We will independently seek to design products, packaging and labeling that are appropriate for the intended uses, and seek to minimize potential harm to our employees, customers, consumers and the environment.
We will have our products evaluated for health and safety in an effort to identify the consequences of potential exposures.
2. Raw Material, Package and Service Supply
We will have an internal process for our independent selection of raw material, package and service suppliers to promote our product stewardship objectives.
We, as suppliers, will share our expertise and information to assist our customers in using our materials and services safely and effectively in their operations.
We, as formulators, will make full use of the expertise and information of our suppliers to help us use their materials and services safely and effectively in our products and operations.
3. Manufacture and Production Site Management
We will have systems in place to identify potential risks to our workers, the community and the environment presented by our operations, and design prevention measures to manage, reduce or eliminate those risks.
We will have emergency response programs for our facilities.
4. Product Storage and Distribution
We will establish and make available procedures for the handling, storage and distribution of our products to protect personnel, property and the environment.
We will have an emergency response plan to address the risks associated with our handling, storage and distribution.
5. In-market Support, Incident Evaluation and Follow-up
We will support dissemination of safety related product information regarding routine use of our products that is accurate, complete and in context to the inquiry or concern.
When product-related incidents occur, we will have systems in place to minimize adverse effects, assist our consumers/customers and provide needed information.
We will strive to influence product and label design as well as develop educational messages on safe and responsible product use based on information regarding unintended events and other types of exposures involving our products.
6. Consumer Education and Outreach
We will support public education programs that promote the safe and effective use of our products, and that help consumers put exposure and toxicity in proper context with hazard and risk. This can be done through programs of CSPA and the Alliance for Consumer Education (ACE).
We will provide appropriate training materials when necessary to assure the proper and safe use of our products that are intended for commercial, institutional or industrial consumers.
We will communicate appropriate environmental, health, safety and efficacy information, as well as warnings, to employees, distributors, and consumers, and ensure that labels, labeling, bulletins, material safety data sheets, and other appropriate product information, are designed to be accurate and not misleading.
7. Product Disposal
We will strive to make our products and packages compatible with typical municipal solid waste or sewage handling systems, encourage recycling of our products where recycling exists, and support other forms of waste minimization.
We will support programs of Integrated Waste Management (IWM) in communities, recognizing the distinct roles of manufacturers, retailers, governments, and consumers in the cost-effective management of waste.
