Department of Environment, University of the Aegean, University Hill, 81100 Mytilini, Greece.
J Hazard Mater. 2010 May 15;177(1-3):822-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.12.107. Epub 2010 Jan 6.
The chemical industry can be held accountable for numerous large-scale accidents which have led to the release of dangerous hazardous materials, pollutants and toxic chemicals into the environment, two well-known examples being the Union Carbide Bhopal disaster and the Three Mile Island tragedy). To ensure environmental protection and the Health and Safety (H&S) of communities, the chemical industry has voluntarily adopted integrated management programs such as the Responsible Care Program. The theoretical body of relevant literature attempts to explain the origin of the Responsible Care Program (RCP) through socio-political and economic theories. At the same time, the empirical research examines the ways in which various factors affect the choice of the chemical industry in their adoption of the RCP. This paper contributes to the debate by examining the challenges and barriers faced by the Greek chemical industry when adopting RCP, the environmental and H&S issues that prevail and finally, the extent of participation of stakeholders in the planning of RCP in the sector.
化工行业应对多起大规模事故负责，这些事故导致危险有害物质、污染物和有毒化学品释放到环境中，两个著名的例子是联合碳化物博帕尔灾难和三里岛悲剧。为了确保环境保护以及社区的健康和安全（H&S），化工行业已经自愿采用了综合管理计划，例如负责任的关怀计划。相关文献的理论主体试图通过社会政治和经济理论来解释负责任的关怀计划（RCP）的起源。同时，实证研究考察了各种因素如何影响化工行业选择采用 RCP。本文通过考察希腊化工行业在采用 RCP 时面临的挑战和障碍、普遍存在的环境和 H&S 问题以及利益相关者在该行业 RCP 规划中的参与程度，为这场争论做出了贡献。
