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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. Example: SMC in the European Union EU REACH Regulation 2007, GHS (Classification, Labelling CLP) Regulation December 2008 - 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