Ministry of Health of BrazilSecretariat on Health Surveillance

General Coordination on Environmental Health Surveillance

Session 1

Panel 3: National GHS Implementation

BrazilianBrazilian ExperienceExperience on the on the Implementation of GHSImplementation of GHS

André Fenner

November - 2005

Global Thematic Workshop on StrengtheningCapacities to Implement the GHS

OUTLINE1- Background

2- International Landmarks

3- National Commission on Chemical Safety - CONASQ

4- Set up Working Group – GHS Brazil

5- Developed Activities 2002

6- GHS Brazil webpage Construction

7- Activities 2003/2004

8- Activities 2005

9- Future Actions

10- Prospects

Background• 1998 – International Labour Organization (ILO)

Convention 170 - Ratification (Safe Use of Chemicals at Workplaces)

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

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

International Landmarks• 1992 - AGENDA 21 – Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

- GHS – Agenda 21 – Chapter 19 – Programatic Area “B”

• Oct 2000 – IFCS FORUM III – Salvador - Brazil

- Bahia Declaration – GHS fully operational by 2008

- Priorities for Action beyond 2000

• 2002 - RIO + 10 – Johannesburg – South Africa

- Implementation Plan – Art. 22

• Nov 2003 – IFCS FORUM IV – Bangkok - Thailand

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

- GHS Document approved

National Commission on Chemical Safety • Set up by the Ministerial Ordinance N º 319 de

27/Dec/2000 - COPASQ

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

• Objective: chemical safety inter-institutional articulation and development

• National Programme on Chemical Safety - 10 Priorities

• Participants: 22 institutions (government and civil society)

• Chair: Ministry of Environment

• Vice-Chair: Ministry of Health

National Programme on Chemical Safety

•Control and Fiscalization Mechanisms to Chemicals Management

• Information Exchange Network on Chemical Safety

•Vulnerability Reduction by Chemical Accidentes

•Contaminated Areas

•Globally Harmonized System for the Classification and Labelling of Chemicals

National Programme on Chemical Safety

•Chemical Safety in Universities and Research Institutions

• International Conventions Implementation (Stockholm, Rotterdam)

•Pest and Vectors Integrated Management

•Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR)

•National Profile on Chemicals Management

Set up of WG-GHS Set up of WG-GHS BrazilBrazil• Started in 2001

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

• Chair: Ministry of Development, Industry and 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 Participants at WG-GHS in 20012001•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

Institutions Participants GT-GHS in Institutions Participants GT-GHS in 20052005•Now: 43 National Institutions

• MDIC, INMETRO, MTE, FUNDACENTRO, MS, FIOCRUZ, ANVISA, MMA, IBAMA, SRF/MF, MME, MRE, MCT, MAPA, MT, ANTT, ABEMA, CRST/PMSP, ABIQUIM, ASSOCIQUIM, ABRAFATI, ABNT, ABIFINA, ANDEF, AENDA, ABICLOR/CLOROSUR, ABIHPEC, ABEGAS, PETROBRAS, MI/SNDC, IBP, ONIP, SNDC, CFQ, ABQ, SBTOX, ABONG, IQ/UnB, SINCOQUIM, SITIVESP, Agência IntegraBrasil, CNQ/CUT, CRQ-IV

• Other stakeholdes to be mobilized: National Institut for Consumers, NGOs (Public Interest, Academic and Labour)

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

Webpage´s Construction

•2002

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

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

•http://www.desenvolvimento.gov.br/sitio/secex/negInternacionais/claRotSubQuimicas/oquee.php

Activities 2003/2004• Five annual meetingsFive annual meetings

• Set up of Sub-groups Set up of Sub-groups (Glossary, Training, (Glossary, Training, Laboratories, Legislation, Public Awareness, Terms Laboratories, Legislation, Public Awareness, Terms of Reference of the WG-GHS Brazil, Project on the of Reference of the WG-GHS Brazil, Project on the Implementation of the GHS)Implementation of the GHS)

• Development of a Workshop on Laboratories (sept Development of a Workshop on Laboratories (sept 2004 – São Paulo)2004 – São Paulo)

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

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

Activities 2005 • January – Workshop about Hazard

Communication (GHS) and Chemical Accidents - V World Social Forum – (Porto Alegre)

•March – First WG meeting of the year (Brasília)

•Development of the Programme of activities 2005

•May – Second WG meeting of the year (São Paulo)

•Several meetings of the Sub-groups (Brasilia – São Paulo – Rio de Janeiro – Porto Alegre – Recife)

Activities 2005 • August – Third meeting of the year (Rio de Janeiro)

• August - Meeting of sensibilization on Laboratories August - Meeting of sensibilization on Laboratories Role in GHS (Rio de Janeiro)Role in GHS (Rio de Janeiro)

• Set up of Set up of newnew Sub-groups Sub-groups(Hazardous Waste; pesticides and Confidential (Hazardous Waste; pesticides and Confidential

Industrial Information)Industrial Information)

• October - Plenary Session; short course training October - Plenary Session; short course training meeting (6h) and a WG Meeting about GHS in the meeting (6h) and a WG Meeting about GHS in the Brazilian Toxicology Congress (Recife)Brazilian Toxicology Congress (Recife)

• November – Pilot GHS Training Course in Rio de November – Pilot GHS Training Course in Rio de Janeiro – (40 h – 5 days) 28 Nov – 2 DecJaneiro – (40 h – 5 days) 28 Nov – 2 Dec

Future Actions • Follow up and participation of additional Brazilian

institutions in the sessions of the Sub-Commitee of the GHS/ECOSOC and the OECD/GHS Task Force

• Meeting with the Pesticide Sector in Belo Horizonte

• Development of “One Week Training Course” on GHS

• Voluntary Agreement by the stakeholders for the GHS implementation

Future Actions • Disseminate GHS information through publication

(leaflets, booklets, folders)

• Legal National Framework Studies related to GHS

• Capacity building development for laboratories staff

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

• National comprehensibility Testing and Training studies on GHS

Future Actions • Mobilization and training of stakeholders: trade Mobilization and training of stakeholders: trade

unions, industry, government, university, unions, industry, government, university, consumers, othersconsumers, others

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

• Raising awareness workshopsRaising awareness workshops

• Purple Book Translation into PortuguesePurple Book Translation into Portuguese

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

Prospects • Development of Technical Cooperation

Agreements at National, Regional or International levels

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

• Development of Technical Cooperation with the Portuguese Speaking Countries (Portugal, Guiné Bissau, Timor Leste, Angola, Moçambique, Cabo Verde, São Tomé e Príncipe)

Prospects • Strengthening the activities already taking place by Strengthening the activities already taking place by

the Brazilian WG-GHS throughout international the Brazilian WG-GHS throughout international partnershipspartnerships

• Develop the synergies between chemicals Develop the synergies between chemicals agreements and mechanisms (ILO 170, agreements and mechanisms (ILO 170, Stockholm, Rotterdam, Basel, Montreal, CWC, Stockholm, Rotterdam, Basel, Montreal, CWC, SAICM, WHO Recommendations and Guidelines SAICM, WHO Recommendations and Guidelines of Pestices, PRTR, FAO Code of conduct – of Pestices, PRTR, FAO Code of conduct – Pesticides/Guidelilnes on Good Labelling Practice Pesticides/Guidelilnes on Good Labelling Practice for Pesticides, ISO 11014) and GHS in national, for Pesticides, ISO 11014) and GHS in national, regional and international levelsregional and international levels

andre.fenner@saude.gov.br

andrefenner@hotmail.com

Phone: 00 55 61 21 07 44 71

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