Product Stewardship Good Practices

Good practices related to product stewardship that have the environmental impact of the entire product life cycle –from raw material; use, manufacturing and production processes, product use and disposal 

Identification of good practices that requires conformance to product stewardship requirements

The good practices that requires conformance to product stewardship requirements for recognize and respond to community concerns about chemicals and chemical related operations would be the development of the manufacturing site specific pollution prevention program which shall include:

1. Written policy which demonstrates senior management clear commitment, communications, and provision of resources, for ongoing efforts to reduce environmental releases to the air, water, and land and in the generation of wastes.
2. Collecting and collation of quantitative inventory of wastes generated and hazardous releases to the air, water, and land, measured or estimated at the point of generation or release.
3. Evaluation, sufficient to assist in establishing reduction priorities, of the potential impact of releases on the environment and the health and safety of employees and the public.
4. Education of, and dialogue with, employees and members of the public about the inventory, impact evaluation, and risks to the community.
5. Establishment of priorities, HSE goals and plans for waste and hazardous release reduction, taking into  account both community concerns and the potential health, safety, and environmental impacts
6. Ongoing efforts in reducing wastes and releases, giving preference first to source  reduction, followed by recycle/reuse, and lastly to treatment. 
7. Measurement and tracking of progress in reducing the generation of wastes and in reducing releases to the air, water, and land, by updating the quantitative inventory at least annually.
8. Organize personal or face to face ongoing dialogue with employees and members of the public regarding waste and release information, progress in achieving reductions, and future plans. And emphasized by listening to others and discussing their concerns and ideas.
9. Inclusion of waste and release prevention objectives in research and in design of new or modified facilities, processes, and products.
10. Periodic evaluation of waste management practices associated with operations and equipment taking into account community concerns and health, safety, and environmental impacts and implementation of ongoing improvements.
11.  Implementation of a process for selecting, retaining, and reviewing contractors taking 
     into account waste management practices that protect the environment and the health and  safety of employees and the public.
12. Implementation of engineering and operating controls to improve prevention of and early detection of releases that may contaminate groundwater.

Sharing of past best practices for addressing operating and waste management  issues with others with the objective to help them resolve identified problems taking into account community concerns and health, safety, and environmental impacts.

The good practices that requires conformance to product stewardship requirements for making EHS considerations in planning for all existing and new products and processes

To integrate EHS considerations into the process and during the product development stage as product stewardship encompasses the assessment of the health, safety (excluding patient safety which is assessed separately), and environmental risks created during all stages of the product’s life cycle and in particular at the key decision stages in R&D. Similarly, product stewardship can also be apply to contract manufacturers and key suppliers

Environment, health and safety play an important role in the commercialising products by integrating environment, health and safety planning into decision-making on manufacturing processes, packaging design and product labelling, we help differentiate our products and protect and extend product life cycles.

And by fully embracing EHS principles, the sales organisation can minimise the cost of motor vehicle accidents and maximise the productivity of sales and distribution staff while optimising their environmental efficiency

Integrating EHS considerations helps an organization to achieve legal compliance with the EHS regulations in the country in which it operates. It can also continuously improve the organization’s performance particularly in the areas of accident and occupational illness prevention, waste minimisation and emissions reductions