Responsible Care Award Winners, Executive Director of CAIA and the Chairman of the Board of CAIA
Woodmead, Johannesburg — 30 October 2013 – During the proceedings of the Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association’s (CAIA) 75th Annual General Meeting, the winners and runners-up of the annual Responsible Care Awards, were announced. CAIA is the custodian of Responsible Care in South Africa; a global initiative of the chemical industry that supports signatories’ efforts to continually improve their safety, health and environmental (S, H & E) performance. The Responsible Care Award is presented in two categories in order to recognise and encourage significant achievement of year-on-year improvements in specific areas such as recordable injuries and resource efficiency, for example.
Omnia Group (Pty) Ltd – Omnia Fertilizer was the winner of the Responsible Care Award. Out of one hundred and eleven contenders in the category of manufacturers/traders/waste managers, the company demonstrated excellent improvements in the areas of resource efficiency, occupational health and safety, product storage, and waste. Investments in new production plants, safety systems, emissions control technology, and public infrastructure have contributed to the company’s outstanding performance. Omnia Fertilizer makes a range of dry and liquid fertilizers for the agricultural sector.
The Responsible Care Haulier Award was won by Hi5 Integrated Logistics (Pty) Ltd who was the most improved company in the haulier category out of 34 companies who were competing for the award. Most significantly, improvement in the management of drivers together with no recorded employee injuries or transport incidents, contributed to the company achieving the most improved status among signatory logistic service providers that distribute the chemical industry’s products. Hi5 Integrated Logistics specialises in the warehousing of packaged dangerous goods, and logistics solutions for the crop protection industry.
The Responsible Care Award runners-up went to;
• Evonik (Pty) Ltd which manufactures Hydrogen Peroxide for the pulp, paper, textile and chemical industries, and
• Lanxess (Pty) Ltd – Merebank which manufactures Chrome Sulphate and mixtures thereof, for the leather tanning industry.
The Responsible Care Haulier Award runner-up went to Unitrans (Pty) Ltd – Fuel and Chemicals which provides bulk supply chain and logistics solutions for the fuel and gas industries.
The winners received trophies made of recycled glass, as well as certificates while the runners-up were awarded certificates. Congratulations to all on their excellent achievements!
Responsible Care Haulier Award Winners, Executive Director of CAIA and the Chairman of the Board of CAIA