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Thailand National Focal Point for IFCS Chemical Safety Section Food and Drug Administration

Thailand Perspectives on GHS Capacity Building Programme. Thailand National Focal Point for IFCS Chemical Safety Section Food and Drug Administration Ministry of Public Health July 2003. 2nd National Master Plan on Chemical Safety (2002 - 2006). 28 Aug.2001. Cabinet endorsement.

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Thailand National Focal Point for IFCS Chemical Safety Section Food and Drug Administration

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  1. Thailand Perspectives on GHS Capacity Building Programme Thailand National Focal Point for IFCS Chemical Safety Section Food and Drug Administration Ministry of Public Health July 2003

  2. 2nd National Master Plan on Chemical Safety (2002 - 2006) 28 Aug.2001 Cabinet endorsement National Action Plan Cabinet endorsement July 2003 Implementation, monitoring, evaluation

  3. NSEDP (2002-2006) Gov. Contributing agencies IFCS Strategy 1 Nat’ Chem. Info. Network Strategy 2 ER & preparedness for chem. accident Strategy 3 Chemical Waste Management Strategy 4 National Poison Centres Network Strategy 5 R&D Programme Structure of Thailand’s 2nd NMP Policies : Principle : To coordinate policies Objectives: 1) To develop the systematic chemicals management 2) To encourage knowledge and awareness

  4. Strategy 3 Chemical Waste Management Pollution Control Dept. Strategy 1 Nat’ Chem. Info. Network Dept. of Industrial Works Strategy 2 ER & preparedness for chem. Accident Dept. of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Strategy 4 National Poison Centres Network Medical Service Dept. Strategy 5 R&D Office of Thailand Research Fund.(TRF) Designated Principal Organizations for the 2nd NMP

  5. GHS Thailand perspectives

  6. June 2003, GHS awareness raising workshop approx. 45 participants from 16 relevant parties. gov, industry, NGOs, academics, media

  7. To debate • Consequences of GHS • GHS implications for Thailand • What next? Who? How? When?

  8. GHS Consequences Public Knowledge and awareness raising Industry Government • Laws & regulations • Facilitation of International • Trade • Inventory • Investment

  9. GHS implications for Thailand • National Policy • Coordinating system / infrastructure • Current laws and legislations • Incompetence in GHS implementation (gov, industry,esp. SME, publics) • Many agencies involved • GHS expertise

  10. GHS implications (Cont.) • APEC Chemical Dialogue and the GHS, Feb., May, Aug., Oct. 2003 , Thailand Encourage GHS into the national policy Sep. 2003, GHS capacity building workshops, Taipei.

  11. What next? 1. Encourage GHS into the National Policy 2. Conduct situation analysis for GHS implementation - gaps/strength/weakness/ capacity building needs 3. Formulate national GHS action plan (building - block approach) 4. Establish coordinating infrastructure/mechanism 5. Implement, monitor and evaluate

  12. Who? Ministry of Industry, Department of Industrial Works is the main contributing agency for GHS

  13. How? When? • Identify capacity building needs • The UNITAR/ILO Capacity Building Program will foster the success of GHS implementation in Thailand • Immediately

  14. Forum IV 1-7 November 2003 Bangkok Thailand

  15. GHS Evening Workshop 2 November 2003

  16. Thank you for your attention

  17. Economic/Society/ Environment waste Contamination Misuse Disaster Health Industry PublicHealth Waste Agriculture Consumption

  18. Chemical Risk e.g. • Chemicals in Health Care Products (e.g. medicines, food , cosmetics, other household chemicals) • Industrial chemicals • Agriculture chemicals • Environmental chemicals • Occupational chemicals • etc.

  19. Chemical Risk Communication • Collaboration and information exchange among agencies • Building knowledge & awareness of the Public

  20. National Coordinating Policy on Chemical Safety Thailand National Coordinating Committee on Chemical Safety - Public Health Minister - Chair - High level officers for contributing ministries - members - ( FDA- Secretariat group ) 2nd National Master Plan (NMP) on Chemical Safety (2002 - 2006)

  21. Aim of Strategy 1: Nat’1 Chem Info Network By 2006, The national coordinating center for Chemical information network Information systems for supporting management of emergency chemical accident, chemical waste, poison center, R & D

  22. Agenda 21, Chapter 19 1992 UNCED 1994 IFCS Forum I 1997 IFCS Forum II 2000IFCS Forum III 17 Priorities for action beyond 2000 “B1 : Harmonize classification and Labeling ” Target : All Countries implement GHS by 2008 2000 WSSD Global GHS Capacity Building Partnership

  23. Drawback and Limitation Government • Lack of expertise in GHS implementation • Insufficient chemical safety staff • Cooperation among implementing agencies • Development of legislation and implementation takes a lot of time and efforts

  24. Drawback and Limitation (cont.) Industry Expense Price • SME incompetence • Translation of Information into Thai is need • In case of “Mixture” , difficulty in assessing health/ Environment hazards

  25. Drawback and Limitation (cont.) Public • Price Burden • Educational and Awareness Raising program for public is needed

  26. Recommendations • GHS Seminar/Workshop for all concerned agencies • situation analysis for GHS implementation • Action GHS Selection of high - concerned area Establishment of corresponding plan by public & private sectors [ Building Block approach ]

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