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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?