Keeping employees and communities safe is a critical priority for the chemical industry. Through Responsible Care, ACC members strive for continuous improvement in safety and security performance, building a safe and sustainable future for all.
Responsible Care® Safety By The Numbers
26%
Reduction in total recordable injury and illness rates for employees
11%
Reduction in total recordable injury and illness rates for contractors
26%
Reduction in distribution incidents by Responsible Care companies
24%
Reduction in Tier 1 process safety events from Responsible Care companies
88%
Of Tier 1 process safety events by Responsible Care companies were low severity*
3rd
Consecutive year of record low employee safety incident rate
2k+
3rd party Responsible Care audits at ACC member facilities since 2004
230+
Community Advisory Panels participated in by ACC members in 2025
38
Years of implementing Responsible Care in the U.S.
* ACC uses API Recommended Practice 754: Process Safety Performance Indicators for the Refining and Petrochemical Industries for classifying process safety events, where low severity scores are 0-3 on a scale of 135.