GHS as a basis for sound management of Chemicals Regional GHS Workshop for The Caribbean 3-5 September 2013 St. Ann, Jamaica UNITAR

International Conventions/Activities 1  Chapter 19 Agenda 21 Rio Declaration (1992)  International Forum on Chemicals Safety for Implementation of Chapter 19 Agenda 21 6 Forum Meetings (1994–2008)  Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) (2006)  ILO Conventions 170 Safety in the use of Chemicals and 174 Prevention of Major Chemical Accidents (1990) (1993) 2

International Conventions/Activities 2  Basel Convention (BC) Trans-boundary Movements of Waste (1992)  Rotterdam Convention (RC) on Banned and Severely Restricted Chemicals (2004)  Stockholm Convention (SC) on Persistent Organic Pollutants, (2005)  Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) (2003) 3

Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management SAICM  Global, voluntary, systematic approach to sound management of chemicals (SMC) internationally and nationally  Intern. Conference Chemicals Management ICCM 1 (2006),Dubai declaration (high level)  Overarching policy: risk reduction, knowledge and information, governance, capacity-building and technical cooperation and illegal international traffic, financial matters  Global plan of action (273 activities/areas covering the full life cycle of chemicals/pesticides from production to waste) 4

Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals  Classification and labelling for hazardous chemical substances and mixtures Physical hazards, health hazards and environmental hazards  Information transfer via label and SDS  Harmonises national chemical hazard communication systems world wide  Avoids duplication of testing and evaluating chemicals and chemical mixtures  Facilitates international trade  Modular system of building blocks for target audiences consumer, worker, transport 5

Use of GHS Information  Raise awareness of target populations  Train target populations to understand and apply safety information (personal risk management)  Use as key element in sound management of chemicals (SMC)  GHS as a contribution to implement other International Chemical Conventions and specific chemicals legislation (institutional risk management) 6

Priorities for sound management of chemicals Banned, restricted Chemicals 100s + (POP, Montreal, PIC) chemical specific action Hazardous chemicals (list?) 1000s + (GHS) hazard/risk specific prevention/protection strategies All chemicals (inventory?) 10000s + general pollution prevention/protection strategies 7

GHS and life cycle of chemicals  Life cycle of chemicals (supply chain) production of chemical, mixture with the chemical storage, transport, distribution (export/import) use of chemical or mixture (industrial use, use as a pesticide) production of: articles (made from chemicals, given a shape or design that determines function more that chemicals composition)  Recycling, recovery, waste treatment  Information flow along the supply chain: chemicals, mixtures – classification and labeling (C/L), safety data sheet (SDS) according to GHS articles - no C/L, no SDS 8

Scope of sound management of chemicals  Industrial Chemicals: (all produced chemicals) New and existing chemicals for industrial use for example basic chemicals, solvents, colorants, additives  Pesticides: agricultural pesticides non agricultural pesticides (biocides)  Cosmetics  Food additives (not included in SAICM)  Medical drugs (not included in SAICM)  Research and development  Laboratory chemicals 9

Responsibilities for sound management of chemicals  Producer/Exporting Countries Generation of information (hazard) Risk assessments RA, Risk management RM Information C/L, SDS, RA, RM, assistance Production of less hazardous products  Importer/User/Importing Countries Awareness raising (hazard, risk, C/L SDS) Availability of information Regulatory framework for safe use Implementation, Enforcement (resources) 10

Chemicals Management Actors From presentation: W. Schimpf, GTZ 11

General chemicals legislation  Relation to down stream legislation (f.e. EU, US)  Scope (regulated chemicals, new/exist., exemptions)  Data collection (Testing, evaluation, GLP)  Risk assessment (Hazard: GHS and exposure)  Risk benefit analysis (socio economic factors)  Risk management decision (criteria, priorities)  Information (GHS: classification/labelling safety data sheet, PIC: decision guidance documents, POP: risk profiles)  Technical guidelines and standards, adaptation  Awareness, participation of worker, public  Enforcement (inspectorate, customs), sanctions 12

Down stream (sector) chemicals legislation  Workers, accidents work place  Consumer (cosmetics, household, food, toys)  Releases (pollution transfer register PRTR Releases to air (air emissions) Releases to water (water emissions) and soil  Pollution prevention  Accidents (industrial plants) prevention/emergency plans  Transport, storage  Recycling, recovery=(production), waste  Clean up contaminated sites 13

Workers chemicals legislation (ILO 170) Information of hazard (GHS: classification, labelling, safety data sheet) from general legislation is used for work place assessment Work place risk assessment (hazard GHS and actual or estimated work place exposure) simple: control banding WHO/ILO sophisticated: limit value, monitoring Tiered system for control approaches: general prevention, medium, high risk, special Technical guidelines and standards Awareness/participation, responsibilities worker Enforcement, monitoring (inspectorate) 14

Implementation of SMC  Analysis for example: national Profile, SAICM/GHS project and implementation plan)  Diagnosis: chemical problems (type, size, priorities, solutions in other countries applicable?)  Synthesis: Solutions, country specific sound chemicals management (basic requirements, ideal system/vision)  Implementation Priorities: (step wise “tiered system” implementation dependent on resources: 5 years plan/ regional differences)  Responsibility, Enforceability  Evaluation 15

Example: SMC in the European Union EU REACH Regulation 2007, GHS (Classification, Labelling CLP) Regulation December Substance information used from REACH, hazard assessment from CLP used in downs stream legislation with exposure and risk assessment/evaluation - Chemicals agent, carcinogens, young workers, pregnant workers directives - Seveso directive (industrial accidents) - Consumer products (children toys, cosmetics) - Biocides, pesticides - PIC regulation, air emission legislation - Hazardous waste 16