Strengthening capacities to Strengthening capacities to implement the GHS in Senegal implement the GHS in Senegal

Progress report Progress report

Ousmane SOW Ousmane SOW

ActivitiesActivities

1. National planning meeting1. National planning meeting

2. Steering committee2. Steering committee

3. Situation3. Situation AnalysisAnalysis

4. Tests of comprehensibility4. Tests of comprehensibility

National planning meeting National planning meeting

March 14, 2005 was held in Dakar the March 14, 2005 was held in Dakar the national planning meeting of the GHS national planning meeting of the GHS project under the presidency of the project under the presidency of the Ministry of the Environment, UNITAR Ministry of the Environment, UNITAR and Swiss Embassy. and Swiss Embassy.

This meeting permitted to determine This meeting permitted to determine the four sectors concerned with the the four sectors concerned with the GHS implementation. GHS implementation.

National planning meetingNational planning meeting

The four sectors are as follows: The four sectors are as follows:

1. Industry1. Industry

2. Agriculture2. Agriculture

3. Transport3. Transport

4. Consumption4. Consumption

National planning meetingNational planning meeting

The meeting also permitted to The meeting also permitted to present the various phases of the present the various phases of the pilot project of the GHS which must pilot project of the GHS which must take 20 months:take 20 months:

Phase 1:Preparation of the situation Analysis /gaps and Phase 1:Preparation of the situation Analysis /gaps and tests of comprehensibility: tests of comprehensibility: April to September 2005April to September 2005

Phase 2:Capacity building targeted on the GHS: Phase 2:Capacity building targeted on the GHS: October October 2005 to August 20062005 to August 2006

Phase 3:Development of a strategic plan for the adoption Phase 3:Development of a strategic plan for the adoption of the GHS in 2008: of the GHS in 2008: September 2006 to November 2006 September 2006 to November 2006

Steering committee Steering committee

A steering committee made up of 4 A steering committee made up of 4 working groups was formed with working groups was formed with terms of reference well defined on terms of reference well defined on the basis of the sectors: the basis of the sectors:

IndustryIndustry AgricultureAgriculture TransportTransport ConsumptionConsumption

Situation analysisSituation analysis

The situation analysis was carried out The situation analysis was carried out and it showed: and it showed:

a weakness on the level of the a weakness on the level of the comprehension of the labelling and the comprehension of the labelling and the classification for the majority of the classification for the majority of the actors concerned; actors concerned;

an inexistence of a legal and lawful an inexistence of a legal and lawful framework and;framework and;

a lack of infrastructures of hazards a lack of infrastructures of hazards communication relating to chemicals.communication relating to chemicals.

Tests of comprehensibility Tests of comprehensibility

From 17 to 19 August, 2005, was held From 17 to 19 August, 2005, was held the national workshop on GHS the national workshop on GHS comprehensibility testing.comprehensibility testing.

Several actors of the administration Several actors of the administration and the civil society took part in this and the civil society took part in this meeting.meeting.

Tests of comprehensibility Tests of comprehensibility

During the workshop, the participants During the workshop, the participants were initiated in the use of this were initiated in the use of this questionnaire which comprises six (6) questionnaire which comprises six (6) modules. modules.

Each module was the subject of a Each module was the subject of a thorough analysis in an interactive thorough analysis in an interactive way and clarifications were brought way and clarifications were brought by Mrs Andrea Rother of the Medical by Mrs Andrea Rother of the Medical School of Public Health, University of School of Public Health, University of Cape Town. Cape Town.

Tests of comprehensibility Tests of comprehensibility Main recommendations resulting from Main recommendations resulting from

this workshop: this workshop:

integration of the training on the tools integration of the training on the tools of GHS hazards communication in the of GHS hazards communication in the school course of the pupils; school course of the pupils;

translation in our local languages of translation in our local languages of the tools of GHS communication;the tools of GHS communication;

training of all categories of actors training of all categories of actors

exposed to the risks of chemicals; exposed to the risks of chemicals;

Tests of comprehensibility Tests of comprehensibility

availability of the workers who are in availability of the workers who are in permanent contact with chemicals to permanent contact with chemicals to have safety data sheets; have safety data sheets;

need for adopting the international need for adopting the international regulation, especially, with regard to the regulation, especially, with regard to the transport of the dangerous goods; transport of the dangerous goods;

Tests of comprehensibility Tests of comprehensibility installation of a regulation on the installation of a regulation on the

labelling and the classification of labelling and the classification of chemicals at the national level for chemicals at the national level for the application of GHS; the application of GHS;

installation at the national level of a installation at the national level of a regulation on the transport of the regulation on the transport of the dangerous goods; dangerous goods;

need for making more significant need for making more significant certain pictograms, in consideration certain pictograms, in consideration of our sociocultural context. of our sociocultural context.