Brazilian Experience on the Brazilian Experience on the Implementation of the Globally Implementation of the Globally

Harmonized System for Harmonized System for Classification and Labelling of Classification and Labelling of

Chemicals (Chemicals (GHSGHS))

PRESENTATION OVERVIEW1 – Background1 – Background

2 – International Landmarks2 – International Landmarks

3 – National Commission on Chemical Safety - CONASQ3 – National Commission on Chemical Safety - CONASQ

4 – Set up GT-GHS Brazil4 – Set up GT-GHS Brazil

5 – Developed Activities - 20025 – Developed Activities - 2002

6 – GHS Brazil Webpage Construction6 – GHS Brazil Webpage Construction

7 - Activities 2003/20047 - Activities 2003/2004

8 - Activities 20058 - Activities 2005

9 – Future Actions9 – Future Actions

10 – Prospects10 – Prospects

1 - Background

• 1998 –International Labour Organization (ILO) 1998 –International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention 170 - Ratification (Safety Chemicals Convention 170 - Ratification (Safety Chemicals Use at Workplaces)Use at Workplaces)

• 1998 to 2001 – 1998 to 2001 – ILOILO Working Group on Hazard Working Group on Hazard Communication – Communication – participation by Labour participation by Labour Ministry and FUNDACENTROMinistry and FUNDACENTRO

• 2001 to 2005 – Vice-Chair of the Sub-Committee 2001 to 2005 – Vice-Chair of the Sub-Committee of Experts for the Classification and Labelling of of Experts for the Classification and Labelling of Chemicals - ECOSOCChemicals - ECOSOC

2 – International Landmarks

1992 - AGENDA 21 – Rio de Janeiro - BRAZIL1992 - AGENDA 21 – Rio de Janeiro - BRAZIL- GHS – Agenda 21 – Chapter 19 – Programatic Area “B”- GHS – Agenda 21 – Chapter 19 – Programatic Area “B”

Oct 2000 – IFCS FORUM III – Salvador - BRAZILOct 2000 – IFCS FORUM III – Salvador - BRAZIL- Bahia Declaration – GHS fully operational by 2008- Bahia Declaration – GHS fully operational by 2008

- Priorities of Action beyond 2000- Priorities of Action beyond 2000

2002 - RIO + 10 – Johanesburg – SOUTH AFRICA2002 - RIO + 10 – Johanesburg – SOUTH AFRICA

- Plan of Implementation – Art. 22- Plan of Implementation – Art. 22

Nov 2003 – IFCS FORUM IV – Bangkok - THAILANDNov 2003 – IFCS FORUM IV – Bangkok - THAILAND

- GHS Dinner Workshop – Brazil/UNITAR/GTZ- GHS Dinner Workshop – Brazil/UNITAR/GTZ

- GHS Document approved- GHS Document approved

3 – National Commission on Chemical Safety - CONASQ

• Set up by the Ministerial Ordinance N º 319 de 27/Dec/2000 - Set up by the Ministerial Ordinance N º 319 de 27/Dec/2000 - COPASQCOPASQ

• Changed by Ministerial Ordinance Nº 352 de Aug/2003 - Changed by Ministerial Ordinance Nº 352 de Aug/2003 - CONASQCONASQ

• Objective: chemical safety inter-institutional articulation and Objective: chemical safety inter-institutional articulation and developmentdevelopment

• National Programme on Chemical Safety Implementation National Programme on Chemical Safety Implementation PRONASQ – 10 action linesPRONASQ – 10 action lines

• Participants: 22 institutions (Participants: 22 institutions (government and civil societygovernment and civil society))

• Chair: Ministry of EnvironmentChair: Ministry of Environment

• Vice-Chair: Ministry of HealthVice-Chair: Ministry of Health

PRONASQ National Programme on Chemical Safety

• Control and Fiscalization Mechanisms to Control and Fiscalization Mechanisms to Chemicals ManagementChemicals Management

• Information Exchange Network on Chemical Information Exchange Network on Chemical SafetySafety

• Vulnerability Reduction by Chemical AccidentesVulnerability Reduction by Chemical Accidentes

• Contaminated AreasContaminated Areas

• Globally Harmonized System for the Globally Harmonized System for the Classification and Labelling of ChemicalsClassification and Labelling of Chemicals

PRONASQNational Programme on Chemical Safety(Cont.)

• Chemical Safety in the Universities and Research Chemical Safety in the Universities and Research InstitutionsInstitutions

• International Conventions Implementation International Conventions Implementation (Stockolm, Rotterdam)(Stockolm, Rotterdam)

• Pest and Vectors Integrated ManagementPest and Vectors Integrated Management

• Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR)Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR)

• National Profile on Chemicals ManagementNational Profile on Chemicals Management

4 – Set up of WG-GHS Brazil4 – Set up of WG-GHS Brazil

Started in 2001

• GHS Subgrup on the National Commission on Chemical Safety - CONASQPriority Action: GHS Implementation

• Chair: Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade

• Vice-Chair: Ministry of Labour

• Other Important stakeholders: Ministry of Health, ABIQUIM, INMETRO, ABIPHEC, ASSOCIQUIM, SBTOX, FUNDACENTRO, Civil Society Organizations, Work Unions

Participants at WG-GHS in 2001Participants at WG-GHS in 2001

• Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade • Ministry of Labour• INMETRO• Ministry of Science and Techonology• Customs Agency• Petrobrás• SITICESP/SP• Environment Brazilian Institute• Ministry of Environment• ABIQUIM • 3M• Bayer

Intitutions Participants GT-GHS in 2004Intitutions Participants GT-GHS in 2004

Min. Indústria e Comércio - MDIC

Min. Trabalho e Emprego - MTE

Min. do Meio Ambiente - MMA

Min. da Saúde CGVAM/ANVISA

Min. Ciência e Tecnologia - MCT

Min. Transportes ANTT Min. Agricultura - MAPA Min. Relações Exteriores - MRE

Ministério da Defesa - MD Min. Fazenda – SRF/Aduana INMETRO Universidades de São Paulo

IBAMA FUNDACENTRO Min. Integração -Defesa Civil AENDA

Min. Minas e Energia - MME

DRT/MG Universidade Católica de Brasília

Universidade de Brasília

CRQ - IV ABRAFATI ALUMAR SBTox

SITIVESP ABIQUIM ABEMA IBP

PETROBRAS ABIFINA ABIHPEC ABICLOR/CLOROSUR

ASSOCIQUIM ANDEF ABONG ABNT

ÍntegraBrasilL SINTOX/FIOCRUZ CUT CFQ

ABQ ONIP CEBGAS FIOCRUZ

Volkswagen ** Defesa do Consumidor ** ONG’s de interesse público

** Outros Sindicatos

5 – Developed Activities - 2002

• Five meetings• WG-GHS Brazil and WG-GHS Latin America

electronic groups• National Workshop - São Paulo, November

2002• Brazilian GHS Implementation Preliminary

Study developed by ABIQUIM(state of the art, dificulties and challenges)

• GHS Brazil webpage construction• GHS survey

6 – Webpage´s Construction

• 20022002

• Meetings Report, Workshops Documents, Meetings Report, Workshops Documents, Seminars, Updated Information, LinksSeminars, Updated Information, Links

• Hosted by the Ministry of Development, Industry Hosted by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Tradeand Foreign Trade

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7 – Activities 2003/2004 • Five annual meetingsFive annual meetings

• Set up of Sub-groupsSet up of Sub-groupsGlossaryGlossaryTrainingTrainingLaboratoriesLaboratoriesLegislationLegislationHazardous WasteHazardous WasteTerms of ReferenceTerms of ReferenceProject on the Implementation of the GHSProject on the Implementation of the GHS

• Development of a Workshop on LaboratoriesDevelopment of a Workshop on Laboratories(sept 2004)(sept 2004)

• Presentations about the GHS in Seminars, Congress, Presentations about the GHS in Seminars, Congress, WorkshopsWorkshops

• South American Sub-regional Workshop on Chemical Hazard South American Sub-regional Workshop on Chemical Hazard Communication and GHS ImplementationCommunication and GHS Implementation  29 November – 2 December 2004 in 29 November – 2 December 2004 in São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil, Brazil (UNITAR/GTZ)(UNITAR/GTZ)

8 – Activities 2005

• January – Workshop about Hazard Communication January – Workshop about Hazard Communication (GHS) and Chemical Accidents - V World Social (GHS) and Chemical Accidents - V World Social Forum – Forum – Porto Alegre – BrazilPorto Alegre – Brazil

• March – First meeting of the yearMarch – First meeting of the year

• Development of the Programme of activities 2005Development of the Programme of activities 2005

• Meeting of the Sub-Group Laboratories for the plan of Meeting of the Sub-Group Laboratories for the plan of activities 2005activities 2005

• Organization of a Plenary and short course about the Organization of a Plenary and short course about the GHS in the Brazilian Toxicology Congress (October GHS in the Brazilian Toxicology Congress (October 2005)2005)

9 – Future Actions

• Continuity and participation of additional Brazilian Continuity and participation of additional Brazilian institutions in the sessions of the Sub-Commitee of the institutions in the sessions of the Sub-Commitee of the GHS/ECOSOC/Geneva and the OECD/GHS Task GHS/ECOSOC/Geneva and the OECD/GHS Task ForceForce

• Meeting with the Pesticide SectorMeeting with the Pesticide Sector

• Development of “One Week Training Course” on the Development of “One Week Training Course” on the GHSGHS

• Voluntary Agreement by the stakeholders for the GHS Voluntary Agreement by the stakeholders for the GHS implementationimplementation

• Disseminate GHS information through publication Disseminate GHS information through publication (leaflets, booklets, folders,...)(leaflets, booklets, folders,...)

9 – Future Actions

• Legal National Framework Studies related to Legal National Framework Studies related to the GHS the GHS

• Capacity building development for Capacity building development for laboratories stafflaboratories staff

• Raise Funds and Resources to Implement Raise Funds and Resources to Implement the GHS National Project (National and the GHS National Project (National and International donors institutions) International donors institutions)

9 – Future Actions

• Mobilization and training of stakeholders: trade Mobilization and training of stakeholders: trade unions, industry, government, university, consumers, unions, industry, government, university, consumers, ......

• Sectorial studies on the GHS implementation Sectorial studies on the GHS implementation (health, labour, trade, environment, transport, (health, labour, trade, environment, transport, pesticides, ...)pesticides, ...)

• Raising awareness workshopsRaising awareness workshops

• Purple Book Translation to PortuguesePurple Book Translation to Portuguese

• National or Sub-Regional Seminars on Hazardous National or Sub-Regional Seminars on Hazardous WasteWaste

10 – Propects

• Development of Technical Cooperation Agreements Development of Technical Cooperation Agreements at National or International levelsat National or International levels

• Support by the international donnors for the Brazilian Support by the international donnors for the Brazilian National Project on the GHS implementation (World National Project on the GHS implementation (World Bank, GEF, GTZ, CIDA, ...)Bank, GEF, GTZ, CIDA, ...)

• Development of Technical Cooperation with the Development of Technical Cooperation with the Portuguese Speaking CountriesPortuguese Speaking Countries

• Strengtening the activities already taking place by Strengtening the activities already taking place by the Brazilian WG-GHS throughout international the Brazilian WG-GHS throughout international partnershipspartnerships

Thank you all!!

WG - GHS Brazil

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