Anuar Mohd. Mokhtar ASEAN-Experiences in GHS Implementation GLOBAL THEMATIC WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES TO IMPLEMENT GHS 1 ASEAN Review of Experiences for Regional GHS Capacity Building Project Anuar Mohd. Mokhtar Department of Occupational Safety & Health Ministry of Human Resource Malaysia

Anuar Mohd. Mokhtar ASEAN-Experiences in GHS Implementation GLOBAL THEMATIC WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES TO IMPLEMENT GHS 2 ASEAN = ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH EAST ASIAN NATIONS PAPUA

Anuar Mohd. Mokhtar ASEAN-Experiences in GHS Implementation GLOBAL THEMATIC WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES TO IMPLEMENT GHS 3 ASEAN-OSHNET The ASEAN-OSHNET is a regional networking group for ASEAN member countries to foster close relationships and cooperation in the interest of occupational safety and health. A programme of the ASEAN Sub-Committee on Labour Affairs & the ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting Formed in August 2000 Secretariat: –Indonesia: August July 2003 (extended to July 2004) –Malaysia: August July 2007

Anuar Mohd. Mokhtar ASEAN-Experiences in GHS Implementation GLOBAL THEMATIC WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES TO IMPLEMENT GHS 4 ASEAN-OSHNET Represented by the ten ASEAN nations 1.BRUNEI 2.INDONESIA 3.KAMPUCHEA 4.LAOS 5.MALAYSIA 6.MYANMAR 7.PHILIPPINES 8.SINGAPORE 9.THAILAND 10.VIETNAM

Anuar Mohd. Mokhtar ASEAN-Experiences in GHS Implementation GLOBAL THEMATIC WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES TO IMPLEMENT GHS 5 REGIONAL HARMONIZATION APEC ECONOMIES –APEC Ministers declaration-2006 ASEAN –ASEAN-OSHNET Technical workshop for officials ASEAN Guidelines on Classification, Labelling & Packaging of Hazardous Chemicals Create awareness & promotion of GHS

Anuar Mohd. Mokhtar ASEAN-Experiences in GHS Implementation GLOBAL THEMATIC WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES TO IMPLEMENT GHS 6 CHALLENGES IN GHS IMPLEMENTATION Lack of coordination –Except for ASEAN-OSHNET that caters only for workplace situations Lack of expertise in GHS classification, labelling & SDS Differences in classification among ASEAN nations Differences in labeling requirements –Symbol-pictogram & shape Differences in safety data sheet requirements –Number of sections –Format & content Languages to be used –7 main national languages Lack of trained technical translators

Anuar Mohd. Mokhtar ASEAN-Experiences in GHS Implementation GLOBAL THEMATIC WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES TO IMPLEMENT GHS 7 APEC Economies agreed to…  Accelerate implementation of the finally agreed GHS guideline on classification and labelling  Recognize GHS as vehicle to standardize format and content of ISO-based Safety Data Sheet  APEC-wide education and training in public and private sector When will it be implemented? 2006

Anuar Mohd. Mokhtar ASEAN-Experiences in GHS Implementation GLOBAL THEMATIC WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES TO IMPLEMENT GHS 8 ASEAN AS APEC MEMBER Six of the ten ASEAN countries are APEC members –i.e. Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam APEC targets 2006 for voluntary GHS adoption Countries at different stages of implementation –APEC economies, except for Brunei, are ahead of others

Anuar Mohd. Mokhtar ASEAN-Experiences in GHS Implementation GLOBAL THEMATIC WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES TO IMPLEMENT GHS 9 ASEAN-OSHNET GHS Implementation Malaysia entrusted with development of an ASEAN guidelines on the Classification, Labeling & Packaging Workshop in July 2002 discussed possibility of the ASEAN CLP guidelines adopting GHS as basis ASEAN-OSHNET Coordinating Board approved the adoption of GHS as basis for guidelines UNITAR willing to collaborate with ASEAN-OSHNET to conduct workshop on GHS in March 2006 –Proposed ASEAN guidelines on the Classification, Labelling & Packaging to be discussed

Anuar Mohd. Mokhtar ASEAN-Experiences in GHS Implementation GLOBAL THEMATIC WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES TO IMPLEMENT GHS 10 ASEAN CLP GUIDELINES SCOPE –Industrial chemicals & pesticides APPLICATION –Applicable to manufacturers, formulators, importers & suppliers of chemicals & chemical products LANGUAGES –English + National languages GHS BUILDING BLOCKS –To get consensual decision –Proposal is to adopt full GHS classification in guidelines individual nations to determine building blocks to be adopted in their respective legislation To be finalised by 2006

Anuar Mohd. Mokhtar ASEAN-Experiences in GHS Implementation GLOBAL THEMATIC WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES TO IMPLEMENT GHS 11 DRAFT ASEAN CLP GUIDELINES DEFINITIONS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1Scope 1.2Coverage 2.Chemicals covered by this guideline are industrial chemicals and pesticides. Chemicals refer to pure chemical substances, their dilute solutions or to mixtures of chemical substances. 1.3Exclusions 3.Pharmaceutical products, consumer products, food additives, cosmetics, and pesticide residues in food are not covered for intentional intake. 4.Articles are outside the scope of this guideline.

Anuar Mohd. Mokhtar ASEAN-Experiences in GHS Implementation GLOBAL THEMATIC WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES TO IMPLEMENT GHS 12 DRAFT ASEAN CLP GUIDELINES CHAPTER 2: CLASSIFICATION 2.1Duty to classify 2.2Classification process 2.3Use of available data 2.4Use of cut-off/concentration limits 2.5Classification summary CHAPTER 3: LABELLING 3.1Information on a Label 3.2Dimension of a Label 3.3Affixing of label 3.4Review of labels

Anuar Mohd. Mokhtar ASEAN-Experiences in GHS Implementation GLOBAL THEMATIC WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES TO IMPLEMENT GHS 13 DRAFT ASEAN CLP GUIDELINES CHAPTER 4: SAFETY DATA SHEET 4.1Duty to Furnish Safety Data Sheet Table I: Cut-off values/concentration limits for health & environmental hazard class. 4.2Review of Safety Data Sheet 4.3Format of SDS 4.4Content of SDS CHAPTER 5: CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION CHAPTER 6: LANGUAGES USED IN LABELS & SDS

Anuar Mohd. Mokhtar ASEAN-Experiences in GHS Implementation GLOBAL THEMATIC WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES TO IMPLEMENT GHS 14 DRAFT ASEAN CLP GUIDELINES Schedule I: –Hazard Classes and Hazard Categories Schedule II: –Classification and Labelling Summary Schedule II: –Label Sizes

Anuar Mohd. Mokhtar ASEAN-Experiences in GHS Implementation GLOBAL THEMATIC WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES TO IMPLEMENT GHS 15 CONCLUSIONS GHS to be basis of an ASEAN Guideline on the Classification, Labelling & Packaging of Hazardous Chemicals that covers only industrial chemicals & pesticides There is a need to harmonize hazard communication systems among ASEAN countries so as to increase worker & consumer protection & to ease the burden of implementing hazard communication