Responsible Distribution Workshops

Ideal for new Candidates or Code Coordinators. Although a formal presentation won’t be conducted, the NACD Staff and industry experts will be available to go over any and all program questions.

Need help understanding the current regulatory environment and compliance issues facing the chemical distribution industry? Get up to speed on the latest developments from Washington and what you need to know to help your company stay informed.

Training is an essential component of a successful Responsible Distribution program. Explore ways to develop and maintain a strong training program that will not only assist your company with Responsible Distribution, but with other internal and external training requirements.

A hands-on table-top exercise to provide an example of what can easily be done in an office setting to simulate testing your response programs.

The final verification report should be a positive reflection of your company and Responsible Distribution program. This session will review key points on how to deliver a professional and polished specification report by looking at real-world examples highlighting what you should and shouldn’t be including in your reports. Additionally, we will look at ways to help improve your report for the 7th Cycle.

Third party warehouses can be a great addition to a company’s business model, but how can you work with your company’s decision makers on selecting the right warehouse to fit in with your Responsible Distribution program? What should you be looking for and what questions should you be asking when selecting a warehouse partner? Explore these topics and discuss lessons learned from warehouse selection.

NACD recently conducted two one-day regional workshops focusing entirely on Internal Audits. We will explore the highlights and key take-aways of these sessions from understanding the definition and scope of a good Responsible Distribution Internal Audit, provide suggestions and tips for completing and combining various audits, and the process of completing audits at third party warehouses.

Non-conformances and opportunities for improvement from your 6th cycle verification shouldn’t be forgotten as soon as you resubmit the corrective actions. This session will review the top non-conformance findings so far from the 6th cycle and how you can use your own non-conformance findings to work through the corrective and preventative action (CAPA) process. We will demonstrate how to identify root causes and closure of corrective actions through Code XI: Corrective and Preventative Actions. Applying this process to your own 6th cycle findings can help avoid repeat non-conformances in the 7th cycle.

This session will take carrier selection and essentially product stewardship to the next level by discussing what to think about when the product arrives at your facility or a customer location.
Are there aspects you should be adding to you carrier evaluation process as it relates to product delivery and receipt? Is there additional information you need from drivers, what do you and the driver need to establish before unloading, and where to the liabilities and responsibilities fall?

Responsible Distribution is more than just the responsibility of the Code Coordinator, it truly is a team effort. This session will look at ways to work with Senior Management to build strong Responsible Distribution teams and how you can effectively manage transitions in Code Coordinator responsibilities.

Test your observation skills with this interactive activity challenging participants to identify the proper or improper activities portrayed in the photos. Will you be able to identify them all?