SPIK on GHS Implementation

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SPIK on GHS Implementation

• Tessie Corpuz
• Industry Representative, National GHS
  Implementation Committee
• Chairman, SPIK Responsible Care Council
• Director, SPIK

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Overview of the Philippine Chemical Industry

• Chemical industry branch of manufacturers
  sector that converts various materials to useful
  and profitable products through chemical
  reactions and other processes
• Classification of chemical products according to
  use
• - Consumer chemicals or those directly
  consumed by
• end-users
• - Industrial chemicals, or those
  used as inputs for
• other industries, which is further
  classified into basic
• and intermediate

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Overview of the Philippine Chemical Industry

• Philippine chemical industry activity is
  characterized by extensive upstream and
  downstream linkages with various sectors such as
• electronics (plastics, industrial
  gases)
• construction (paints, coatings,
  adhesives, cement
• additives, sealants)
• metals and engineering (foundry
  resins, industrial gases)
• packaging
• health care (drugs and
  pharmaceuticals)
• textile (dyes, resins, finishes)
  
• food processing (preservatives,
  colorants,
• national defense (explosives)
• mining (Flotation agents,
  leaching chemicals, activated
• carbon)
• agriculture (fertilizers and
  pesticides)

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Categories of the Chemical Industry

• Agrichemicals and Fertilizers
• -pesticides, plant growth regulants, spray
  adjuvants and foliar
• fertilizer
• Chemical Service Providers
• - firms which trade, store, transport and
  distribute/supply
• basic, intermediate and specialty
  chemicals
• Industrial Gases
• - gases produced include nitrogen, oxygen,
  hydrogen, argon,
• carbon dioxide and special gases such
  as medical and welding
• gases
• - consumables gases and refrigerants

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Categories of the Chemical Industry

• Industrial gases
• - covers production of sulfuric acid,
  calcium carbide,
• phosphorus, soda ash, muriate of
  potash, chlorine,
• anthracite coal, electrode paste,
  methanol and phenol
• Oleochemicals and surfactants
• - basic oleochemicals produced are
  fatty acids, methyl esters,
• fatty alcohol and by-product
  glycerine which are used in the
• manufacture of soaps, detergents,
  shampoo, toothpaste,
• cosmetics, food, pharmaceuticals,
  paints, adhesives,
• plastics, rubber, textiles, pulp and
  paper, and even
• lubricants.

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Categories of the Chemical Industry

• Petrochemicals
• - Industrys current orientation is
  towards downstream
• operation which involve the
  manufacture of synthetic resins
• (i.e., polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and
  polystyrene (PS) and the
• most recently produced
  polypropylene (PP) and
• polyethylene (PE)) primarily for
  the plastic
• processing, surface coating and
  textile industries
• Plastics
• - transforms thermoplastic resins into
  various plastic
• products for consumer and industrial
  use
• Specialty Chemicals
• - products such as additives,
  functional chemicals, catalyst,
• fine chemicals, specialty
  formulations

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Categories of the Chemical Industry

• Surface Coatings
• - covers sectors of adhesives, paints
  and inks
• - for industrial as well as household
  use

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SPIK (Chemical Industry Association of the
Philippines) Profile

• SPIK stands for Samahan sa Pilipinas ng mga
  Industriyang Kimika, or the Chemical Industries
  Association of the Philippines.
• It was organized in 1977
• Its role is to address concerns, issues and
  interests which affect or influence the chemical
  industry.
• Represents the chemical industry in various fora
  with government, non-government organizations,
  chambers of commerce and other industry
  associations, both local and foreign.

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SPIK (Chemical Industry Association of the
Philippines) Profile

• Articulates the Industry's concerns ranging from
  its competitiveness, to opportunities in trade,
  environmental regulations, policies enhance the
  development of skills among industry players
• Champions Responsible Care, a global public
  commitment of the chemical industry to improve
  its health, safety and environmental performance.
• One of the founding members of the Asean Chemical
  Industry Club (ACIC) whose objective is to effect
  the coordination efforts of the chemical industry
  in the ASEAN region

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SPIK (Chemical Industry Association of the
Philippines) Profile

• SPIK has over 60 members from the eleven sectors
  of the chemical industry.
• 1. Basic Chemicals Intermediates
• 2. Agricultural Chemicals and Fertilizer
• 3. Oleo chemicals
• 4. Detergents and Surfactants
• 5. Surface Coatings Paints, Adhesives and
  Printing Inks
• 6. Petrochemicals and Petroleum Products
• 7. Plastics and Polymers
• 8. Industrial and Specialty Chemicals
• 9. Fabricated Chemical Products
• 10. Miscellaneous and Specialty Chemicals
• 11. Chemical Traders

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SPIK Activities related to GHS

• Conducted series of seminars on MSDS (SDS)
• Attended APEC GHS workshop in Taiwan in 2003 and
  in Malaysia in 2004
• Echoed GHS by conducting seminar sponsored by
  EMB-DENR to government regulatory personnel
• Introduced GHS to Adhesives Manufacturers
  Association of the Philippines
• Through the support and assistance of JETRO and
  AOTS series of seminars and training on GHS
  Awareness were conducted
• Six from SPIK and two from the government were
  sent to Japan by AOTS for the GHS Train the
  Trainors Training .

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SPIK Activities related to GHS

• Involvement on the Development of a National GHS
  Implementation Strategy-UNITAR BOI Project
• 1. Situational and Gap analysis/
• Comprehensibility Test
• 2. Conduct training workshop on GHS for
  SMEs
• and non- SPIK member companies
  nationwide
• Cebu (completed July 28-29,
  2006)
• Metro Manila (completed August
  18-19, 2006)
• September 2006
• Cagayan de Oro (October 27-28,
  2006)
• Pampanga (December 1-2,2006)
• 3. Participated in the consultation of
• government with stakeholder regarding
• legislation

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Training Sessions ( Cebu July 28-29, 2006)
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Training Sessions (Manila Aug. 18-19, 2006)
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Training Sessions (Cagayan de Oro Oct. 27-28,
2006)
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Training Sessions (Pampanga Dec. 1-2, 2006)
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SPIK Activities related to GHS

• Development of the booklet entitled GHS Key
  Issues for SMEs and Industries (A project with
  UNITAR)
• - Conduct survey on issues and challenges in
  implementing GHS
• - Case study on two companies
• Prepared brochure on GHS awareness
• Invited as resource for Crop Life Philippines
  awareness training to members
• Member companies sought technical support for
  their labeling activities

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Other activities to Disseminate GHS

• Conducted GHS awareness seminar to Civil
  Societies
• Pesticide Action Network (PAN) for the
  Agriculture Sector (October 13, 2006)
• Nationwide Association of Consumers, Inc. (NACI)
  for the Consumer Sector (Metro Manila Chapter,
  Visayas and Mindanao Chapters)

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BPS Preparation of Label Standards

• SPIK chairs the Technical Committee TC14
  working on the preparation of label standards for
  chemical substances and mixture a project of
  the Bureau of Product Standards, DTI

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Preparation of Draft GHS Legislation Conducted
by EMB-DENR

• Active participation on the review of Department
  Order on the subject
• Rules and Procedures for the Safety Data
  Sheet (SDS) and Labeling Requirements Under the
  DENR Administrative Order No. 29, Series of 1992
  of Republic Act 6969. for the Implementation of
  the GHS
• Provided inputs, comments and suggestions as
  industry representative

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Future Activity

• Petron requested for technical support to label
  and prepare SDS of their products
• -SPIK GHS committee to conduct
• in-house training to Petrons
• technical group starting June 2007

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Issues/Action Plans Related to GHS Dissemination
Issues Action Plan to Solve
Time (Trainers are on Part-time basis ) Train more trainers Organize a pool of experts funded internationally or privately to help the industry
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Issues/Action Plans Related to GHS Dissemination
Communication scheme other than training Preparation of brochure, flyer Use of tri-media Get financial support
SMEs GHS implementation Prepare guidelines Conduct trainings Develop experts from SMEs
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Issues/Action Plans Related to GHS Dissemination
Pending legislative basis (EMB leading agency to provide legislative framework for GHS implementation) Draft Administrative Order on Labeling and SDS Preparation underway and on the process for review preparation for public consultation
Limitation of knowledge expertise on chem. subs. hazards, labeling and classification i.e DENR Technical and Competence Training
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Issues/Action Plans Related to GHS Dissemination
Lack of financial resources Funding Assistance and Foreign Supports

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Expectations

• Information exchange of ASEAN
• experiences, its limitation,
• weaknesses and strengths.
• To learn ASEAN experiences on GHS information
  transfer, inter-agencies coordination and
  implementation.

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Expectations

• Additional knowledge and skills to be an
  effective trainors
• To learn more on risk assessments
• To become familiar on test methods regarding
  health and environmental hazards identification
  and classification

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Expectations

• Develop camaraderie and networking among GHS
  experts

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• Salamat Po! Mabuhay!
• Thank you!