DISTRICT 53 SCOREKEEPER CLINIC Presented by Tommy Ferguson Jim Spering District 53 Administrator 1.
Jim Jones Acting Assistant Administrator Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention 1.
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Transcript of Jim Jones Acting Assistant Administrator Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention 1.
North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation
Chemicals Management ForumJim JonesActing Assistant AdministratorOffice of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention
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Sound Management of Chemicals at the CEC
• Part of Healthy Communities & Ecosystems area of the 2010-15 CEC Strategic Plan
• Ministers provided direction for SMOC core work:– Establish compatible approaches to identify & track
chemicals in commerce– Implement risk reduction strategies– Environmental monitoring & assessment to support risk
reduction strategies
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Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention
Highlights of Recent CEC SMOC Activities
• Identify & track chemicals in commerce– Support compilation of national chemical inventory in Mexico– Compare three countries’ inventories to identify potential
substances of interest to all three
• Implement risk reduction strategies– Analyze country regulations for specific chemicals– Training workshops to improve risk assessment approaches
• Environmental monitoring & assessment– Training to increase effectiveness of monitoring & assessment– Support creation of monitoring sites in Mexico
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EPA Chemical Management Efforts
• A key priority of Administrator Jackson is assuring the safety of chemicals
• Support reform the Toxic Substances Control Act • Use existing tools to ensure a workable,
consistent, comprehensive approach for existing chemicals
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Enhancing EPA’s Chemicals Management Program
• Multi-pronged Approach for Existing Chemicals Program Strategy:– Risk assessment and risk management– Data collection and screening – Public access to chemical
data and information
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EPA Risk Assessment & Management
• 2009 –2011: Developed ten chemical action plans which outlined potential risks and associated risk management actions or alternative assessment efforts.
• March 2012: Following stakeholder engagement on criteria, EPA released a work plan of 83 chemicals for review and assessment.
• EPA will identify more candidates for assessment.
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EPA Data Collection & Screening
• Developing an approach to screen compounds to determine need for:– risk assessment– additional data
• This year, EPA will engage stakeholders on:– Accessing existing data sources – Utilizing Chemical Data Reporting information– Future screening and data collection approaches
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Public Access to Chemical Data & Information
• EPA has greatly increased transparency– Launched Chemical Data Access Tool – Increased chemical information in Data.Gov and
Envirofacts – Challenged companies and trade associations to decrease
new CBI claims and declassify old claims– Issued new policies for review of CBI claims for
health & safety studies – Stakeholder process on presenting data to the public
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EPA Alternatives Assessment
• Green Chemistry & Green Engineering Programs– Recognize greener chemicals and
technologies– Encourage design of safer chemicals from
the outset• Design for the Environment Program– Promote design of safer consumer,
industrial and institutional chemical-based products
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In Conclusion
• Sustained progress in ensuring chemical safety requires active participation & collaboration from all of us
• Understanding chemicals in commerce, monitoring and developing risk reduction strategies important to North American sound management of chemicals
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