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 and Security By The Numbers
17%
Reduction in recordable injury and illness rates for employees since 2017
11%
Reduction in recordable injury and illness rates for contractors since 2017
25%
Decrease in distribution incidents by Responsible Care companies since 2017
19%
Decrease in Tier 1 process safety events from Responsible Care companies since 2017
≈90%
Of Tier 1 process safety events by Responsible Care companies were low severity*
$27+
Billion invested by ACC member companies to further enhance facility security since Sept. 11, 2001
≈1.2K
ACC member facilities undergo 3rd party audits
150+
ACC members implement Responsible Care
35+
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.