Safe + Sound Week Places Spotlight on Workplace Health and Safety

This August, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) continues its dedication to safety by promoting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Safe + Sound Week. This nationwide event is held every August to emphasize the importance of safety in the workplace by recognizing the successes of workplace health and safety programs and offering information and ideas on how to keep workers safe. We are thrilled to continue the tradition of highlighting the significance of workplace safety programs with OSHA during this event, as workplace health and safety is a year-round priority for ACC!

OHSA’s official Safe + Sound Week website has information, guidance, and resources on workplace safety for both employers and employees. Its website features state-by-state lists of Safe + Sound Week participants and workplace safety events, along with resources for developing a workplace health and safety program. Three core elements of a workplace health and safety program encouraged by OSHA are leadership from management, worker participation, and finding & fixing hazards.

If you would like to register your Safe + Sound Week event, you can visit OSHA’s website and Take the Pledge!

ACC is dedicated to promoting workplace health and safety all year round. OSHA’s Safe + Sound Week provides an excellent opportunity to showcase our commitment to supporting a safe workplace for those in the polyurethanes value chain.

ACC’s Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) and the Diisocyanates (DII) and Aliphatic Diisocyanates (ADI) panels formed a voluntary alliance with OSHA aimed at providing members, occupational physicians, stakeholders, and others within the polyurethanes value chain with information, guidance, and access to training resources that promote the health and safety of workers. Originally signed in 2017 for a two-year commitment, we renewed the alliance in September 2020 for an additional five years.

Outside of the OSHA Alliance, ACC has developed numerous health and safety resources for the polyurethane value chain. These include:

In addition to these resources, ACC members participate in Responsible Care®, the chemical industry’s world-class environmental, health, safety, and security performance initiative. Companies report their progress on a variety of process safety-related performance measures annually, which ACC makes publicly available on our website. Companies that participate in Responsible Care® have employee safety records nearly three times better than the U.S. business of chemistry and reduced recordable injury and illness rates by 20% since 2010.

During Safe + Sound Week and beyond, ACC remains dedicated to workplace health and safety. Safe + Sound Week provides companies with the necessary resources to build and enhance their workplace health and safety programs. Implementing these programs helps save lives and prevent injury and illness and helps create an overall more positive work experience.

Take the Pledge and register your health and safety activities for OSHA’s Safe + Sound Week here!

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) represents the leading companies engaged in the multibillion-dollar business of chemistry. ACC members apply the science of chemistry to make innovative products, technologies and services that make people's lives better, healthier and safer. ACC is committed to improved environmental, health, safety and security performance through Responsible Care®; common sense advocacy addressing major public policy issues; and health and environmental research and product testing. ACC members and chemistry companies are among the largest investors in research and development, and are advancing products, processes and technologies to address climate change, enhance air and water quality, and progress toward a more sustainable, circular economy.

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