While the whole country is actively fighting the novel coronavirus epidemic, The delayed resumption of work and logistics disruptions caused by the epidemic prevention and control have had a certain impact on the production and operation of chemical enterprises. In the face of another epidemic attack, how can the chemical industry cooperate and respond quickly to ensure the safety of employees and the continuous and efficient operation of the supply chain?

On March 25th, with the theme of "How to ensure the sustainable and efficient operation of supply chain from the perspective of chemical industry", Shanghai Lanxi Enterprise Consulting Company organized an online seminar with relevant government departments, chemical enterprises, scientific research institutions, industry media and so on.

At the meeting, Zhao Haisheng, Director of EHS in Asia Pacific of Olin Group, shared the future positioning of EHS in the post-pandemic era. He believed that the epidemic had a great impact on people's production and life, especially on the supply chain. Therefore, how to protect their brands and how to restore vitality has become a key task for enterprises. In the face of the epidemic, the function of EHS should focus on several aspects, such as the mental health of employees, the handling of accidents, the impact of operations, the impact of production efficiency, and ESG carbon neutrality. At the same time, he analyzed the challenges posed by the epidemic to the audit, inspection and training of EHS management. On this basis, EHS management should innovate and apply digital tools to improve efficiency. In addition, in the future, the EHS department needs to further study public health, and the priority and content of EHS functions need to be increased.

Zhao Junbo, EHS director of Jiangxi Jimin Credible Group, made a report titled "Pharmaceutical industry management system upgrade, Scientific emergency to crush the epidemic coming again", which analyzed the impact of the epidemic on the pharmaceutical industry, the pharmaceutical industry system upgrade idea, and the pharmaceutical industry SHE response strategy from three levels. He pointed out that the national level will develop in the future around the direction of digitalization, intelligence, security and stability, green carbon reduction, and innovation. In view of the EHS level of the pharmaceutical industry, he believes that in order to stand in the product life cycle and the main value chain to evaluate the status and role of EHS elements in business decision-making and operation, to have a forward-looking thinking, it is necessary to continue to conduct in-depth research on the development law and trend of the industry, and forge strong business flexibility.

Akzonobel North Asia HSE& S Manager Hou Ping focused on "Implementation of Business Sustainability Plan during the epidemic", focusing on the key points that the company needs to pay attention to during the epidemic from the company's internal operation and external level. He believes that the company needs to set up an emergency team under the epidemic situation, and the emergency team needs to have a certain mechanism and efficient operation to ensure the normal operation of the company. In addition, the company should put people first and put the life safety of employees first. In terms of customer communication, there are bound to be emergencies under the epidemic situation, so how to meet customer needs is an urgent task, the company should maintain smooth communication with customers to ensure the orderly progress of various affairs.

Gao Yongyi, Director of Health Safety and Environmental Protection of Norion (China) Asia Pacific Region, shared the theme from the perspective of factory operation management under the closed situation of the epidemic. He also believes that first, an emergency response team should be set up, which should be composed of personnel from departments such as PR and logistics; Second, they should have a correct understanding of the local government's epidemic prevention policies, attitudes and control measures. Third, from the perspective of employees, the life safety of employees should be the first priority and appropriate management should be done. Measures such as isolation should be taken to reduce the risk of the epidemic. At the same time, it is necessary to evaluate the current situation of raw materials and logistics, make timely responses to government policies, and make emergency response plans for the factory itself. At the same time, it is necessary to ensure smooth communication and ERP management, and do a good job in protecting the physical and mental health of employees.

Chen Zanliu, founder of Aftergun Chemical, discusses the corresponding risk issues around the attributes of the chemical industry itself. He essentially analyzed the two major factors that cause chemical safety risks: the nature of raw materials and products used, and the process of chemical production. We should look at the existence of chemical risk from a correct perspective, he believes that not to join in the fun, not to make an amateur perspective to falsely spread chemical risk is the first step we have to do, the second step is to do a good job of safety protection, from each link of the chemical industry to do a good job of risk response.

In the interactive session after the theme sharing, the audience asked questions about the difficult problems in the chemical industry during the epidemic, especially in safety and operation, and several experts answered them. The chemical industry online seminar was highly praised and received audience participation, with more than 500 viewers watching the live broadcast.