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TRAINING
supporting opportunities for continuous learning. By implementing programmes to accelerate the development of talent, the chemical industry will be more attractive to those in the early stages of their careers. Additionally, while incoming talent must be educated about the importance of the industry to the economy, it must also include the key role chemicals play to society at large in preserving health, safety and critical national infrastructure. By sparking their interest and creating awareness of the vital role chemicals play, industry will be able to attract a new generation of workers who are keen to see the chemical supply chain industry thrive, and in particular, where they see an opportunity to make a real and meaningful difference.
SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY
The growing global focus on sustainability – both within the chemical industry and by external stakeholders – has become a crucial competitive factor for many businesses. Consumers purchasing choices are increasingly influenced by a product’s environmental impact and this has also become a major career consideration for many young professionals when seeking employment. Unfortunately, lingering misconceptions about the industry have hampered chemical companies’ ability to attract top talent.
Indeed, there has never been a better time to do this as contrary to belief, the chemical industry is heavily involved and instrumental in finding solutions to help solve the problems of climate change, and for future generations this ability to make a real difference is incredibly attractive. For almost thirty years, the CBA has been actively involved with the Responsible Care programme, a global, voluntary initiative which provides an ethical framework for the safe use and handling of chemical products and seeks to deliver continual improvements in health, safety, security, and environmental performance across the industry. In its efforts to help the chemical supply chain become more sustainable, the CBA has produced guidance on climate change in partnership with the Chemical Industries Association (CIA) and the Non-Ferrous Alliance (NFA) and, in association with other organisations, developed new waste packaging supplementary guidance within the scope of the European Waste Framework Directive. This includes a structured approach to developing a climate change risk assessment and action plan for chemical, pharmaceutical, and other control of major accident hazards (COMAH) businesses.
TARGETED TRAINING Learning and development is key to employee satisfaction and success. To support industry, the CBA offers a comprehensive training programme across a
range of regulatory and compliance matters, including COMAH, Spill Response, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH), and the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), as well as ‘Online Clinics’ and ‘Best Practice Workshops’ on a wide variety of subjects.
Several CBA team members have also qualified as ‘Carbon Literate’, and the association is now offering Carbon Literacy training to its members. The certified training, which provides insight to help individuals and companies make informed choices to reduce their carbon impact, additionally enables members to roll out Carbon Literacy to their organisations.
The chemical industry powers the modern world as we know it, with over 95 per cent of all manufactured products containing inputs from the chemical industry. It can be an attractive, exciting place to build a career – but only if stakeholders act decisively to attract, develop and retain the people industry will need going forward.
Chemical Business Association (CBA)
www.chemical.org.uk
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