Establishing a national GHS coordinating committee
Establish an ongoing process to examine whether the implementation of the GHS is achieving the objectives of the implementation process such as enhancing the protection of human health and the environment and accommodation of revisions to the UN GHS document. These factors can be measured, for example, through Poison Control Centre reports, illness and injury reports from industry, and workers compensation boards.
Establish an ongoing process to accommodate revisions to the UN GHS document. Available resources will impact the monitoring and evaluation that a country is able to establish.
Next steps can include:
- identifying potentially affected sectors, and
- developing terms of reference.
Relevant tools
Below is a list of tools relevant for implementing this topic :
- UNECE, Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS, Rev.5), (Geneva: United Nations, 2013), ST/SG/AC.10/30/Rev.5
- UNITAR, ILO and IOMC (2012), Understanding the GHS: A Companion Guide to the Purple Book, June 2012 Edition, (UNITAR, Geneva)
- UNITAR, ILO and IOMC (2010), Developing a National GHS Implementation Strategy, September 2010 Edition (UNITAR, Geneva)
- UNITAR and IOMC (2008), IOMC: Assisting Countries with the Transition Phase for GHS Implementation (tools and resources of the IOMC to support implementation of the GHS), November 2008 Edition, (UNITAR, Geneva)
- UNITAR, ILO and IOMC (2010), Developing a National GHS Implementation Strategy, September 2010 Edition (UNITAR, Geneva)
- UNITAR : GHS Implementation Experiences and lessons learned (2021)
- UNITAR: Key Elements of a National GHS Adoption and Implementation Roadmap (2020)