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Chemicals Management Workshop in China

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The workshop held 19 and 20 November 2009 in Beijing, brought together Chinese government representatives -including those directly responsible for China's domestic regulation and international policy development-with industry and related service sector individuals to discuss the global challenge chemicals management challenge.

Day 1: Government regulators briefing and information exchange

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Presentations in Chinese (PDF)

1. Opening remarks
John Atherton, ICMM & Licheng Zhang, Nickel Institute
2. Chemicals Management
a) The global mining and metals industry, an overview
John Atherton
b) Specific challenges for the metals industry in China
Prof. Wang Shuxiao, Tsinghua University
3. ICMM’s Minerals and Metals Management 2020
a) A framework for chemicals management in the mining and metals sector
Benjamin Davies, ICMM
b) Challenges and opportunities in responding to policy in various jurisdictions
Hugo Waeterschoot, ICMM
4. The application of chemicals management regulation in the minerals and metals sector:  Highlights of the MERAG and HERAG risk assessment programs and generic learning lessons
Hugo Waeterschoot
5. Question and answer session - identifying common concerns and opportunities for collaboration
Moderated by Licheng Zhang

Day 2: Technical Briefing

Presentations in English (PDF)

Presentations in Chinese (PDF)

1. Introduction and overview - John Atherton

2. Minerals and Metals Management 2020 and global Chemicals Management Issues – SAICM, Mercury, OECD SIAM, PRTR - Benjamin Davies, John Atherton and Hugo Waeterschoot

3. Risk assessment of metals and metal compounds: principles for metal specific assessments for environment and human health - Hugo Waeterschoot

4. United Nations Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling (GHS)

a) Introduction to GHS - Tina Tian, Nickel Institute

b) Classification and labelling of alloys and of ores and concentrates - Benjamin Davies

5. REACH Approaching 2010:

a) Overview and important recommendations for importers to the EU, what info is already available on metals and current challenges and activities in REACH implementation - Hugo Waeterschoot

b) Case examples: Commodity specific risk assessment programs for REACH - Licheng Zhang, Nickel Institute and Jennifer Yang, International Copper Association

6. Question and answer session on needs identification - Moderated by Licheng Zhang

 

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