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June 2002
“GHS Conference for ASEAN: Implementation Towards 2008 and Beyond”
Jakarta, Indonesia9-11 May 2007
ANGELITA F. ARCELLANADTI-BOI
GHS National Coordinator
STATUS OF GHS IMPLEMENTATION PHILIPPINES
BackgroundBackground
2002 - During the World Summit on Sustainable
Development, the Philippines pledged to
implement the GHS by 2008.
- The Philippines has also agreed with the other
international bodies like APEC Chemical
Dialogue and AMEICC to adopt the GHS.
BackgroundBackground2004 - In March, JETRO/AOTS started conducting
seminars/workshops on GHS.
- The Board of Investments (BOI), an attached
agency of the Dept. of Trade and Industry, was
designated as the national lead agency for GHS
implementation.
- A GHS Multi-Sectoral Committee was formed per recommendation during the 2nd APEC Chemical Dialogue in Malaysia in Sept 2004.
BackgroundBackground
2005 - The Philippines was selected in March
2005 by UNITAR as one of the first
3 pilot countries in ASEAN for its GHS
capacity building and implementation
project, which paved the way for GHS
for GHS implementation initiatives.
June 2002
National GHS Implementation Structure
The National GHS Implementation Committee is the governing body with the BOI as the coordinating agency and chair of all Sectoral Committees, composed of representatives from:
Government – 26 agencies Industry – 4 associations Civil Society – 5 public interest and labor organizations
.
June 2002
Members of National Implementation CommitteeMembers of National Implementation Committee
Government:
1. Board of Investments (DTI-BOI)2. Civil Service Commission (CSC)3. Department of Agriculture-Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority
(DA-FPA)4. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR), main5. DENR-Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)
6. Department of Finance-Bureau of Customs (DOF-BOC)7. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)8. Department of Health-Bureau of Food and Drugs (DOH-
BFAD)
June 2002
Members of National Implementation CommitteeMembers of National Implementation Committee
Government :
9. DOH-National Center for Disease Prevention and Control (DOH-NCDPC)10. Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), main11. DILG – Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)12. Department of Labor and Employment-Bureau of Working Conditions (DOLE-BWC)13. DOLE-Occupational Safety and Health Center (DOLE- OSHC)14. Department of Trade and Industry-Bureau of Product Standards (DTI-BPS)15. DTI-Bureau of Small & Medium Enterprises Development (BSMED)16. Department of Transportation and Communications DOTC), main
June 2002
Members of National Implementation CommitteeMembers of National Implementation Committee
Government :
17. DOTC-Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) 18. Department of Science and Technology-Industrial
Technology Development Institute (DOST- ITDI) 19. National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) 20. Philippine National Police (PNP)
21. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 22. Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) 23. Philippine Information Agency (PIA) 24. Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) 25. University of the Philippines – National Engineering Center
(UP-NEC) 26. UP - National Poison Control and Information Service
(UP-NPCIS)
June 2002
Members of National Implementation CommitteeMembers of National Implementation Committee
Industry:
27. Samahan sa Pilipinas ng mga Industriyang Kimika (SPIK)28. Crop Life Philippines, Inc.
29. Philippine International Seafreight Forwarders Assn. 30. Philippine Association of Chemical Suppliers, Inc. (PACSI)
Civil Society: 31. Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP)
32. Pesticide Action Network (PAN), Phils. 33. Nationwide Association of Consumers, Inc. (NACI) 34. Philippine Seafarers Union (PSU) 35. Philippine Society of Clinical and Occupational Toxicology (PSCOT)
June 2002
Sectoral CommitteesSectoral Committees
1. Industrial Workplace
Government – DOLE-OSHC (Department of Labor
and Employment, thru the Occupational
Safety and Health Center) as co-chair Industry – SPIK (Chemical Industry Assn.
of the Philippines)
Civil Society – Trade Union Congress of the
Philippines (TUCP)
June 2002
Sectoral CommitteesSectoral Committees
2. Agriculture
Government – DA-FPA (Department of Agriculture,
thru the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority
(FPA) as co-chair
Industry – Croplife Philippines, Inc.(CPI)
Civil Society – Pesticide Action Network (PAN)
June 2002
Sectoral CommitteesSectoral Committees
3. Transport
Government – DOTC (Department of Transportation and
Communications (DOTC) for the Transport
Sector, thru its main office as co-chair
Industry – Philippine International Seafreight
Forwarders Assn. (PISFA)
Civil Society – TUCP
June 2002
Sectoral CommitteesSectoral Committees
4. Consumer Products
Government – DTI-BPS (Department of Trade and Industry,
thru the DTI Bureau of Product Standards) as
co-chair
Industry – SPIK
Civil Society – Nationwide Association of
Consumers, Inc. (NACI)
June 2002
Sub-Committees Handling Cross-Cutting IssuesSub-Committees Handling Cross-Cutting Issues
Sub-Committee Co-Chair
1. Legislation DENR-EMB
2. Comprehensibility Testing UP-NEC
3. Technical Training DOLE-OSHC
4. Awareness Raising Phil. Information Agency
5. International Affairs Dept of Foreign Affairs
June 2002
Phase 1 (July 2005 – February 2006)
Situation & Gap Analysis (conducted by the four (4) Sectoral Committees)
Comprehensibility Testing (conducted by University of the Philippines-National Engineering Center)
GHS Implementation Timetable
June 2002
Phase 2
The National GHS Workshop was held on 8-10 May 2006, where the results of the Comprehensibility Testing (CT) and Situation and Gap Analysis were presented. An implementation plan/strategy was also developed.
GHS Implementation Timetable
June 2002
Awareness Raising & Capacity Building Activities Seminars/Workshops Conducted by JETRO/AOTSSeminars/Workshops Conducted by JETRO/AOTS
Type No. of
Seminars Conducted
Date No. of
Participants
Basic Seminar 3 March 16, 2004
Nov. 8, 2004
Jan. 19, 2005 162
Basic Workshop 4 March 17 & 18, 2004
Nov. 9 & 10, 2004
Intermediate Workshop 3 Nov. 11– 12, 2004
Jan. 17–18, 2005
Jan. 20-21, 2005
41
Advanced Workshop 2 Aug. 22-26, 2005
Oct. 24-28, 2005
18
Instructor’s Training Course
(Tokyo, Japan)
2 Feb 15- 28, 2006
Sept 4-15, 2006
4
4
June 2002
Four (4) 2-day nationwide training workshops were conducted by SPIK (Chemical Industry Association
of the Philippines), for mostly SMEs and non-SPIK member companies, for a total of 143 participants:
1. Cebu (28-29 July 2006) 2. Metro Manila/National Capital Region (18-19 August 2006) 3. Cagayan de Oro (October 2006) 4. Region 3 (December 2006)
Phase 2 - Phase 2 - Industry Activities
June 2002
Participants in SPIK Workshops: Manufacturers, importers, distributors, traders,
retailers, repackers, transporters, and emergency responders. Chemistry students, faculty members teaching Chemistry, and government regulators also participated.
Industry Activities
June 2002
SPIK’s Training Module include the following:
1. Overview of GHS
2. Presentation of the Philippine National Implementation of GHS
from 2005-2007.
3. Lecture and workshop on Physical Hazards
4. Lecture and workshop on Health and Environmental Hazards
5. Lecture and workshop on Labels and SDS
6. Introduction to References, Databases, Sources of
Information for GHS .
Industry Activities
June 2002
Awareness Raising Workshops by Public Interest and Labor Organizations:
Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) for the Industrial Workplace and Transport Sectors
Pesticide Action Network (PAN, Phils.) for the Agriculture Sector
Nationwide Association of Consumers, Inc. (NACI) for the Consumer Sector
Phase 2 - Phase 2 - Civil Society Activities
June 2002
TUCP Awareness Raising Activities: ● Regional Training Workshop on Globally Regional Training Workshop on Globally
Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) for POSITIVE Core Trainers, of Chemicals (GHS) for POSITIVE Core Trainers, held in Dheld in Davao City on 07 – 08 February 2007, attended by 25 trade union leaders from Mindanao-based TUCP-affiliated federations.
● Participation-Oriented Safety Improvements by Participation-Oriented Safety Improvements by Trade Unions Initiative: National Trainers’ Trade Unions Initiative: National Trainers’ ConferenceConference, held 06-09 December 2006, Occupational Safety and Health Center, Diliman, Quezon City
Civil Society Activities
June 2002
Pesticide Action Network (PAN, Phils.) Activities
● A GHS Workshop for Civil Society was held on October 13 2006, attended by 23 participants representing key national NGOs.
● PAN Phils. produced and distributed a brochure on GHS, pictogram posters and a resource CD.
● Media releases were also done to broaden the
reach for public awareness.
Civil Society Activities
June 2002
Nationwide Association of Consumers, Inc. (NACI) Activities ● Consumer Education Seminars on GHS were
conducted by NACI in Metro Manila on 09 December 2006 and in Cebu on 20 January 2007, for a total of 58 participants. Another seminar is being scheduled in Davao by end of May 2007.
● NACI also distributed copies of the brochure on GHS.
Civil Society Activities
June 2002
Activities Conducted by the Sub-Committee on Legislation, headed by BOI and Environmental Management Bureau:
National Consultations, Workshops and Forum on the Legal Implementation of GHS were conducted in April, May and November 2006.
Roundtable Discussions and TWG Meetings for the Drafting of the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA 6969, otherwise known as the Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990, to incorporate the provision of GHS, were done from October 2006 to April 2007.
Phase 2 - Preparation of Draft GHS Legislation
June 2002
The Revised IRR to implement the GHS has already been PREPARED by the TWG on GHS Legislation. A public hearing is being scheduled early June 2007.
- Included in the IRR is the delineation of duties and responsibilities of concerned agencies/institutions/entities in the implementation of GHS.
Status of Draft GHS Legislation(Milestone)
June 2002
Other Activities/Strategies for the Implementation of GHS
Preparation of Label Standards
Creation of a Technical Committee by the DTI Bureau of Product Standards for the preparation of label standards for chemicals.
June 2002
Advocacy/Promotion of GHS in the Philippines
DOLE-OSHC Activities:
IEC materials such as posters, brochures, chemical safety tips have been reproduced and distributed in government offices and industrial workplaces. Learning Sessions on GHS were conducted in 10 regionsInfo campaign thru tri-media: Radio, TV and focus group discussions
June 2002
Other Activities for the Implementation of GHS
Information Brochure for SMEs
UNITAR has also entered into a MOA with SPIK to produce an information brochure on the GHS for companies especially SMEs.
June 2002
Phase 3
Road Map Development and National Review Workshop scheduled in June 2007
Thank you!!!Thank you!!!
MABUHAYMABUHAY!!
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