Participating in Product Care means being a good employer and a good neighbor. Product Care companies recognize the value of strong manufacturing safeguards that protect workers, the environment and the community.

The consumer and specialty products industry produces a wide variety of products that provide health benefits and improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world. Many of these products are mixtures or “formulations” of ingredients designed to make life safer and easier. These products are generally formulated in batches at manufacturing facilities and put into cans, bottles, boxes or other containers for shipment to the people that need them.

Product Care guidelines for manufacturing facilities call for participants to go beyond government regulations to identify risks to workers and the community and to design preventive measures that reduce or eliminate those risks. They also call for companies to communicate with their neighbors about the manufacturing process and potential risks that may be associated with it.

Environmental protection is an important part of any manufacturing operation and Product Care guidelines call for companies to identify the risks of air and water contamination and develop preventive measures to reduce or eliminate them. Companies also understand the need for sustainable economic growth and consider energy and water conservation in their operations.

Product Care companies understand that emergencies can and do happen, and they must be prepared. Program guidelines call for participants to work with local service providers to develop an emergency response program that protects its workers and neighbors.