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ò10th€Consultation€of€the€IOMC€CG/HCCSˆÐ h¤ Ðà@77aàGeneva,€26„27€June€1997ó óˆÐ X” ÐÌà@qq#aàÔ‡ Ñ XX*7Ôò òDraft€Recordó óÔ#†X*7X  Ñ$#ԈР8 t ÐÌÌò òItem€1:ó ó€€ò òOpening,€Adoption€of€the€Agenda€and€the€Record€of€the€9th€Consultationó óÐ T   ÐÌ1.à  àMs.€Jennifer€Silk,€(US€OSHA),€Chairperson,€welcomed€€the€participants€(list€in€ò òAnnex€1ó ó),€andÐ 4p  Ðparticularly€government€representatives€from€China,€India,€Russia€and€South€Africa€who€attended€theÏmeeting€for€the€first€time.€€After€agreeing€to€defer€item€3(a)€to€the€following€day,€the€provisionalÏagenda€was€adopted€without€further€modification.€€Several€minor€amendments€proposed€by€the€EC€toÏthe€Draft€Record€of€the€9th€Consultation€(INF.€16,€November€1996)€were€accepted€and€the€revisedÏversion€was€adopted.ÌÌ2.à  àBefore€proceeding€with€the€meeting,€Ms.€Silk€made€reference€to€a€Document€List€(ò òAnnex€2ó ó)Ð Ä Ðwhich€identified€agenda€documents,€a€Room€Document€and€several€€information€documents€(INF),€Ïsome€of€which€were€seen€by€participants€for€the€first€time€due€to€various€delay€in€preparing€them.€ItÏwas€understood€that€key€papers,€such€as€those€relating€to€the€scope€of€harmonization,€the€internationalÏinstrument€and€hazard€communication,€were€to€be€used€as€a€preliminary€basis€for€guiding€discussionsÏunder€the€different€agenda€items,€and€that€formal€comments€were€expected€only€for€the€NovemberÏConsultation.ÌÌò òItem€2:€€Progress€Report€and€Plans€for€Completing€the€Technical€Work€in€Criteriaó ó€€Ð D€ ÐÌ3.à  àMr.€Benassai€(Chairman€UN€CETDG),€reported€on€the€work€of€harmonizing€criteria€forÐ $` Ðphysical€hazards€(INF.€1).€He€was€optimistic€about€its€completion€by€the€end€of€1997€as€planned.ÏReferring€to€a€recent€OECD€letter€indicating€that€its€Working€Group€(WG)€on€classification€ofÏmixtures€might€also€cover€physical€hazards,€Mr.€Kervella€pointed€out€that€the€CETDG€Group€did€alsoÏconsider€mixtures€during€its€work€and€was€concerned€about€proper€coordination€between€the€twoÏgroups.€The€EC€was€also€concerned€about€possible€duplication€of€work.€€Some€methods€for€theÏclassification€of€the€physical€hazards€of€mixtures€were€similar€to€those€used€for€health€hazards€ofÏmixtures,€whereas€some€physical€hazard€classes€are€based€on€direct€testing€of€the€mixture.€Mr.€KoeterÏ(OECD)€informed€the€participants€that€the€OECD€WG€would€concentrate€on€the€health€hazards€workÏand€would€only€make€reference€to€relevant€physical€hazard€elements€in€its€final€report.ÌÌ4.à  àIn€reporting€on€the€activities€of€the€OECD,€Mr.€Koter€€referred€to€INF.€3€and€distributed€anÐ t(°$' Ðexcerpt€from€a€recent€OECD€paper€[ENV/MC/CHEM(97)2]€which€provided€a€detailed€account€of€theÏcurrent€status€of€the€work€on€health€and€environmental€hazards.€€Good€progress€had€been€made€andÏmany€criteria€were€expected€to€be€agreed€at€the€September€meeting€of€the€OECD€Advisory€Group€onÏHarmonization€of€Classification€and€Labelling€(AGHCL).€Except€for€the€new€issue€of€chronic€toxicity,Ïfull€consensus€was€reached€on€all€outstanding€point€related€to€aquatic€toxicity€during€a€March€1997€ÏWG€meeting.€In€the€area€of€acute€toxicity,€two€new€issues€had€been€identified,€namely€the€addition€ofÏan€extra€class€above€2000€mg/kg€LD50€and€the€proportionality€of€cut„off€points€between€the€oral,Ïdermal€and€inhalation€toxicity€scales.€In€addition€the€issues€of€200€vs€500€mg/kg€for€the€oral€scale€andÏthe€units€(ppm€vs€mg/L)€for€the€inhalation€scale€were€still€unresolved.€The€work€on€dermal/eyeÏirritation,€sensitization,€reproductive€toxicity,€mutagenicity€and€carcinogenicity€were€very€close€toÐ Ô1.1 Ðcompletion.€ÌÌ5.à  àThe€OECD€Secretariat€will€circulate€for€comments€a€redrafted€acute€toxicity€proposal€inÐ ¤à ÐAugust€1997€for€discussion€at€the€September€1997€4òòthóó€¢AGHCL£€Meeting.€It€will€then€prepare€oneÐ ”Ð Ðcomprehensive€reformatted€document€incorporating€proposed€classes€and€€criteria€for€all€health€andÏenvironmental€end„points.€The€document€will€be€presented€for€endorsement€to€a€High€Level€MeetingÏof€the€¢AGHCL£€on€15„16€December€1997€before€its€eventual€transmission€to€the€CG/¢HCCS£.€Mr.€¢Keter£Ïagreed€to€consider€putting€technical€criteria€documents€on€the€OECD€Web€siteÏ(¢http£://¢www.OECD.org£)€€sufficiently€in€advance€to€allow€for€meaningful€consultations€between€theÏvarious€stakeholders.€Mr€¢Oberreuter£€(Germany,€UN€¢CETDG£)€indicated€that€his€Working€Group€wouldÏhave€a€similar€document€available€by€September€1997.ÌÌ6.à  àIn€relation€to€Hazard€Communication,€Mr.€¢Obadia£€indicated€that€the€ILO€was€currentlyÐ @  Ðconsidering€means€to€continue€this€work€on€a€more€formal€basis.€Ms.€Silk€pointed€out€that€the€US€draftÏreport€reviewing€the€science€and€background€information€on€the€subject€was€now€available€andÏcomments€were€expected€before€the€next€meeting€of€the€CG/¢HCCS£.€(See€part€of€report€on€discussionsÏunder€item€4€of€the€Agenda).ÌÌò òItem€3:€à0 t àRecommendations€of€the€Second€Meeting€of€the€¢IFCS£€ó óФàtþ"tþ" ÐÌ7.à  àMs.€Silk€summarized€the€discussion€and€the€relevant€conclusions€and€the€recommendationsÐ „À Ðmade€at€¢IFCS£€II€(Ottawa,€10„14€February€1997)€and€referred€to€an€extract€of€the€final€¢IFCS£€II€reportÏ(¢IOMC£/¢CG10£/97.2)€as€a€basis€for€discussion€of€this€agenda€item.ÌÌò òà  à3(a)€€Clarification€of€the€scope€of€harmonization€ó óÐ D€ ÐÌ8.à  àIn€point€5€of€the€document,€the€¢IFCS£€recommended€that:€ð ðò òThe€scope€of€the€Terms€ofÐ $` ÐReference€should€be€reviewed€by€the€¢IOMC£€CG/¢HCCS£€during€its€June€1997€Consultation€withÏa€view€to€further€clarify€and€describe€the€context€of€the€system,€prevent€¢duplicative£€efforts€andÏaddress€other€concernsó óðð.€Documents€¢INF£€2,€4,€11,€13,€14€and€18€served€as€basis€for€discussion€of€thisÐ ô0 Ðitem.ÌÌ9.à  àIn€order€to€better€focus€the€discussion,€the€CG€agreed€to€use€the€paper€prepared€by€the€Chair€Ð Ä!  ТINF£€2€as€a€point€of€departure.€€Many€participants€stated€that€it€could€serve€as€the€basis€for€developingÏthe€paper€requested€by€¢IFCS£€for€¢ISG£€III€in€late€1998.€ÌÌÔ‡ X*7XXX*7ÔÔUKUS.,Ô10.à  àMr.€Wright€(ILO€Workers)€suggested€that€at€a€conceptual€level,€one€should€start€with€theÐ „%À!$ Ðassumption€that€the€¢GHS£€will€cover€all€chemicals€and€then€identify€which€ones€need€special€treatment.ÏMr.€Woodward€(UK)€stated€that€harmonization€was€not€equalization€and€that€sectors€which€hadÏdifficulties€with€the€comprehensive€coverage€position€had€to€come€up€with€data€supporting€theirÏconcerns.€Mr.€¢Cotterill£€(Canada),€said€that€the€building€blocks€approach€to€classification€and€labellingÏincluded€hazard„based€classification€criteria€as€a€first€step.€Hazard/risk€communication€was€the€secondÏstep€where€life€cycle€requirements€could€be€taken€care€of€in€a€coherent€manner€through€appropriateÏhazard€or€risk€information€depending€on€the€end€use€of€the€chemical€or€product.€A€large€number€ofÏparticipants€supported€this€view€and€believed€that€such€an€approach€would€take€care€of€requirementsÏspecial€categories€of€chemicals€such€as€pesticides,€pharmaceutical€products€or€food€additives.ÌÌ11.à  àA€number€of€participants€were€concerned€about€the€need€for€inter„country€coherence€and€theÐ Ô/,/ Ðproblem€raised€by€chemicals€which€may€have€industrial€as€well€as€food€(such€as€sodium€nitrite)€orÏpharmaceutical€uses.€It€was€agreed€that€the€¢GHS£€would€have€to€include€some€guidance€on€what€isÐ ´1ð-1 Ðrequired€to€preserve€international€coherence€and€on€the€range€of€acceptable€hazard€communicationÏdivergences€at€the€national€level.€Guidance€on€how€to€implement€the€¢GHS£€would€also€be€needed€forÏcountries€without€a€system.€The€eventual€¢GHS£€implementation€mechanism€would€probably€have€toÏmonitor€overall€consistency€in€using€the€standard€at€international€and€national€levels.€ÌÌ12.à  àThe€discussion€included€also€points€such€as€the€relation€between€the€¢GHS£€and€state€or€localÐ t° Ðregulations,€the€need€to€define€the€different€stages€of€the€life€cycle€of€chemicals€and€the€hazardÏcommunication€requirements€for€specific€sectors,€and€the€need€for€education€on€what€is€a€hazard€andÏwhat€is€a€risk.€There€was€a€clear€consensus€on€the€fact€that€most€of€the€concerns€related€to€specialÏcategories€of€chemicals€were€hazard€communication€issues€which€could€be€dealt€with€by€the€ILO€WG.ÏAll€the€participants€agreed€that€the€INF€2€document€was€a€good€basis€for€preparing€the€final€scopeÏpaper€required€for€¢ISG2£.€Ms€Silk€asked€that€written€comments€be€forwarded€to€her€by€15€August€1997.ÏShe€would€then€prepare€a€revised€draft€in€consultation€with€Mr.€Woodward€and€Mr.€¢Obadia£.€Ô#†X*7XX X*7i#ÔÔUS.,UK.,ˆÔTheÐ @  Ðdocument€will€then€be€sent€to€participants€by€mid€September€to€ensure€ample€time€for€preparing€a€fullÏdiscussion€and€finalization€of€the€paper€at€the€11òòthóó€€CG€/¢HCCS£€in€November€1997.€Ð ä  ÐÌò òà  àItem€3(b):€€Instrument€for€Implementing€a€¢GHS£ó óÐ Ä ÐÌ13.à  àMr.€Woodward€recalled€the€background€of€this€issue€and€noted€that€¢IFCS£€had€recommendedÐ ¤à Ðthat:€(¢i£)€the€¢GHS£€should€be€implemented€internationally€through€a€non„binding€instrument;€(ii)€theÏ¢IOMC£€CG/¢HCCS£€should€elaborate€the€approach€to€a€non„binding€instrument,€taking€into€account€theÏUK€and€US€papers;€(iii)€and€a€report€on€the€subject€be€presented€to€¢ISG£€III.€€He€referred€to€a€schematicÏdiagram€(¢INF£.€8)€with€its€outline€of€the€current€UK€proposal.ÌÌ14.à  àThe€proposal€involves€a€redefinition€of€the€current€Terms€of€References€of€UN€¢CETDG£€toÐ D€ Ðinclude€a€maintenance€mechanism€for€the€¢GHS£.€The€UK€proposal€followed€the€recommended€policyÏof€no€new€international€bodies€and€no€new€resources€to€implement€the€¢GHS£.€After€an€eventualÏagreement€by€the€stakeholders,€a€consensus€proposal€would€be€prepared€with€a€view€to€framing€aÏResolution€for€formal€consideration€by€ECOSOC€in€July€1999.ÌÌ15.à  àSeveral€alternatives€were€suggested,€such€as€two€Committees,€one€on€Classification€andÐ ä  ТLabelling£€and€the€other€on€Transport€of€Dangerous€Goods;€the€CG/¢HCCS£€to€continue€along€withÏexisting€focal€points€with€the€¢IFCS£€for€oversight,€and€an€ILO€Committee€to€deal€with€policy€questions.ÏFollowing€questions€on€the€limited€number€of€voting€countries€in€the€current€¢CETDG£€andÏ¢representativity£€of€industry,€trade€unions€and€other€international€¢NGOs£,€Mr.€¢Kervella£€indicated€thatÏunder€current€rules,€¢NGOs£€were€free€to€present€proposals€and€take€part€in€discussions€but€could€notÏvote.€With€regard€to€country€participation,€this€was€done€by€decision€of€the€ECOSOC.€Based€onÏexperience€very€few€countries€were€willing€to€have€a€long€term€input€in€the€current€process.€A€numberÏof€participants€asked€that€a€clear€description€of€the€structure,€mandate,€functioning€and€decisionÏmaking€process€of€the€current€UN€¢CETDG£€was€needed€to€better€assess€the€UK€proposal.€ÌÌØ€Ø16.à  àAfter€lengthy€discussion,€the€UK€proposal€was€accepted€by€a€majority€of€participants€as€a€goodÐ 4*p&) Ðstarting€point,€provided€some€concerns€and€questions€could€be€resolved.€Mr.€Woodward€stated€that€ñ ñœñ ñanÏin„depth€and€fully€transparent€debateñ ñ›ñ ñ€on€ideas€and€possible€working€procedures€was€needed€before€theÏproposal€could€be€moved€further.€The€points€identified€by€the€participants€for€consideration€by€the€UKÏin€preparing€a€revised€proposal€ñ ñœñ ñincluded:ñ ñ›œ›œ›œñ ñ€(ñ ñœñ ñiñ ñ›ñ ñ)€añ ñ›ñ ñ€clear€definition€of€the€mandate€of€the€restructured€UNÏCommittee€as€well€as€its€relation€to€an€international€ñ ñœñ ñinstrument;€(ii)€ñ ñ›œñ ñpros€and€cons€of€other€possibleÏalternatives€or€modelsñ ñ›œñ ñ;€(iii)€ñ ñ›œ›ñ ñrequired€human€and€financial€ñ ñœñ ñresources;€(iv)€ñ ñ›œ›œñ ñ€definitionñ ñ›ñ ñ€of€decision€makingÏprocedures€to€be€used€by€the€new€ñ ñœñ ñset„up;€(v)€ñ ñ›ñ ñstatus€of€the€current€CG/¢HCCS£€and€focal€points€in€relationÏto€the€new€ñ ñœñ ñset„up;€(vi)€ñ ñ›ñ ñ¢representativity£€of€industry,€trade€unions€and€other€interested€internationalÐ ´1ð-1 ТNGOs£€and€definition€of€their€level€of€participation€in€the€decision„making€ñ ñœñ ñprocess;€(vii)€ñ ñ›ñ ña€clearÏdescription€of€the€current€UN€ñ ñœñ ñ¢CETDG£;€(viii)€ñ ñ›œñ ña€timetable€and€ñ ñworkplansñ ññ ñwork€plansñ ñ€leading€to€the€setting€up€ofÏthe€envisaged€€maintenance€mechanismñ ñ›œñ ñ.€Concern€was€also€raised€about€the€need€for€guidelines€toÏimplement€of€the€GHS€at€the€national€level,€classification€dispute€resolution€mechanism€and€meansÏto€ensure€the€integrity€of€the€process€and€the€level€of€safety€provided€by€the€system.ñ ñ›ñ ñÌà0  àÐ þ"þ" Ðñ ñœñ ñ17.ñ ñ›ñ ñà  àMr.€Woodward€indicated€that€he€would€work€with€Mr.€¢Obadia£€and€the€US€in€developing€aÐ d   Ðpaper€for€consideration€at€the€11th€Consultation,€taking€into€account€the€points€raised€and€theÏsuggestions€made€by€the€participants.ÌÌò òà  àItem€3(c):€€Participation€in€CG/¢HCCS£ó óÐ $ `  Ðà  àÌñ ñœñ ñ18.ñ ñ›ñ ñà  àAs€indicated€earlier,€Mr.€¢Obadia£€noted€that€four€new€countries€were€represented€at€the€10thÐ @  ÐConsultation€„€China,€India,€Russia€and€South€Africa.€€Brazil€could€not€send€a€representative€butÏindicated€that€it€would€likely€participate€in€future€meetings.€In€addition,€experts€from€the€InternationalÏFederation€of€Pharmaceutical€Manufacturing€Associations€(¢IFPMA£)€and€the€International€Frozen€FoodÏAssociation€were€present€at€the€Consultation€for€the€first€time.ÌÌò òItem€4:€€Hazard€Communication€and€Awareness€Raisingó óÐ ¤à ÐÌñ ñœñ ñ19.ñ ñ›ñ ñà  àMr.€¢Obadia£,€ILO,€reported€that€the€ILO€summary€of€responses€to€the€1995€questionnaire€onÐ „À Ðnational€and€other€hazard€communication€activities€had€been€completed.€€The€results€had€beenÏincorporated€in€a€US€paper€ð ðHazard€Communication:€A€Review€of€the€Science€Underpinning€the€ArtÏof€Communication€for€Health€and€Safetyðð€which€was€available€as€a€Room€Document.€Ms€SilkÏrequested€written€comments€on€the€document€so€that€it€could€be€finalized€in€time€for€the€NovemberÏConsultation.ÌÌñ ñœñ ñ20.ñ ñ›ñ ñà  àMr.€¢Obadia£€reported€on€current€work€in€¢IPCS£€on€the€International€Chemical€Safety€CardsÐ P ÐProject.€€Standard€phrases€had€been€developed€and€translated€into€30€languages€and€Cards€on€1,400Ïchemicals€had€been€prepared.€¢IPCS£€standard€phrases,€as€well€as€EU€and€¢RTDG£€labels€and€hazardÏsymbols€were€used€as€basis€for€€a€comprehensibility€study€being€currently€carried€out€by€an€ILO€expertÏin€5€Southern€African€countries.€Depending€on€results,€the€study€will€be€replicated€in€Asia€and€LatinÏAmerica.€It€is€hoped€that€an€overall€report€on€the€study€should€be€available€by€the€end€of€1998.ÌÌñ ñœñ ñ21.ñ ñ›ñ ñà  àA€Web€page€on€harmonization€was€being€built€and€would€be€accessible€through€the€existingÐ ¤#à" ÐILO€Web„page€(¢http£://¢www.ilo.org£).€It€would€include€means€to€download€historical€documents€as€wellÏas€current€draft€documents€so€that€they€would€be€available€rapidly€for€consultation€and€comments.€ÏLinkages€with€other€¢programmes£€(¢UNCETDG£,€OECD)€and€relevant€national€institutions€would€beÏprovided.ÌÌñ ñœñ ñ22.ñ ñ›ñ ñà  àMs.€Silk€recalled€that€the€9th€Consultation€agreed€that€a€more€structured€working€group€onÐ D)€%( Ðcommunication€was€needed.€€Mr.€¢Obadia£€reported€that€the€ILO€Governing€Body€would€be€asked€toÏendorse€formally€the€establishment€of€an€ILO€Working€Group€on€Chemical€Hazard€CommunicationÏin€early€November€1997.€Mr.€¢Obadia£€referred€to€the€Terms€of€Reference€of€the€¢IOMC.CG£/¢HCCS£Ï(¢INF£.€10)€and€of€the€informal€Working€Group€on€Hazard€Communication€(¢INF£.€15)€and€asked€forÏcomments€in€preparation€for€a€draft€of€proposed€Terms€of€Reference€for€the€ILO€Working€Group.ÌÌñ ñœñ ñØ€Ø23.ñ ñ›ñ ñà  àAlthough€ILO€rules€related€to€the€tripartite€constituency€of€the€Organization€would€need€to€beÐ Ô/,/ Ðfollowed,€an€overall€participation€€similar€to€that€of€the€CG/¢HCCS£€would€be€expected.€Mr.€¢Obadia£Ïrequested€comments€and€views€from€the€CG€on€the€potential€participants.€€Some€suggested€that,€whileÐ ´1ð-1 Ðthe€emphasis€should€be€on€experts€in€the€field€of€hazard€communication,€experts€familiar€withÏclassification€and€the€criteria€used€should€also€be€included.ÌÌñ ñœñ ñ24.ñ ñ›ñ ñà  àSeveral€participants€suggested€that€it€was€important€for€the€CG€to€provide€advice€now€on€aÐ ”Ð Ðwork€¢programme£€so€that€draft€work€plans€could€be€available€for€consideration€of€€the€proposed€ILOÏWorking€Group€when€it€is€created€i.e.€in€1998.€€After€discussion€and€suggestions€were€made,€theÏChairperson€requested€that€further€written€suggestions€be€provided.ÌÌñ ñœñ ñ2ñ ñ5ñ ñ.ñ ñ›ñ ñà  àMs.€Silk€requested€that€comments€on€all€three€areas€be€sent€to€Mr.€¢Obadia£€by€15€August€1997.€Ð D € ÐMr.€¢Obadia£€would€prepare€a€draft,€distribute€it€to€the€CG/¢HCCS£€for€comment€and€would€prepare€aÏproposal€to€go€to€the€ILO€Governing€Body€for€its€consideration€in€November€1997.€€Ms.€Silk€alsoÏsuggested€that€the€informal€Working€Group€meet€for€an€extra€day€after€the€11th€Consultation€inÏNovember€in€preparation€for€the€work€of€the€proposed€ILO€Working€Group.ÌÌò òItem€5:€€Other€Businessó óÐ ä  ÐÌñ ñœñ ñ2ñ ñ3ñ ññ ñ6ñ ñ.ñ ñ›ñ ñà  àWith€respect€to€the€¢IFCS£€II€Recommendation€11€on€Capacity€Building,€ILO€€announced€thatÐ Ä Ðit€had€launched€a€Global€¢Programme£€on€Occupational€Safety,€Health€and€the€Environment€whichÏwould€include€plans€to€assist€countries€in€implementing€the€¢GHS£.€Mr.€¢Obadia£€announced€that€theÏ¢IOMC£€Task€Managers€Report€on€the€implementation€of€Chapter€19€had€been€presented€to€the€UNÏCommission€on€Sustainable€Development€in€April€1997€and€that€progress€made€in€implementing€theÏrecommendations€of€Agenda€21€would€be€considered€during€the€Special€Session€of€the€UN€GeneralÏAssembly€at€the€end€of€June€1997€(Rio€+5).ÌÌò òItem€6:€Date€and€location€of€the€next€Consultationó óÐ D€ ÐÌñ ñœñ ñ2ñ ñ4ñ ññ ñ7ñ ñ.ñ ñ›ñ ñà  àIt€was€agreed€that€the€11th€Consultation€of€the€CG/¢HCCS£€would€be€held€in€Canada,€probablyÐ $` Ðin€Toronto€on€24„€26€November€1997,€and€would€include€a€one„day€informal€session€on€HazardÏCommunication.€€It€was€noted€that€the€UN€Sub„Committee€of€Experts€on€¢TDG£€would€meet€from€8„19ÏDecember€1997€and€that€the€OECD€AG€Ô% € Ô¢HCL£€would€meet€at€High€Level€from€15„16€December€1997.ñ 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