Two-day Workshop on GLOBAL PRODUCT STRATEGY (GPS)

Under the auspices of the Sustainability, Responsible Care and SHE Expert Committee of Indian Chemical Council (ICC) and in cooperation with American Chemistry Council (ACC)/ International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA), a Two-day Workshop on "GLOBAL PRODUCT STRATEGY (GPS)" is being organizedon 9 &10 July 2013 in Mumbai. The venue of the Workshop is Terrace Hall, West End Hotel, 45 New Marine Lines, Near Bombay Hospital, Mumbai - 400 020.

Chemical industry is committed to the safe management of chemicals in their entire life cycle. Through International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA), this commitment is developed through two global programs Responsible Care and the Global Product Strategy (GPS). GPS advocates a combination of regulations and voluntary programs to harmonized global level of product safety assessment.
ICCA's main efforts are focusing on:

  • Defining a "base set of information" for chemicals in commerce
  • Sharing relevant information through safety summaries
  • Promoting a tiered process for evaluating risk and identifying appropriate risk management actions for chemicals in commerce
  • Extending the guidance for safety assessment (e.g. ICCA Product Stewardship Guidelines) on a global scale
  • Helping to define safe use conditions for chemicals and provide guidance to companies to enable them to meet safe use conditions
  • Measuring industry performance and reporting against the SAICM KPI
  • Improves product stewardship cooperation with downstream customers of the chemical industry
  • Supports partnerships with intergovernmental organizations and others to enhance product stewardship
  • Enhances outreach and dialogue with customers, the public and other stakeholders

ICCA will also share GPS information with Governments to meet regulatory requirements and improve industry performance in countries where such regulations are not yet in place.

FACULTY:
Experts from industry and also from ACC / ICCA will participate in the Workshop and make presentations. Indian representatives from companies like Tata Chemicals Ltd., Reliance Industries Ltd., BASF India Ltd., Dow Chemical International Pvt. Ltd.etc. will also participate and make presentations.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
CEOs, Safety Professionals, Officers promoting Responsible Care, Executives working in the department dealing with Corporate Social Responsibility, Supply Chain Management etc. should consider attending this Workshop.

REGISTRATION FEES:
To defray the expenses, the Registration Charges will be Rs.5,618/- per delegate (including 12.36% Service Tax).

SPONSORSHIP:
ICC request members to consider sponsoring the Workshop by being Gold or Silver Sponsor:
Gold Sponsor : Rs. 2,00,000/-
Silver Sponsor : Rs. 1,00,000/-

ICC will acknowledge the sponsorship support by displaying an appropriate banner at the venue of the Workshop and will also allow 3 complimentary registrations to each Gold Sponsor and 2 complimentary registrations to Silver Sponsor.

ICC also solicits advertisement support in the Souvenir for which the tariffs are:

Back Cover Rs. 25,000/-
Inside Front Cover Rs. 15,000/-
Inside Back Cover Rs. 15,000/-
Colour Full Page - Inside Rs. 10,000/-
Black & White Full Page - Inside Rs. 5,000/-

Please confirm requirement of the advertisement position along with the material for the advertrisement (soft copy) to the ICC-Mumbai Office to reach on or before Thursday, 4 July 2013.

Members are requested to attend this important Workshop by deputing Senior Executive/s from the organization for the same.Please send in the details of the participants in the format:

  • Name of Participant:
  • Designation:
  • Company Name & Address:
  • Tel;Fax Nos.
  • Email, Moibile No. etc.:

along with the Cheque for the requisite amount to reach ICC Mumbai Office at Sir Vithaldas Chambers, 16 Mumbai Samachar Marg, Mumbai - 400 001 to reach us on or before Saturday, 6 July 2013.
Please draw the Cheque / Demand Draft in favour of "Indian Chemical Council", payable at Mumbai.

P R O G R A M

DAY-ONE: TUESDAY, 9 JULY 2013
09.00 am - 09.30 am Registration
09.30 am - 10.00 am

Welcome Address:
MR. YOGESH M. KOTHARI
, President, ICC

Theme of the Workshop :
MR. S. G. CHOUDHARY
, Co-Chairman, Sustainability, RC & SHE Expert Committee, ICC

10.00 am - 10.30 am TEA BREAK
10.30 am - 12.30 pm

INAUGURAL SESSION :

*MR. RAJEEV KUMAR MITAL, Member Secretary, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board

*MR. VILAS S. MORAY, Director, Directorate of Industrial Safety & Health, Government of Maharashtra

12.30 pm - 01.00 pm

Introduction to Global Product Strategy (GPS)

  • Background on ICCA
  • GPS Goals
  • Industry Contribution to SAICM

MR. DANIEL ROCZNIAK
Senior Director, Responsible Care®
American Chemistry Council

01.00 pm - 02.00 pm LUNCH BREAK
02.00 pm - 02.45 pm Introduction to the Global Product Strategy Guidance Document MR. GIUSEPPE MALINVERNO, Solvay
02.45 pm - 03.30 pm Prioritization of Chemicals
(GPS Elements 1-4)
MR. VINAY BHARDWAJ, Sabic
03.30 pm - 04.00 pm

TEA BREAK

04.00 pm - 04.45 pm Hazard Characterization
(GPS Elements 5-6)
TBD
04.45 pm - 06.15 pm

Product Stewardship In Action 1

  • Product Stewardship at Clariant
  • Product Stewardship at Tata Chemicals

DR. D. M. WAKANKAR
Vice President - Corprt Product Safety Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd.

MR. S. G. CHOUDHARY
Co-Chairman, Sustainability, RC & SHE Expert Committee, ICC

MR. ALOK CHANDRA
Head Corporate -EHS, Rallis India Ltd.

06.15 pm Day one - Closing Remarks

*invited

DAY-TWO: WEDNESDAY, 10 JULY 2013
09.00 am - 09.15 am Welcome :
Review Day 1
MR. S. K. HAZRA
Chairman, Sustainability, RC & SHE Expert Committee, ICC
09.15 am - 11.00 am

Product Stewardship In Action 2

  • Understanding Product Stewardship for Implementation
  • Product Stewardship at Reliance

MR. S. K. HAZRA, Chairman, Sustainability, RC & SHE Expert Committee, ICC

MR. JIM PESEK, President (HSE)
Reliance Industries Ltd

11.00 am -11.30 am TEA BREAK
11.30 am - 12.15 pm Risk Characterization and Risk Management
(GPS Element 7)
MR. GIUSEPPE MALINVERNO, Solvay
12.15 pm - 01.00 pm Dow Chemical: Pizza Pan Case Study MS. VAISHALI DIGHE, Dow
01.00 pm - 02.00 pm LUNCH
02.00 pm - 03.45 pm

Product Stewardship In Action 3

  • Product Stewardship - Transportation Challenges of Indian Chemical Industry
  • Global Product Strategy at BASF

TBD, AIACM

MS. ASHIMA SUSHILCHANDRA,
M/ME, General Manager-Responsible Care BASF in India

03.45 pm - 04.15 pm ICCA GPS Portal Demonstration (GPS Element 8)

MR. DANIEL ROCZNIAK
Senior Director, Responsible Care®
American Chemistry Council

04.15 pm - 04.30 pm TEA BREAK
04.30 pm - 05.15 pm ICCA Regulatory Toolbox MR. GIUSEPPE MALINVERNO, Solvay
05.15 pm - 06.00 pm

Open Forum/Discussion

  • Next Steps for GPS in India
  • Tools and other resource needs
ICC leads this discussion
06.00 pm Workshop Closing Remarks