NATIONAL GHS NATIONAL GHS IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATION

PHILIPPINESPHILIPPINES

Presentation by:ANGELITA F. ARCELLANA

GHS National CoordinatorPhilippines

15 November 2005

EXISTING LEGISLATIONS ADDRESSING THE MANAGEMENT EXISTING LEGISLATIONS ADDRESSING THE MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICALS OF CHEMICALS

   Legislation Responsible Department or Bodies

Chemicals Use/Categorie

s Covered

RA 6969 -

Toxic Substances and Hazardous Wastes Control Act of 1990

Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)

 

Inter-Agency Technical Advisory Council composed of the Secretaries of DENR, DOH. DTI, DOST, DND, DFA, DOLE, DOF, DA, NGO Reps. on health and safety, Director. of Nuclear Research Inst.

All toxic chemicals, hazardous and nuclear wastes

EXISTING LEGISLATIONS ADDRESSING THE MANAGEMENT EXISTING LEGISLATIONS ADDRESSING THE MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICALS - 2 OF CHEMICALS - 2

Legislation Responsible Department

or Bodies

Chemicals Use/Categories

Covered

RA 8749 -

Clean Air Act EMB Releases of dioxins and

furans

PD 1144 -

Creation of Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA)

FPA Pesticides and fertilizers

PD 881-

Empowering the Secretary of Health to Regulate the Labeling, Sale and Distribution of Household Hazardous Substances

Dept. of Health Hazardous substances

EXISTING LEGISLATIONS ADDRESSING THE MANAGEMENT EXISTING LEGISLATIONS ADDRESSING THE MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICALS - 3 OF CHEMICALS - 3

Legislation Responsible Department or

Bodies

Chemicals Use/Categories

Covered

PD 601 -

Revised Coast Guard Law Philippine Coast Guard Various chemicals

RA 7394 -

Consumer Act of the Philippines

Dept. of Trade and Industry (DTI)

Various chemicals

Occupational Safety and Health Standards of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)

DOLE Industrial Chemicals

History of GHS ImplementationHistory 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)

History of GHS ImplementationHistory 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.

UNITAR GHS ProjectUNITAR 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.

Achievements To DateAchievements 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

Members of National Implementation Members of National Implementation CommitteeCommittee

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)

Members of National Implementation Members of National Implementation CommitteeCommitteeGovernment – 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)

Members of National Implementation Members of National Implementation CommitteeCommittee 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)

Members of National Implementation Members of National Implementation CommitteeCommittee

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)

Members of National Implementation Members of National Implementation CommitteeCommittee

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)

Sectoral GroupsSectoral Groups

1. Industrial Workplace

Government – Chair: DTI-BOI

Co-Chair: Department of Labor

and Employment -

Occupational Safety and

Health Center (DOLE-OSHC)

Industry - SPIK (Chemical Industry Assn.

of the Philippines)

Civil Society - Trade Union Congress of the

Philippines (TUCP)

Sectoral Groups - 2Sectoral Groups - 2

2. Agriculture

Government – Chair: DTI-BOI

Co-Chair: Department of

Agriculture - Fertilizer

and Pesticide

Authority (DA-FPA)

Industry - Croplife Philippines, Inc.(CPI)

Civil Society - Pesticide Action Network (PAN)

Sectoral Groups – 3Sectoral Groups – 33. Transportation

Government - Chair: DTI-BOI

Co-Chair: Department of

Transportation and

Communications (DOTC)

Industry - Philippine International Seafreight

Forwarders Assn. (PISFA)

Civil Society - Philippine Seafarers Union (PSU)

Sectoral Groups - 4Sectoral Groups - 44. Consumer Welfare

Government - Chair: DTI-BOI

Co-Chair: DTI-Bureau of

Product Standards (BPS)

Industry - Philippine Association of Chemical

Suppliers, Inc. (PACSI)

Civil Society - National Federation of Women’s

Club (NFWC)

GHS Sub-CommitteesGHS Sub-Committees

Name of Sub-Committee Chair/Co-Chair

1. Legislation DTI-BOI/DENR-EMB

2. Comprehensibility Testing UP-NEC/SPIK

3. Technical Training DTI-BOI/DOLE-OSHC

4. Awareness Raising DTI-BOI/PIA

5. International Affairs DTI-BOI/DFA

Awareness Raising & Capacity Awareness Raising & Capacity BuildingBuildingSeminars/Workshops Conducted by JETRO/AOTS:Seminars/Workshops Conducted by JETRO/AOTS:

Type

No. of Seminar

s Conduct

ed

Date No. of

Participants

Basic Seminar 3 March 16, 2004Nov. 8, 2004Jan. 19, 2005 162

Basic Workshop 4 March 17 & 18, 2004Nov. 9 & 10, 2004

Intermediate Workshop

3 Nov. 11– 12, 2004Jan. 17–18, 2005Jan. 20-21, 2005

41

Advanced Workshop

2 Aug. 22-26, 2005Oct. 24-28, 2005

18

Orientation Seminar Under the UNITAR GHS Orientation Seminar Under the UNITAR GHS ProjectProject

GHS Orientation Seminar was held for themembers of the National GHS

ImplementationCommittee on 29 July 2005.

Need for Capacity BuildingNeed 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

Companies Which Have Implemented Companies Which Have Implemented GHSGHS

Name Products

1. Mabuhay Vinyl Corp. Caustic soda, hydrochloric acid, sodium hypochlorite

2. Atlantic Coatings Paints & Coats

3. Pacific Paints (Boysen) Phils.

Paints & Coats

CHALLENGESCHALLENGESLack of awareness within government, industry and civil society

• Existing legislations do not address labeling.Lack of capacity buildingLack of technical expertise for classification labeling & SDSLack of resources Industry, specially SMEs already burdened by global competition, see having to adapt to new standards as additional cost of doing business

THANK YOU.THANK YOU.

MABUHAY!