The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) announced that 196 regular member and affiliate companies’ sites have successfully passed NACD’s third-cycle on-site Responsible Distribution Process (RDP) Verifications since January 2007. These organizations continually demonstrate their commitment to the implementation of RDP’s environmental, health, safety, and security (EHS&S) requirements.
RDP Verification (RDPV) is required once every 36 months. On-site verifications provide member companies and chemical handler affiliates the ability to successfully demonstrate implementation of EHS&S policies and procedures under RDP’s Code of Management Practice to an independent third-party verifier. Such verifications have been a condition of membership in NACD since 1997. The current three-year verification cycle ends June 2010.
In keeping with RDP’s goal for continuous improvement, enhancements were incorporated into this third-cycle on-site RDPV process. RDPV is and has been management systems-based, and now also addresses operationally-based EHS&S issues applicable to the site being verified.
NACD’s independent, third-party verifiers for this three-year RDPV cycle are Compliance Solutions Group LLC of Baton Rouge LA, and Eagle Group USA Inc of Rochester Hills MI. Verifications of NACD member companies are ongoing.
For more information, visit www.nacd.com.