Southwest Solvents and Chemicals is pleased to announce our participation in the Responsible Distribution Program of the National Association of Chemical Distributors . To you, as a member of this community, this participation means assurance that Southwest Solvents is dedicated to conducting its business of blending, storing, and distributing chemicals in a safe and accountable manner. Southwest Solvents, along with over 280 other members of the National Association of Chemical Distributors, has put in place the Association s Responsible Distribution Program which adopts the responsible care and product stewardship principles recently endorsed by the Chemical Manufacturers Association. This means that our friends and neighbors in our community can have confidence that our storage facility, rail and trucking operations are being operated with the highest degree of concern for, and attention to, the safety of our employees, the public, and the environment in which we all live.
Chemicals exist in almost every aspect of man s everyday life.
Without chemicals, the world about us would be completely different from what we know today. From the plastics which mold so many of our everyday products and conveniences, to the steel which reinforces our buildings and highways, to the medicines which cure our illnesses, just to mention a few, chemicals are vital and essential ingredients that make our civilization the most prosperous, advanced, and enjoyable of any that has ever existed. It is reasonable, therefore, that chemicals, which are such an important part of our lives, should be created, distributed, and used in ways that ensure they are always available to help mankind and never become a source of harm to anyone. Responsible care and product stewardship of chemicals embrace the idea that manufacturers, distributors, and end-users of chemicals share responsibilities to each other and the community for the safe handling of chemicals in their custody. Southwest Solvents provides data sheets on each of our chemicals which inform the reader of the physical properties, behavior characteristics, health hazards and warnings, and recommended means of dealing with the chemical under normal and emergency conditions.