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NATIONAL GHS IMPLEMENTATION PHILIPPINES

NATIONAL GHS IMPLEMENTATION PHILIPPINES. Presentation by: ANGELITA F. ARCELLANA GHS National Coordinator Philippines 15 November 2005. EXISTING LEGISLATIONS ADDRESSING THE MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICALS . EXISTING LEGISLATIONS ADDRESSING THE MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICALS - 2 .

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NATIONAL GHS IMPLEMENTATION PHILIPPINES

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  1. NATIONAL GHS IMPLEMENTATION PHILIPPINES Presentation by: ANGELITA F. ARCELLANA GHS National Coordinator Philippines 15 November 2005

  2. EXISTING LEGISLATIONS ADDRESSING THE MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICALS

  3. EXISTING LEGISLATIONS ADDRESSING THE MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICALS - 2

  4. EXISTING LEGISLATIONS ADDRESSING THE MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICALS - 3

  5. History of GHS Implementation • During the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development, the Philippines pledged to implement the GHS by 2008. • The Philippines has since then concurred with the decision of other international bodies to adopt the GHS. • APEC Chemical Dialogue (APEC-CD) • ASEAN Economic Ministers – Ministry of International Trade and Industry (JAPAN) Economic and Industrial Cooperation Committee (AMEICC)

  6. History of GHS Implementation • 28 September 2004 - The BOI Board approved the creation of an Inter-Agency Committee chaired by the BOI to oversee the full implementation of the GHS in the country. • 11 March 2005 - The inter-agency body was transformed into a multi-sectoral body.

  7. UNITAR GHS Project • On 16 May 2005, the Philippines was selected by UNITAR as one of the 3 pilot countries in ASEAN for GHS capacity building and implementation project.

  8. Achievements To Date • Creation of National Implementation Committee • Creation of Sectoral Groups • Creation of Sub-Committees to Address Cross-Cutting Concerns • Conduct of Comprehensibility Testing and Pilot Testing on 24 to 25 October

  9. Members of National Implementation Committee Government: 1)Board of Investments (DTI-BOI)2)Bureau of Customs (BOC)3)Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD)4)Bureau of Plant Industries (DA-BPI)5)Bureau of Product Standards (DTI-BPS)6)Bureau of Small & Medium Enterprises Development (BSMED)7)Civil Service Commission (CSC)8)Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)9)Department of Finance (DOF)10)Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)

  10. Members of National Implementation Committee Government – 2: 11)Department of Health (DOH)12)Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)13)Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)14)Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC)15)Environmental Management Bureau (DENR- EMB)16)   Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (DA-FPA)17)Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI)18)National Economic Development Authority (NEDA)

  11. Members of National Implementation Committee Government - 3: 19)Occupational Safety and Health Center (DOLE- OSHC)21)Philippine Coast Guard (DOTC-PCG)22)Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)23)Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)24)Philippine Information Agency (PIA)25)Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)26)University of the Philippines – National Engineering Center (UP-NEC)27) UP - National Poison Control and Information Service (UP-NPCIS)

  12. Members of National Implementation Committee Industry: 28)Samahan sa Pilipinas ng mga Industriyang Kimika (SPIK)29) Croplife Philippines, Inc. 30) Philippine International Seafreight Forwarders Assn. 31)Philippine Association of Chemical Suppliers, Inc. (PACSI)

  13. Members of National Implementation Committee Civil Society: 32)Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) 33) Pesticide Action Network (PAN) 34) Philippine Seafarers Union (PSU) 35) National Federation of Women’s Club (NFW) 36) Philippine Society of Clinical and Occupational Toxicology (PSCOT)

  14. Sectoral Groups

  15. Sectoral Groups - 2

  16. Sectoral Groups – 3

  17. Sectoral Groups - 4

  18. GHS Sub-Committees

  19. Awareness Raising & Capacity BuildingSeminars/Workshops Conducted by JETRO/AOTS:

  20. Orientation Seminar Under the UNITAR GHS Project GHS Orientation Seminar was held for the members of the National GHS Implementation Committee on 29 July 2005.

  21. Need for Capacity Building No. of firms engaged in the manufacture of industrial chemicals and chemical products - 300 No. of people who have undergone advanced workshop training: SPIK - 15 (out of 60 members) Government - 3

  22. Companies Which Have Implemented GHS

  23. CHALLENGES • Lack of awareness within government, industry and civil society • Existing legislations do not address labeling. • Lack of capacity building • Lack of technical expertise for classification labeling & SDS • Lack of resources • Industry, specially SMEs already burdened by global competition, see having to adapt to new standards as additional cost of doing business

  24. THANK YOU. MABUHAY!

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