Third-Party Verification

Third-Party Verification

ASK Distribution Consulting, LLC is the official administrator for the ACD Responsible DistributionTM verification program. ASK facilitates all aspects of these verification, from helping companies understand the requirement, to scheduling and conducting the on-site, third-party verification, and report reviews. 

Third-party verification is required of each participating company at a 20% sampling of company facilities. Responsible Distribution verification is conducted by an independent, third-party verifier(s) against a standard specifications document based on the Responsible Distribution Guiding Principles and a Code of Management Practice. Responsible Distribution verification IS NOT an inspection against a rigid set of Yes/No questions that leave no flexibility for response. For example: 

  • Responsible Distribution verification will verify that a company has a system in place and is being implemented to provide for compliance with federal regulations. 
  • Responsible Distribution verification is not a review of a company's actual compliance against specific regulations. 
  • Responsible Distribution verification will verify that a company has a system in place to identify/determine the skills and knowledge required to perform job responsibilities and/or that programs are in place to ensure employees are properly trained. 
  • Responsible Distribution verification does not evaluate your company's individual employee skill levels. 

Third-Party Verifier

All companies participating in Responsible Distribution will be site verified by a third-party verifier, assigned by ASK Distribution Consulting LLC. Those organizations will incur an additional charge for re-verification if it is found to be non-compliant after the initial review and sixty-day period of corrective action. For more information, including costs, please contact Caroline Brooks.

ASK’s third-party verifiers are: 

BeAspire Enviro Consulting
Primary Contact: Chrystal Beasley
4110 Almeda Rd. Suite 88321
Houston, TX 77004
(713) 489-7165
chrystal.beasley@beaspireenviro.com

Compliance Solutions Group, LLC (CSG)
Primary Contact: Charles Hutchinson
16851 Jefferson Hwy., Suite 6D
Baton Rouge, LA 70817
(225) 754-0405
charlesh@compliance-sg.com

Safety Management Group
Primary Contact: Floyd Campbell
8335 Keystone Crossing
Indianapolis, IN 46240
(800) 435-8850
floydcampbell@safetymanagementgroup.com

ASK Distribution Consulting™, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD). ASK Distribution Consulting™ is organized for the purposes of supporting the commercial viability and sustainability of companies active in chemical, specialty, and essetial ingredients distribution.

ASK Distribution Consulting, LLC's logo is trademark of ACD.