Transcript Thailand : Status of GHS Implementation and Capacity Building Regional GHS Review Conference for South East Asian Countries 21-23 May 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia GHS Team.

Thailand :
Status of GHS Implementation
and Capacity Building
Regional GHS Review Conference
for South East Asian Countries
21-23 May 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Content
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Inter-ministerial coordination and committees
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Legal development
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Administrative development
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Information and Database development
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Government and Business capacity building
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Public and Labour awareness raising
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Ongoing work & Way forward
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Lead Agencies for GHS implementation in Thailand
• M of Industry/
• M of Transport
• M of Agriculture
& Co-op/
Dept of
Agriculture (DOA)
Transport
Agriculture
Dept of Industrial
Works (DIW)
• M of Labour/
• M of Public
Health
/ FDA
Dept of Labour
Protection & Welfare
(DLPW)
Industry
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Inter- ministerial coordination
and Committees
I. Subcommittee on GHS
under Hazardous Substance Committee
- developing the regulatory scheme of Hazardous Substance Act
to align with GHS.
- composed of government representatives from
M of Industry
M of Labour
M of Transport
M of Public Health
M of Agriculture and Cooperatives
M of Natural Resources and Environment and etc.
& associations of related chemical industry:
Federation of Thai Industries (FTI)
Chemical Business Association
Thai-Crop Protection Association Agro-Chem Business Association
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Inter- ministerial coordination
and Committees
II. Subcommittee on Policy and Plan
under National Coordinating Committee
on Chemicals Management
- an inter-ministerial body with the participation of related
business, academia, public interest and labour organizations
- responsible for the development of National Strategic Plan on
Chemicals Management (NSPCM). The Subcommittee on Policy and
Plan on Chemicals Management has endorsed the integration of GHS
into the NSPCM.
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Achievements
National Coordinating Committee on Chemicals
Management/ Policy and Plan Subcommittee
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Awareness raising
Situation and Gap Analysis
Comprehensibility Test
Identifying GHS as priority & integrating into
3rd National Strategic Plan for Chemicals Management
(2007-2011)
Translation into action
Continue to affirm the integration of GHS Capacity Building in
4th National Strategic Plan for Chemicals Management
(2012-2021)
Translation into action through the first phase plan
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Thailand’s National Strategic Map for GHS Implementation (2007-2011)
Vision
Having the system of classification and communication of chemical hazards that is in line with the
GHS and can strengthen the Nation’s chemical safety management in sustainable manner
Chemical safety
scheme
Objective
Direction
&
Goal
Sustainable
development
International
standard
Goal level
- To improve the classification and communication system of chemical hazards to
reach the international standard and support the nation’s sustainable development,
---using participatory approach among
“Government – Business –Academia – Public interest/ Labour”
Strategic level
- To focus on the GHS implementation of 4 key sectors, i.e. (1) Industrial chemical
sector, (2) Transport sector, (3) Agriculture sector and (4) Consumer product sector,
in a cooperative and effective way
Operational level - To make GHS implementation best suited with the national context and
accommodate specific needs of target populations of 4 key sectors
Strategy
Measure
1. Administrative
development
2. Legal
development
3.Information
and database
development
4. Business capacity
development
5. Public & Labour
awareness raising
and participation
4.1 Develop resource
persons capable of
carrying out the GHS
classification & chemical
hazard communication
5.1 Build up the public
understanding of GHS
chemical hazard
communication
4.2 Enhance business
capacity to implement
the GHS
5.2 Develop partnership
with public interest /
labour organizations
for public awareness
raising process
1.1 Improve the
classification scheme
of chemical hazard
2.1 Develop / revise
legal tools to align
with the GHS
3.1 Develop information
and database to support
GHS implementation
1.2 Enhance the
communication system
of chemical hazard
2.2 Strengthen the
enforcement of legal
tools to move forward
GHS implementation
3.2 Develop an effective
and accessible process
for information and
experience sharing
about GHS
1.3 Strengthen
government capacity
and support life-cycle
management of
chemicals & related
products
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4.3 Provide GHS training
and information towards
workers to promote
workplace safety
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Legal development by Lead Agencies
Subcommittee on GHS
under Hazardous Substance Committee
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Ministry of Industry/ Dept of Industrial Works
(DIW)
Developing the key regulatory scheme to implement
GHS in the scope of Hazardous Substance Act (HZA) 1992
and the enforcement on hazardous substances in
industrial settings
Notification of Ministry of Industry on
System of Hazard Classification and
Communication of Hazardous Substances 2012
(B.E. 2555)
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Notification of Ministry of Industry on
System of Hazard Classification and
Communication of
Hazardous Substances 2012
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Effective since 13 March 2012
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Coverage: Hazardous substances under the control of
Department of Industrial Works,
Except for chemical wastes, and used electronic devices
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Manufacturers, importers, exporters and possessors of
hazardous substances are required to comply.
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Transition period : 1 year for single substances
5 years for mixtures
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Attached Provision of
Ministry of Industry’s Notification
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Table 1 Criteria for hazard classification and
elements of hazard communication
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Table 2 Information in SDSs
in accordance with GHS, 3rd revised edition (2009)
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The Cabinet, on 26 June 2012,
1.
Approved the attached provision of Ministry of
Industry’ Notification
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Designated other lead agencies to develop
Ministerial Notification to further GHS
implementation in their respective sectors
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Legal development by lead agencies (continued)
FDA is in the process of developing and revising
• Ministry of Public Health (MOPH)’s Notification
on System of Hazard Classification and
communication of Hazardous Substances
• MOPH’s Notification on Labelling and hazard
classification
>>>for GHS implementation over Household
and Public Health Use
Department of Agriculture (DOA) is in the process
of developing related Ministry of Agriculture and
Cooperatives (MOAC)’s Notifications
>> for GHS implementation over agricultural
chemicals
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Legal development by lead agencies (continued)
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Ministry of Transport
Developing the legislation and the enforcement of
UN RTDG and GHS in transport setting) through
• Thai Provision Volume-I (TP-I) on the Transport of
Dangerous Goods that is aligned with the UNRTDG
•Thai Provision Volume-II (TP-II) on the Transport of
Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail that is in line with
the European agreements (ADR and RID)
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Legal development by other agencies (continued)
 Ministry of Labour/ Dept of Labour Protection & Welfare
(DLPW)
Promoting safety management for occupational settings,
according to Labour Protection Act 1998
 Office of the Prime Minister/Office of Consumer Protection
Board (OCPB)
Promoting safety management for other consumer products
through Consumer Protection Act 1979
& Product Liability Act 2008
Notification of Labelling Committee No.27 (2010)
Re: Asbestos-containing Products are subject to Labelling Control
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Administrative Development
Hazardous Substance Committee /
Subcommittee on GHS
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Standardization of signal words and hazard statements in
Thai for labelling
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Translation of Purple Book 2009 into Thai Language
(available in hard copies, CD-ROMs, and via website of
Hazardous Substances Control Bureau / DIW at
http://eis.diw.go.th/haz/index.asp)
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1st Building block :
Hazardous substances / products under HZA
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Hazardous Substance Act (HZA)
Agency
# Hazardous
Substances
Dept. of Industrial Works
526
FDA
255
Dept. of Agriculture
692
Dept. of Fisheries
21
Dept. of Livestock
36
Dept. of Energy Business
2
Total
1532
(as of November 2009)
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Information and Database Development
• Creation of database and computer software model
classification of 500 industrial hazardous substances
according to GHS (by DIW)
• Development of Thai First Response Information
Database for the Accidents Involving Chemicals/
Dangerous Goods Transport : Thai-FRID (by Ministry of
Transport and GTZ)
About 3,000 commonly used substances are listed and
internet users can search for information by filling in
the UN Number or CAS Number or substances name.
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Information and Database Development
(continued)
• Preparation of a list of information sources and
database to support hazard classification of
agricultural hazardous chemicals according to GHS
(by Department of Agriculture; DOA)
• Translation of International Chemical Safety Cards
(ICSCs) into Thai and development of the database
(by FDA)
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Database of WHO / IPCS ICSCs in Thai Language
http://ipcs.fda.moph.go.th/csnetNEW/
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Government and Business
Capacity Building
Government:
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Department of Industrial Works (DIW) /METI /JETRO
/AOTS /FTI workshops on GHS Training of Trainers
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Trainings and dissemination about GHS implementation
to industries and factories (by DIW)
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E-learning about GHS basic knowledge (by DIW) at
<< www.diw.go.th >>
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Ministry of Transport and German Agency for Technical
Cooperation (GTZ) Training of Trainers program on
safety transport and classification of dangerous goods
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Government and Business
Capacity Building (continued)
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UNITAR–Thailand Workshop on Training and Capacity
Building for the Implementation of the GHS,
20-23 September 2011, in Bangkok.
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215 participants
Trained by the UNITAR experts
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Objective: To build up technical capacity of concerned sectors and to
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train prospective participants to be trainers in subsequent trainings.
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Government and Business
Capacity Building (continued)
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Extended trainings : UNITAR–Thailand Workshop on
GHS Capacity Building for the Development of Thailand
National Chemicals Management, 12 and 20-21
December 2012
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Trainers: resource persons trained in the advanced course of
UNITAR-ILO-OHP primary program in 2011
Training materials : UNITAR courses translated into Thai
available in hard copy and CD-Rom
and will be also made available on the web.
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 About 240 participants in the Basic Course and
110 participants in the Advanced course
Most of trainees were from related business entities
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UNITAR–Thailand Extended trainings
in December 2012
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Public & labour awareness raising
Government:
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People manual on transport of
dangerous goods by roads
(by Department of Land Transport;
DLT)
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Manual on sound management
of agricultural chemicals,
including GHS information
for local administrative organizations
(by Department of Agricultural
Extension; DOAE)
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Public
Public &
& labour
labour awareness
awareness raising
raising (continued)
(continued)
 GHS pilot school project (by FDA, Office of
the Basic Education Commission; OBEC, and
Thailand Environment Institute; TEI)
 FDA, in collaboration with OBEC, developed learning
content on GHS chemical hazard communication
and integrated into health and physical education
group under the compulsory education curriculum
of primary school level 2. The books is currently
used by students all over the country.
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Public & labour awareness raising (continued)
Public & labour awareness raising (continued)
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GHS awareness raising materials for the public and selflearning materials, e.g. CD - Rom, notebooks for kids,
displaying exhibition sets, and booklets for consumers and
the public (by FDA)
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FDA has developed e-learning media for students at all
levels, embedded in FDA website.
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FDA has recently created multimedia learning CD-ROM
called “ My House-Safety First: How to use hazardous
substances products in household”. It is also posted on the
website of Oryor (FDA) Learning Center.
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Public & labour awareness raising (continued)
Private sector:
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Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) and Chemical business
associations organized awareness raising workshops on GHS for
industrial and agricultural chemicals management
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Chemical Industry Club / Federation of Thai Industries training
courses on GHS for industrial business entities
Others:
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Awareness raising activities for public interest organizations
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Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University has integrated GHS
contents into Occupational Health and Safety curriculum, for
occupational safety officers.
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Ongoing Work and Way Forward
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Updating GHS implementation plan as a high priority
sub-strategy under the Fourth National Strategic Plan
on Chemicals Management (2012-2021)
Cabinet approved the 4th NSPCM
on 12 April 2011
Translation into 3 phases action plans
1st phase : 2012-2015
2nd phase: 2016-2018
3rd phase: 2019-2021
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Goal
Within 2021 social and environment is safe by effective management of chemicals in
accordance with national development and participation from all sectors.”
People
sector
Social and Environment
is Safe from chemicals
3. Reduce Risk
from chemical dangers
2. Develop capacity and role
of all sectors on chemicals management
Private
sector
Rolling plan
1. Develop inventories, mechanisms, tools for
fully integrated system of chemicals management
Rolling plan
Gov
Sector
Rolling plan
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Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Ongoing Work and Way Forward
(continued)
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Legal development by concern ministries to
implement GHS under Hazardous Substance Act
(by FDA, DOA)
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Development of GHS technical guideline and
manual (by DIW, FDA)
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Development of an additional book called
“ Label: knowledge for smart use” incorporating
chemical safety and GHS chemical hazard
communication into health and physical education
group under the compulsory education curriculum
of primary school level 4 is ongoing (by FDA).
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Ongoing Work and Way Forward
(continued)
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Development of GHS information exchange
website for academia, business, the public and
GHS school network (by FDA)
<< http://ipcs.fda.moph.go.th/csnetNEW/ >>
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Dissemination of GHS information to health
personnel in the network of poison control centers
and adverse product reaction centers (by FDA,
Department of Medical Services and Ramathibodi
Poison Center)
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SAWASDEE
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