Database for Chemical Substances and Preparations

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Database for Chemical Substances and Preparations

• Dr Tasoula Kyprianidou-Leontidou
• Labour Inspection Officer
• Department of Labour Inspection
• Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance

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Program LIFE TCY98/CY/167
Work Package 1
Design of a detailed source inventory and
preparation of a National Profile for Risk
Management of Chemicals
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WP1.1 OBJECTIVES
Development of a Procedure for Monitoring,
Assessment and Control of Chemical Substances and
Preparations
? Monitoring of chemical substances and
preparations (E.U. Legislation)
? Activities related to these chemicals
? Development of a questionnaire
? Design and implementation of a database
? Analysis of the collected data for risk
management at national level
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QUESTIONNAIRES STRUCTURE AND CONTENT
? INSTRUCTIONS
??QUESTIONNAIRES MAIN BODY REQUIRED
INFORMATION
? ENTERPRISE
? EXISTING CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
(IUPAC Name, Characteristic numbers,
safety information, quantities, supplier)
MSDS
? EXISTING PREPARATIONS (Name,
composition, safety information,
quantities, supplier)
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DATA COLLECTION
? Mailing list- Information from various
organisations (Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and
Industry, Cyprus Employers and Industrialists
Federation etc.)
? 586 Questionnaires mailed to private and public
enterprises
? Visits to selected enterprises.
? Reminding telephone calls
? 58 positive replies ( 15 return rate)
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DATABASE DESIGN
Software development (Chemical Safety Company )
Technical details (Department of Labour
Inspection)
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Functional Efficient Database
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Structure of Database
3 Different Screens ?
Identity of Chemical
General Information
Enterprise
Name Address District Owner Person Responsible
for Health and Safety Issues
IUPAC, Greek, English names CAS, EC, UN
numbers Composition of Preparation Hazard
symbol Risk/Safety phrases
Use of Chemical Quantitative information on
Import, Export, Production and Use Storage
address Supplier
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Use of Database s Information
Functional and Multifunctional search
Common name
Greek name
CAS number
Combine one or more parameters
EC number
Hazard symbol
Risk Phrases
Safety Phrases
Supplier
Name of Enterprise
District
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Applications
? Geographical distribution of Chemicals
? Specific Information on Industrial and other
workplaces
? Collaboration with other governmental or
municipal authorities (e.g. fire brigade,
customs etc.)
? A powerful tool for the implementation of
Health Safety and Dangerous Substances
Legislation
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Necessary Future Actions
? Enrichment of Inventory
? Follow-up of data
? Link Inventory to the Departments
Computerized system(FIS)
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