management of contaminated land. Options for Industry - (Dr Jonathan McStay)
  • Framework for the Management of Contaminated Land
• Waste Management Facility Licensing System - The process - (Marius van Zyl)
• The practical implementation of your responsibility as a waste holder/generator with specific reference to storage and transport - (Sanet Jacobs)
  • Elements in a Waste Management plan
  • Example - Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Waste Management Plan
  • Example - Vredefort Waste Management Plan

For more information, visit:

• National Waste Management Strategy
• SA Waste information Centre

Responsible Care workshops took place in Johannesburg and Durban on 11 and 12 March 2010 respectively. The title of the workshops was Process Safety – a significant challenge! The workshops aimed to assist our members to understand the benefits of risk reduction for companies via sound Process Safety Management systems and allowed for the sharing of best practice amongst chemical companies and their allies. Focus topics included the following:

• What process safety is, its history, benefits for the chemical industry and legal framework within South Africa
• The impact of human behaviour on process safety within the chemical industry
• The new South African Pressure Equipment Regulations
• Chemical Compatibility Charts as a process safety tool
• How to measure process safety performance
• CAIA’s process safety role in order to service chemical industry in South Africa
• Mechanical integrity in process safety
• How to thoroughly investigate process safety incidents in order to identify the chain of events and causes so that corrective measures can be developed and implemented

The following presentations can be downloaded:

• Introduction to Process Safety (Nigel Coni)
• Human Behaviour and its impact on Process Safety in the Chemical Industry (Neil Franklin)
• The new Pressure Equipment Regulations - approaching the classification of hazardous chemical substances (Bernhard Eigenhuis)
• Chemical Compatibility Charts as a Process Safety Tool (Megan van der Scholtz)
• Process Safety Indicators of Performance (Francois Holtzhausen)
• CAIA’s Process Safety role within the Chemical Industry (Louise Lindeque)
• The importance of Mechanical Integrity (Dave Russel)
• Process Safety Case Study – interactive session (Neels Korf)

Responsible Care workshops took place in Johannesburg and Durban on 15 and 16 October 2009 respectively. The title of the workshops was Driver Management –Methods of Improving Driver Performance on our Roads and an update on Recent Changes in the Transport Legislation. The workshops aimed to assist our members to obtain knowledge of best driver management practices that should be implemented to appropriately and effectively manage the professional drivers of heavy commercial vehicles. The objective was to ensure the safer transportation of chemicals and that lives are saved on the country’s roads. Focus topics included the following:

• quality professional driver training
• driver health and wellness programmes
• effective driver medical assessment and surveillance
• driver hours and fatigue management
• awareness of road and rail legal requirements and compliance.

The following presentations can be downloaded:

• Sustainable and Safe Road Transport Operations - Best Practice (Richard Durrant)
• Best Practice in the Development of a Driver Medical Programme (Dr Marina Botha)
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Road – Driver Training and other important compliance issues (Keith McMurray)
• Driver Wellness Programmes - Improving Commercial Driver Health and Productivity (Desire Meyer)
• The Challenge of Change - Behaviour based initiatives to influence the business of driving (Karien Venter)
• Fatigue Management for Commercial Drivers (Markus Immelman)
• An Overview: Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail – Operational and Design Requirements and Emergency Preparedness (Links Mudaly)
• Municipal Transport Permits – Background, Developments and Progress (Richard Durrant)

Responsible Care workshops took place in Johannesburg and Durban on 11 and 12 June 2009 respectively. The title of the workshops was Climate Change and Carbon Footprinting. The workshops aimed to assist our members to identify the ways in which climate change could affect their business and to create a strategy that will assist to manage the risks and pursue opportunities. Focus topics included the following:

• business risks associated with climate change
• appropriate corporate responses to these risks
• factors that influence greenhouse gas emission reduction at corporate level
• technical tools for business
• government’s response to climate change
• energy efficiency as cost saving measure
• carbon disclosure – the Carbon Disclosure Project

The following presentations can be downloaded:

• Climate Change as a Business Risk – How should Companies Respond? Harmke Immink, Carbon Advisor. Promethium Carbon.
• The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) – A Tool to Responding to Climate Change. Barney Kgope, Programme Manager for Climate Change. National Business Initiative.
• Factors Influencing Green House Gas Emission Reduction. Eugene Muller, Business Solutions Manager, Omnia.
• Climate Change – Technical Tools for Business. Simon Clark, Senior Consultant - Energy and Climate Change Practice. ERM –JHB.
• Government Response to Climate Change – The National Climate Change Response Policy. Louise Lindeque. Responsible Care Manager. CAIA.
• Carbon Risk – A Business Case. Peter Oldacre, MD CAMCO South Africa.
• The Role of Energy Efficiency in Climate Change and Carbon Foot Printing. Zakhele Mdlalose and Marba Visagie.. Department of Trade and Industry.