sadc and ghs sunnyside park hotel parktown, j’burg, sa by samuel f banda 15-18 nov. 2005
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SADC and GHS
Sunnyside Park Hotel Parktown, J’burg, SA
By samuel f banda15-18 nov. 2005
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Meeting to discuss GHS
December 2003,Livingstone, Zambia
Reviewed GHS status- country wise.
First SADC GHS meeting
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SADC
1 of 8 AU Regional Economic Communities
HQ, Gaborone, Botswana
Goal to bring about sound economic integration for SD
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SADC Features
High integration of economies Common transport network Inter-reliance of industries Heavily dependent on SA economy
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SADC Secretariat
Functions via 4 directorates– SHDSP –Social and Hum. Dev. and Special Programs
– TIFI – Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment – IS – Infrastracture and Services
– FANR- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources
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Directorates and GHS
Labor and Consumer related SHDSP Agro-based FANR Transport-based IS Industry, Trade TIFI
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Steps to GHS Implementation
Most countries have assessed their capacity to implement GHS.(SA and CT done)
Through NP most countries have undertaken reviews on type, quantities of chemical production
SADC Code of Practice emphasizes on safe use of chemicals: An essential platform for GHS Implementation.
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SADC Legal Framework/Mechanism
Operational forum is via– Regional indicative strategic dev. Plan (RISDP)– SADC treaty (Trade, transport, Communication
and Meteorology, Code of Practice)– Southern and Eastern African Regulatory
Committee on Harmonization (SEARCH) of registration of pesticides.
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Need for Harmonization!!!
Single region economy Strengthening of SADC machinery Provision of common strategies on GHS Provides ownership of the GHS by SADC Transport sector already harmonized
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GHS - transport
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GHS -Pictograms
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Forgotten Stakeholders
Chemical producing companies in the region– Essential on chemical properties (carcinogenicity,
mutagenic, toxicological effects)
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SADC Challenges in GHS
Multiple signal words be to integrated into GHS’s “Danger and Warning”
Integration of Symbol some shapes from triangle/rectangles to GHS Rhombuses
Uniformize Precautionary warning pictograms (esp. in Agriculture)
Enforcement difficulties- national and cross border. Movement of waste, (Hazardous, radioactive,
nuclear) shall require GHS intervention!!! Landfills and other emitters of flammable gases shall
require GHS intervention!!!
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