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National Association of Chemical Distributors Selects ABS Quality Evaluations as Third-Party Verifier

September 1, 2016

ABS QE will be a verifier for the NACD Responsible Distribution program in 2017.

(Houston) ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc. (ABS QE), a subsidiary of Õ¬Äе¼º½, has been selected as a third-party verifier by the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD), an international association of chemical distributors and their supply-chain partners, for the sixth cycle of the organization's  program beginning in 2017.

For 25 years, NACD has implemented Responsible Distribution as a mandatory third-party-verified environmental, health, safety and security verification program. The verification program allows members to demonstrate their commitment to continuous performance improvement in every phase of chemical storage, handling, transportation and disposal.

"We are pleased to receive the designation of verifier for NACD Responsible Distribution," says ABS QE President Alex Weisselberg. "Õ¬Äе¼º½ and ABS QE are actively involved in the oil, gas and chemical value chain and life cycle, working with clients to streamline projects, preserve their licenses to operate, comply with the latest process safety regulations and improve their business' profitability. Our auditors and independent verifiers have unparalleled industry knowledge to provide high-value performance and management services, with the goal of maintaining safer, more profitable operations within the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors." 

"ABS QE provides NACD with another solid and experienced verification organization that will help ensure that NACD member companies demonstrate continuous improvement and top environmental, health, safety, and security practices in the chemical industry," says NACD President Eric Byer. "We are impressed with ABS QE's background in various management systems and look forward to a positive relationship with their verifiers and our member companies."

ABS QE is an accredited American Chemistry Council member for Responsible Care and provides management systems certification and training solutions to the following industries in addition to oil, gas and chemical: aerospace, automotive, construction and engineering, government, information technology, manufacturing and electronics, marine and offshore, and medical and pharmaceutical.

 

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Õ¬Äе¼º½ of Companies, Inc. (Õ¬Äе¼º½) and its operating subsidiaries provide risk management solutions and certification services worldwide that help clients address the safety, integrity, quality and environmental efficiency of critical assets and operations. Headquartered in Spring, Texas, Õ¬Äе¼º½ operates with more than 1200 professionals across the globe, serving the marine and offshore, oil, gas and chemical, government, power and energy and industrial sectors. Õ¬Äе¼º½ is a subsidiary of ABS (), a leading marine and offshore classification society.

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