Slovak Environmental AgencyCenter of Environmentalistics and InformaticsBanska Bystrica

Chemical Safety – Technical Assistance for Strenghtening Legal Framework and Institutional Infrastructure for Protection from Dangerous Chemicals

4.1 Activity – workshop on 15th June, 2001, Zagreby p , , g

Dangerous Chemicals Registry Approach in the Slovak RepublicApproach in the Slovak Republic

Blanka KapustovaBlanka Kapustova

Slovak Environmental Agency Slovak Environmental Agency in Banska Bystrica

Chemical safety management h i l b t d ti t= chemical substances and preparations management

Coordination:1. level: Committee for Chemical Safety (ministries)2. level: National Contact Point for Chemical Safety + Committee

for Chemical Safetyfor Chemical Safety3. level: working groups within individual ministries4. level: specific organizations, institutions related to issues

l t d t h i l b trelated to chemical substances

Active involvement: Association of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry of theSlovak Republic

Information mechanism not realized on satisfying level (lack of databases, approach of institutions involved, lack ofdata/information needed) = missing one global information

system

Competencies related to chemical substances and risks relatedsubstances and risks related

Ministry of Economy of the Slovak RepublicC t f Ch i l S b t d P tiCentre for Chemical Substances and Preparations

Ministry of Health Service of the Slovak Republicy pState Health InstituteNational Toxicological Information Centre

Ministry of Environment of the Slovak RepublicSlovak Environmental AgencySlovak Hydrometeorological InstituteWater Research InstituteSlovak Environmental InspectorateSlovak Environmental Inspectorate

Ministry of Agriculture of the Slovak RepublicState Veterinary and Food Administration of the Slovak Republic

Basic Chemicals legislation view - SlovakiaAct No 67/2010 Coll. on conditions applicable to the placing on themarket of chemical substances and preparations, so called chemical act

State administration bodies:the Ministry of Economythe Ministry of Health Servicethe Ministry of Environmentthe Ministry of Agriculturey gthe Centre for Chemical Substances and Preparations

Inspection bodies:Inspection bodies:the Slovak Trade Inspectionthe Public Health Authority, Regional Health Authoritiesthe Slovak Environmental Inspectoratethe Central/District Mining AuthorityCustoms AuthoritiesCustoms Authoritiesthe Ministry of Defence

The Centre for Chemical Substances and Preparationsti l t t th it f th SR ibl f th- national competent authority of the SR reponsible for the

preparation and implementation of chemicals legislationconcerning the placing of substances, mixtures, preparations,dete gents and biocides on the ma ketdetergents and biocides on the market- established by the Act on Chemical Substances and Preparationsin 2001- provides advice to manufacturers, importers, distributors,downstream users and other parties concerned with respect totheir responsibilities and obligations pursuant to the present Actand specific regulations- provides international exchange of information with nationalauthorities of the Member States, Commission...- cooperates with state administration bodies, inspection bodies- obtain expert opinions from the Public Health Authority andRegional Health Authorities, Slovak Environmental Agency...Regional Health Authorities, Slovak Environmental Agency...

budgetary organization linked to the Ministry of Economy of theSRSRwww.cchlp.sk

Website of the CCSP

EINECS – SK translation

ELINCS – SK translation

ELINCS – SK - inside

No-longer polymers – SK translation

NLPs – SK - inside

Database of chemical substances placed in SK market (1999 – 2001)

Registry of Biocides

Registry of biocides - inside

Tools for Registry of Biocides

Forms:- Announcement of biocidal product- Request for prolongationRequest for prolongation- Letter of intention- Mutual recognitionMutual recognition

Other tools for Registry of Biocides:Other tools for Registry of Biocides:On-line booking system for clients (on biocides)

The Centre Helpdesk

Problems identified within the Centre

• demands on employees with high proficiency • demands on employees with high proficiency

• recruiting and holding employees• recruiting and holding employees

• adequacy of financial evaluation of the employees• adequacy of financial evaluation of the employees

• financial sources for the activities within the Centre• financial sources for the activities within the Centre

National Toxicological Information Centrei li d i tit ti d i idispecialized institution engaged in providing

professional information in case of poisoning bypharmaceuticals industrial products chemicalspharmaceuticals, industrial products, chemicals,mushrooms...

linked with the Ministry of Health Service of the SRlinked with the Ministry of Health Service of the SR

gives information about composition of toxic agents, gives information about composition of toxic agents, toxicity and symptoms, advises appropriate treatment

keeps database of Safety Data Sheets: information available on request, no on-line or other version published

www.ntic.sk

Ecotoxicology Centre in BratislavaIndependent private company established in 1993

Consultancy and educational activities in the field of hazardous chemicals management

Offering commercial products on hazardous chemicals (dababases DANELA, PentAll, Data profiles)

Active involvement in projectsCooperation with UNIDO, UNEP, UNDPVery active in POPs issues

www.ekotox.sk

Other databases on chemicals /dangerous chemicals

As it has been presented, there is no one global information system on chemicals/dangerous information system on chemicals/dangerous chemicals in the Slovak Republic

Butwithin many projects implemented some specialized within many projects implemented some specialized

databases of dangerous chemicals or substances were prepared – not as project outputs but as partial steps

in accordance with Slovak legislation, some databases/information systems are operated to fulfill specific legislative tasksfulfill specific legislative tasks

Other databases on chemicals /dangerous chemicals – examples (1)p ( )

Database of dangerous substances related to surface water quality surface water quality

– prepared as the initial stage to develop the Slovak National Pollution Reduction ProgrammeNational Pollution Reduction Programme

- to be prepared, also other databases had been used, missing data gathered from research projectsused, missing data gathered from research projects

- database, although not being an planned output, might be used again but only for specific purposesg g y p p p

- database exists in form of the list of substances and pollution sources of those (xls format)

- database owner: Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute

Other databases on chemicals /dangerous chemicals – examples (2)p ( )

Regional Information System on Waste – operated in accordance with Slovak Act on Waste- operator is the Slovak Environmental Agency on behalf of the

Ministry of Environment of the SR- access:on-line database only for state authoritiesaccess:on line database only for state authorities- access for public: specialized data sets published on website

www.enviroportal.sk

Database of PCB facilitiesoperated in accordance with Slovak Act on Waste- operated in accordance with Slovak Act on Waste

- operator is the Slovak Environmental Agency on behalf of the Ministry of Environment of the SR

- data providing: on request- database form: the list of facilities with details on PCB content

f bli i li d d t t bli h d b it - access for public: specialized data sets published on website www.enviroportal.sk

Other databases on chemicals /dangerous chemicals – examples (3)p ( )

Database of selected dangerous chemicalsa part of the Information System on Major Industrial – a part of the Information System on Major Industrial Accidents Prevention

- operator is the Slovak Environmental Agency on behalf of operator is the Slovak Environmental Agency on behalf of the Ministry of Environment of the SR

- Access:on-line database accessible from website www.enviroportal.sk

I f ti S t C t i t d SitInformation System on Contaminated Sites- operator is the Slovak Environmental Agency on behalf of

the Ministry of Environment of the SRthe Ministry of Environment of the SR- Interactive system (http://charon.sazp.sk/envirozataze/)

accessible from website www.enviroportal.sk

Conclusions - situationC i d t b l t d t Concerning databases related to

chemicals/dangerous chemicals and relevant information on management of chemicals:information on management of chemicals:

- coordination position has the Centre for Chemical Substances and Preparations

- the Centre also manages cooperation with other relevant institutions

- partial activities and tasks fulfilled by other institutions according to the legislation are linked to the Centre, since this Centre´s task is stated in the Slovak since this Centre s task is stated in the Slovak Chemical Act

- the Centre represents the Slovak Republic in EUthe Centre represents the Slovak Republic in EUinstitutions

There is no one global information system

Conclusions – problems and solutionsProblems:- relations among state authorities are not ideal- „central“ institutions (the Centre + Ecotoxicology Centre)

t ff ti l d l t thcooperate very effectively and complement one another- active involvement of the chemical industry brings high profit- competencies spread out = many databases / information competencies spread out many databases / information

systems (in simple form, not publicly accessible, missing information about the existence of them = many times double work)work)

Solutions:- document The Concept of information systems developmentp y p

had been prepared for province of the Ministry of Environment, within it the Concept Information System on Chemicals is planned planned

- The Concept respects the rules of shared environmental information systems

- other ministries are about to follow the same strategy- adoption of Informatics Strategy for State and Public Authorities

The final conclusionThe final conclusion

one system =

one gate to data o e gate to data=

clear responsibilityclear responsibility=

exclusion of non verified data

Thank you for your attention.

Ing. Blanka Kapustova, PhD.

blanka.kapustova@sazp.skblanka.kapustova@gmail.com