The Fertilizer Industry Sets the Standard for Safety and Security

Product safety, security and sustainability are a concern for many businesses. For the fertilizer industry they are so important that it created its own bespoke best practices certification. Developed by IFA members and leading independent auditors specifically for the fertilizer sector, Protect & Sustain is the de facto global product stewardship standard for the business.

IFA’s Protect & Sustain standard is built on selected quality, environmental, health and safety aspects of the broader ISO and OHSAS certifications* and has many points in common with Responsible Care 14001 which addresses the chemical industry. It allows companies working across the fertilizer value chain to ensure that they have the right quality, environmental and safety management systems in place.

“The program provided the perfect opportunity to monitor, measure and improve on safety, security and sustainability,” says Tim Mahoney, Vice President of Business Development at IRM. “It encouraged the implementation of a new integrated management system that covered not only the sites included in our Protect and Sustain certification, but throughout our supply chain.”