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Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment

Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment. Forum V Side Event. GHS Implementation: Contributing to National Chemical Safety and Sustainable Development Brazilian Experience on the Implementation of GHS. Roque Puiatti, MSc Ministry of Labour and Employment.

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Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment

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  1. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment Forum V Side Event GHS Implementation: Contributing to National Chemical Safety and Sustainable Development BrazilianExperience on the Implementation of GHS Roque Puiatti, MSc Ministry of Labour and Employment

  2. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment Background • 1998 – Ratification of the International Labour Organization (ILO) 170 Convention - (Safe Use of Chemicals in the Workplace) • 1998 to 2001 – Participation of the ILOWorking Group on Hazard Communication • 2001 – Application for a member of the Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally HarmonizedSystem of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (SCEGHS) – UN ECOSOC

  3. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/ghs/ghs_welcome_e.html

  4. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment International Landmarks • 1992 - AGENDA 21 – Rio de Janeiro - Brazil • - Chapter 19 – Programatic Area “B” • 2000 – IFCS FORUM III – Salvador - Brazil • Bahia Declaration – GHS fully operational by 2008 • 2002 - WSSD – Johannesburg – South Africa • Implementation Plan– Art. 22 • Dec 2002 – Adoption of the GHS – SCEGHS • 2003 – IFCS FORUM IV – Bangkok - Thailand

  5. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment National Commission on Chemical Safety • Ministerial Ordinance N º 319 - Dec/2000 – CONASQ • Objective: chemical safety multi-institutional promotion 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

  6. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment Working Group GHS Brazil • Started in 2001 • GHS Subgroup of the National Commission on Chemical Safety - CONASQ • Priority Action: GHS Implementation • Chair: Ministry of Development, Industry and Trade • Vice-Chair: Ministry of Labour • 12 institutions participating

  7. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment Working Group GHS Brazil • 2006 : 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 stakeholders to be mobilized: Consumers Associations, Emergency Responders, NGOs (Public Interest, Academic, Labour, Environment, ...),...

  8. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment Working Group GHS Brazil • 2002 – Five meetings • Brazilian GHS Implementation Preliminary Study developed by the Brazilian Chemical Industry Association - ABIQUIM (“state of the art”, difficulties and challenges) • 1st National Workshop - Sao Paulo, Nov 2002

  9. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment Working Group GHS Brazil • 2002 – GHS Brazil Web Page • Hosted by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Trade • Updated Information, Meetings Reports, Workshops Documents, Seminars, Links,... • http://www.desenvolvimento.gov.br/sitio/secex/ • negInternacionais/claRotSubQuimicas/oquee.php

  10. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment GHS Brazil Web page

  11. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment Working Group GHS Brazil • 2003-2004 –Five meetings/year • Set up the Sub-groups: Glossary, Training, Laboratories, Legislation, Public Awareness, Terms of Reference, Implementation • 1st Workshop on Laboratory’s Role in the GHS (sept 2004 – Sao Paulo) • Presentations about the GHS in Seminars, Congress, Workshops,...

  12. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment South America Workshop • South American Sub-regional Workshop on Chemical Hazard Communication and GHS Implementation • 29 Nov to 02 Dec 2004 - São Paulo (UNITAR/ILO/GTZ/USA/Brazil)

  13. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment South America Workshop Conclusions • Reaffirmation of the commitment to the WSSD target of GHS implementation by 2008 • Agreement on the benefits of appropriate GHS implementation to facilitate trade and improve the protection of human health and the environment • Agreement that national development mechanisms for multisectoral approaches, with relevant civil society organizations, is essential for GHS implementation

  14. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment MERCOSUR • SGT-11 and RMS (Working Group and Ministries Meeting – Health) • 2 Commissions (Environmental Health and Risks Management) • SGT-10 (Working Group Labour) • SGT-6 (Working Group Environment)

  15. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment Working Group GHS Brazil • 2005 - Four meetings • Workshop about Hazard Communication (GHS) and Chemical Accidents – • V World Social Forum – Porto Alegre • participation (as observer) OECD Task Force on Harmonization of Classification and Labelling meeting (Paris 2005 and Rome 2006) • Plenary Session and short-course about GHS in the Brazilian Toxicology Congress (Recife)

  16. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment Working Group GHS Brazil • Several meetings of the Sub-groups • Set up new sub-groups: • Hazardous Wastes • Pesticides • Confidential Industrial Information (CBI) • Translation to Portuguese of the draft A Guide to GHS-OSHA/USA (ABIQUIM) • 1st Pilot GHS Training Course - Rio de Janeiro (40 h – 5 days) 28 Nov – 2 Dec

  17. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment Working Group GHS Brazil • 2006- First meeting - Brasília • 1st Governamental Meeting about GHS Implementation • Four awarenessraising GHS workshops • (Oct – Dec 2006 ) – Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Belo Horizonte and Manaus • 2nd GHS Training Course (40 h – 5 days) Dec 2006 - Sao Paulo

  18. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment Working Group GHS Brazil • Comprehensibility Study Testing on GHS – Ministry of Health (in process) • Translation/publication of the Purple Book to Portuguese – Ministry of Health (in process) • Dissemination of GHS information through publications (leaflets,booklets, ...)

  19. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment

  20. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment 2007 - 2008 • Mobilization and training of stakeholders: trade unions, industry, government, university, consumers, toxicology centers, professional associations, ... • Sectorial studies on the GHS implementation (health, labour, trade, environment, transport, pesticides, ....) • Legislative framework and timeframe for the GHS implementation (“transitional period”)

  21. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment 2007 - 2008 • Gap Analysis legislation studies • Discussion for the application of the Building Block Approach • Strengthening ongoing activities of the Brazilian WG-GHS through Mercosur, South America and international partnerships

  22. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment 2007 - 2008 • Development of the synergies among the chemical agreements and mechanisms • (SAICM, ILO 170 & 174, Stockholm, Roterdam, Basel, PRTR, Montreal Protocol,...) • and GHS at national, regional and international levels • Production of GHS video - FUNDACENTRO

  23. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment Gaps • Low priority • Lack of awareness of the decision-makers • Lack of capacity building and training programmes • - No pilot country in South America • - 2nd South America Workshop (in 2007) • Lack of human and financial resources

  24. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment Gaps • Lack of coordination among sectors • Difficulties of access chemical databases • Lack of guidance • Donor reluctance – restrictive financial situations and adecrease in funds available from donors • GHS and SME

  25. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment • GHS is a plataform for the sound management of Chemicals and it’s implementation is an important element for the sustainable development.

  26. Government of Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment Thanks for your attention! roque.puiatti@mte.gov.br ghs@desenvolvimento.gov.br

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