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</div> </div> </div> </section> <div class="umb-block-list"> <section class="c-accordion-image s-spacing" > <div class="container"> <div class="row c-accordion-image-row text-center"> <div class="col-lg-12"> <h2 class="c-accordion-image-title">More than just a telephone number. </h2> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="c-accordion c-accordion-large c-accordion-content-left accordion" id="image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9"> <div class="accordion-item"> <h3 class="accordion-header" id="image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9-header-1"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9-collapse-1" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9-collapse-1"> Duty of care </button> </h3> <div id="image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9-collapse-1" class="accordion-collapse collapse" 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This will ensure an incident has a better chance of being managed before escalating into a large-scale incident, therefore reduce unnecessary intervention costs, as well as reducing the impact on your reputation from damaging media coverage.</p> <p>We have the infrastructure to ensure best practice in line with the European Chemical Industry Council’s (Cefic) guidelines for Level 1 Emergency Response at all times resulting in us being recognised internationally as a “best in class” provider by the largest chemical producers, demonstrating industry trust in our capacity.</p> <p>Demonstrate your commitment to Responsible Care to your stakeholders and wider supply chain by providing 24/7/365 incident support across your entire chemical product portfolio.</p> <h5><a href="/en/news-and-insights/industry-insights/guidelines-for-level-1-chemical-emergency-response" title="Learn more about emergency response guidelines >">Learn more about emergency response guidelines ></a></h5> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h3 class="accordion-header" id="image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9-header-2"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9-collapse-2" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9-collapse-2"> Expert advice </button> </h3> <div id="image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9-collapse-2" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9-header-2" data-bs-parent="#image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>Our chemical experts provide clear, proportionate guidance to front line teams for a quicker response to emergency situations. Helping them gain control of the scene, support the mitigation of the impact, ensure your customers get the help they need and reducing harm ultimately minimises the impact to people, assets, environment and reputation.</p> <p>Our emergency responders are able to provide advice, supporting front line callers in resolving the incident quickly and safely, by going beyond simply providing product information or safety documentation. Insurance to provide advice is only given to trusted experts in their field of work, making us unique in our approach to incident response.</p> <h5><a href="/en/news-and-insights/industry-insights/chemical-emergency-response-advice-vs-information-and-why-it-matters" title="Learn more about the difference between advice and information >">Learn more about the difference between advice and information ></a></h5> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h3 class="accordion-header" id="image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9-header-3"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9-collapse-3" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9-collapse-3"> Sustainable future </button> </h3> <div id="image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9-collapse-3" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9-header-3" data-bs-parent="#image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>Having a robust and versatile telephone emergency response partner in sustainability reporting demonstrates to stakeholders that you are serious about protecting the environment, their employees, their stakeholders and their reputation when an incident occurs at any point in the product or chemical life cycle.</p> <p>We align with your organisational commitments to the environment and sustainability by providing a capability that actively mitigates and manages the impact of your organisation on its supply chain by going ‘beyond the minimum’. </p> <p>We aim to build a partnership with our customers and work with you to understand your evolving business operations and challenges, fulfil emergency response requirements, and manage the dynamic regulatory landscape that supports your company growth goals and targets including environmental, social and governance. </p> <h5><a href="/en/news-and-insights/industry-insights/why-you-should-be-including-telephone-emergency-response-in-your-sustainability-reporting" title="Learn how emergency response supports sustainability >">Learn how emergency response supports sustainability ></a></h5> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h3 class="accordion-header" id="image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9-header-4"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9-collapse-4" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9-collapse-4"> Public sector solutions: Chemsafe and the NCEC </button> </h3> <div id="image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9-collapse-4" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9-header-4" data-bs-parent="#image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>Chemsafe is the chemical industry’s voluntary scheme for providing expert advice to the emergency services in the event of a chemical emergency. Designed to deliver a rapid and co-ordinated response following a chemical incident to minimise the risks to people, the environment, assets and reputation, the service is funded by the Department for Transport and the Chemical Industries Association.</p> <p>The National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC), operated by Ricardo, has performed a central role in the scheme since 1973 by providing chemical expertise, advice and guidance, along with access to an extensive database of chemical product information, including products no longer manufactured. </p> <h5><a href="#" title="Public sector solutions">Learn more ></a></h5> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h3 class="accordion-header" id="image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9-header-5"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9-collapse-5" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9-collapse-5"> Contact us </button> </h3> <div id="image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9-collapse-5" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9-header-5" data-bs-parent="#image-acrdn-b352625b-573e-42f8-8122-14bc3a56b1d9"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>Our experience has taught us that no two businesses are alike. Contact us today for a free, no-obligation conversation about the needs of your business - from emergency response, to regulatory compliance, to product sustainability - Ricardo's experts can advise and support as required.</p> <p>Call now on +44 (0) 1235 753654</p> <h5><a href="/en/forms/contact-our-environmental-and-energy-consultants" title="Contact our environmental and energy consultants">Request a callback ></a></h5> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <img alt="Firefighter Hazmat Hazardous Material Suits Protect 611388512" src="/media/pj4jnkvm/firefighter-hazmat-hazardous-material-suits-protect-611388512.png?width=960&height=960&format=webp&quality=80&v=1da17d47036dc00"> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="c-lists s-spacing" > <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <h2 class="s-sub-title">MORE CHEMICAL RISK SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR BUSINESS</h2> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xl-3 col-md-6"> <div class="c-lists-tile"> <h4 class="c-lists-tile-title">Safety data sheet management (SDS)</h4> <div> <p>Offering content reviews, compliance verification, authoring and translation services, Ricardo’s qualified and experienced chemical experts are well placed to support your business produce high-quality SDS and comply with the complex and varied requirements of different territories and their regulations. </p> <p>Other services include tailored SDS training courses for your in-house teams, management of poison centre notifications, and the opportunity to have your SDS sheets added to the Chemdata database, supporting blue-light services in a chemical incident. </p> </div> <div class="c-lists-link"> <a href="/en/news-and-insights/industry-insights/safety-data-sheet-sds-management" class="s-button-main">Learn more</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xl-3 col-md-6"> <div class="c-lists-tile"> <h4 class="c-lists-tile-title">Emergency response training</h4> <div> <p>Providing training courses tailored to the needs of your business should you have to respond to and manage chemical emergency or hazmat incidents. With off-the-shelf and bespoke training options, each package balances technical requirements with tactical understanding of how to respond to a live incident and are delivered in person or via e-learning by qualified chemists and hazmat experts with a background in emergency response.</p> </div> <div class="c-lists-link"> <a href="/en/markets/industrial-and-manufacturing/chemical/chemical-response-and-regulatory-training" class="s-button-main">Learn more</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xl-3 col-md-6"> <div class="c-lists-tile"> <h4 class="c-lists-tile-title">Chemdata</h4> <div> <p>Acting as a first port of call for emergency response advice and recommended actions when tackling spillages, fires and decontamination, the Chemdata app contains information on over 62,000 chemical substances and is trusted by first responders and fire and rescue services around the world.</p> </div> <div class="c-lists-link"> <a href="/en/news-and-insights/industry-insights/chemdata" class="s-button-main">Learn more</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xl-3 col-md-6"> <div class="c-lists-tile"> <h4 class="c-lists-tile-title">Notification of non-chemical emergencies</h4> <div> <p>Deliver messages to key stakeholders in their own language, when the worst happens, enabling your organisation to orchestrate an appropriate and timely response, from anywhere in the world. Ricardo’s dedicated, professional, highly trained and multi-lingual incident response service operates 24/7/365 and provides analysis and reports to help your business minimise future risk.</p> </div> <div class="c-lists-link"> <a href="#call-to-action" class="s-button-main">Contact us</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <section class="c-carousel c-carousel-home s-spacing"> <div class="container"> <div class="slider single-item"> <div class="c-carousel-home-slide" style="background-image: url('/media/qnmf0dyr/shutterstock_418194382_chemical.jpg?width=1440&height=654&format=webp&quality=80&v=1da7ac93142d690')"> <div class="c-carousel-home-slide-image-overlay"></div> <img alt="Shutterstock 418194382 Chemical" src="/media/qnmf0dyr/shutterstock_418194382_chemical.jpg?width=1440&height=654&format=webp&quality=80&v=1da7ac93142d690" class="c-carousel-home-slide-image" /> <div class="c-carousel-home-slide-content"> <h3 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class="modal fade" id="expert-a50bc8f4-25d6-43ba-ba79-4c795fed36ce" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="expert-a50bc8f4-25d6-43ba-ba79-4c795fed36ceLabel" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mb-4"> <button type="button" class="btn-close btn-close-white" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button> </div> <p class="c-modals-title" id="expert-a50bc8f4-25d6-43ba-ba79-4c795fed36ceLabel">Chris Sowden</p> <p class="s-sub-title">Principal Consultant Support Responder</p> <div class="modal-body"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6 employee-details"> <div> <p>As Team Manager of our emergency responders, Chris works closely with the team of call handlers to ensure they have the skills and experience required to respond to the full range of incident calls they receive, helping clients to manage incidents safely whilst actively working to mitigate risk. Chris has worked in the emergency response area for over ten years and has extensive experience of chemical safety regulations, ensuring that the advice and support our emergency responders provide is appropriate and in-line with industry best practice.</p> </div> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-sowden-b2915623/"> <img class="employee-details-social" src="/images/linkedin-white.svg" loading="lazy"> </a> </div> <div class="col-md-5 offset-md-1 employee-image"> <img src="/media/3ttbiufh/sowden-chris-bw-sep-13_v2.jpg?width=960&height=960&format=webp&quality=80&v=1da187ca8f41230" alt="Sowden, Chris B&W Sep 13 V2" loading="lazy"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-6 c-listing-item"> <div class="c-modals-tile"> <img class="c-modals-tile-employee" src="/media/svfm1wup/es-image-for-bio-modified.jpg?width=960&height=738&format=webp&quality=80&v=1da187cbc0868d0" alt="ES Image For Bio Modified" loading="lazy"> <div class="gutter-small"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-lg-11"> <p class="c-modals-tile-title">Ed Sullivan</p> <p class="s-sub-title">Head of Chemical and Response Training</p> </div> <div class="col-12 col-lg-1 d-lg-flex align-items-lg-start justify-content-lg-end c-modals-tile-social"> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-sullivan-b22544162/"> <img class="c-modals-tile-icon" src="/images/linkedin.svg" alt="LinkedIn icon" loading="lazy"> </a> </div> </div> </div> <a class="s-button-main" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#expert-dc2f2c98-bc81-4cdc-a240-c57a4bd68b80">View bio</a> </div> <div class="modal fade" id="expert-dc2f2c98-bc81-4cdc-a240-c57a4bd68b80" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="expert-dc2f2c98-bc81-4cdc-a240-c57a4bd68b80Label" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mb-4"> <button type="button" class="btn-close btn-close-white" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button> </div> <p class="c-modals-title" id="expert-dc2f2c98-bc81-4cdc-a240-c57a4bd68b80Label">Ed Sullivan</p> <p class="s-sub-title">Head of Chemical and Response Training</p> <div class="modal-body"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6 employee-details"> <div> <p>Having worked in emergency response since 2004, Ed’s background is predominantly in the fire and rescue service as a responder, specialising in hazardous materials and incident command. 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