Workshop on Classification and Labelling System of Dangerous Chemicals

INT MARKT 32683

organised in co-operation with

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Croatia

Venue:

Name of meeting room,

Location of meeting room

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Zagreb,

29-30 October 2009

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Aim of the meeting:

The new Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548 and 1999/45/EC and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, aligns existing EU legislation to the United Nations Globally Harmonised System (GHS).

The aim of the workshop is to inform authorities and industry and to raise awareness of forthcoming changes in classification and labeling of chemicals, focusing on the practical examples. The key elements of the new system will be explained and compared with the existing classification and labeling rules.

Day I : Thursday 29 October 2009

Chair: Ms Biserka Bastijančić-Kokić,

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare

08:30 / Registration
09:00 / Chairperson introduction – Ms Biserka Bastijančić-Kokić, MHSW
09:15 / EU implementation of GHS-CLP Regulation (overview of Regulation, responsibilities), worldwide implementation
Tatjana Humar-Jurič, Ministry of Health , Chemicals Office of Republic Slovenia
09:45 / New pictograms, classes, P and H statements
Tatjana Humar-Jurič, Ministry of Health , Chemicals Office of Republic Slovenia
Ms Semira H. Mehić, Chemicals Office of the Republic of Slovenia
10:15 / C &L Physical hazards (Overview of hazard classes and categories and the respective classification criteria)
Dr. Eugen Anwander, Institute for Environment and Food Safety, Government of the State of Vorarlberg, Austria
10:45 / Disscussion
11:00 / Coffee break
11:30 / C&L Human Health Hazards (Substance and mixture classification criteria, comparison to current system)
Dr. SabineCladrowa, Chemicalsdepartment, Umweltbundesamt GmbH, Austria
12:00 / C&L Environmental Hazards
Dr. SabineCladrowa, Chemicalsdepartment, Umweltbundesamt GmbH, Austria
12:15 / Translation of existing classification-Annex XVII, CLP guidance document
Mr. Arnis Ludborzs, LEGMC Environment and Subsoil Department, Environmental Risks Division, Latvia
12:45 / Disscussion
13:00 / Lunch break
14:30 / Labelling and packaging (legal requirements, selection of precautionary statements, practical examples)
Mag. Hermann Götsch, Senior Legal Adviser, Chemicals Policy Unit, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Austria
15:15 / Presentation of experience from inspector form EU in assessing compliance of SDS and labelling with legislation (ECLIPS inspection-methodology and results, main mistakes)
Ms Semira H. Mehić, Chemicals Office of the Republic of Slovenia
15:45 / Disccussion
16:00 / Coffee break
16:15 / Hazard communication-safety data sheet (outline of information requirements)
Dr. Eugen Anwander, Institute for Environment and Food Safety, Government of the State of Vorarlberg, Austria
16:45 / Overview of changes to SDS from REACH
Mr. Arnis Ludborzs, LEGMC Environment and Subsoil Department, Environmental Risks Division, Latvia
17:00 / Discussion
17:30 / End of the day I

Day II : Friday 30 October 2009

Chair: Ms Biserka Bastijančić-Kokić,

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare

09:00 / Chairperson introduction to second day agenda
09:15 / Chemical safety report and exposure scenarios
Tatjana Humar-Jurič, Ministry of Health , Chemicals Office of Republic Slovenia
Ms Semira H. Mehić, Chemicals Office of the Republic of Slovenia
10:00 / Discussion
10:15 / Source of information, inclunding inventories, databases, literature
Mr. Eugen Anwander, Environmental Institute – Umweltinstitut, Government of the State of Vorarlberg, Austria
11:00 / Coffee break
11:30 / Experience of Croatian Institute of Toxicology with SDS (main mistakes)
Mr. Lovrić
12:00 / Discussion
12.30 / End of the workshop

This meeting is being organised by the

Technical Assistance Information Exchange Instrument
of the European Commission
CHAR 03/149, B - 1049 Brussels
Telephone: +32-2-296 73 07, Fax: +32-2-296 7694
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