Role of national chemicals bureau at protection of health and the environment against dangerous chemicals | Vloga urada RS za kemikalije pri varovanju zdravja ljudi in okolja pred vplivi nevarnih kemikalij
2007
Ciraj, M., Mali trg 6, 1000 Ljubljana (Slovenia) | Kranjc, K.
National Chemicals Bureau (NCB) was established in 1999 and employs highly educated experts from the area of chemistry, agronomy, biology, law, etc... Its mission is protection of human health and the environment against dangerous chemicals. The mission is expressed mainly through recently accepted National program on Chemicals Safety and Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM). Slovene chemicals legislation is based on current EU legislation, nevertheless certain additional mechanisms for achieving higher level of chemical safety were established. The most important are system of data reporting and licences for marketing, use and production of dangerous chemicals. Execution of certain tasks on fields, which cover chemicals from wider or other aspect, such us: strategic goods of special importance for safety and health, cosmetic products, biocide products and drug precursors, are also task of NCB. Besides active co-operation at preparation of new EU chemicals legislation (here is worth mentioning regulation REACH, which was adopted at the end of year 2006), participation of NCB in different international bodies and organisations, especially Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), International Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS), Organisation for the prohibition of chemicals weapons (OPCW), etc... NCB is also competent authority for implementation of Good laboratory practice in Slovenia. To round up activities for better chemicals safety, NCB is organizing awareness raising programs, with special intensity in the last few years. NCB is also striving for excellent operation and building quality system according to public administration requirements. NCB is going to, in the future, with all available means try to increase chemical safety in Slovenia, and according to its possibilities, tried to contribute to such development also on the level of EU and on global level.
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