Philippine Regulations on Chemicals The Global Summit on Chemical Safety and Security 18-20 April 2016, Kielce, Poland Health ENGR. JEAN C. BORROMEO Supervising Environmental Management Specialist DENR Environmental Management Bureau-National Capital Region
Government Agencies Regulating Chemicals in the Philippines DENR (RA 6969 The Toxic Substances & Nuclear & Hazardous Waste Control Act of 1992) BFP (RA 9514 Revised Fire Code of the Philippines) PNP (different MCs and EOs implemented by the Firearms and Explosives Office) PDEA (RA 9165 The Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972) FPA (PD 1144 Creating the FPA) FDA (RA 3720 - Foods, Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Act)
Republic Act 6969 The Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990 Coverage: Chemical Management PICCS PMPIN PCL CCO Hazardous Wastes Management
PICCS Philippine Inventory of Chemicals & Chemical Substances It is a list of all existing chemicals & chemical substances used, sold, distributed, imported, processed, manufactured, stored, exported, treated or transported in the Philippines It serves as a guide for manufacturers and importers of chemicals
PMPIN Pre-Manufacturing & Pre-Importation Notification Purpose is to screen harmful substances before they enter the Philippine s commerce A process where the safety of the chemical to be introduced must be adequately documented (conduct of toxicological studies/risk assessment)
PCL Priority Chemical List It is a list of existing & new chemicals that DENR has determined to potentially pose unreasonable risk to public health, workplace & the environment Users/Importers/Manufacturers/Distributors of chemicals included in the PCL are required to register their hazardous wastes & chemical substances & submit biennial report (Prescribed Form) beginning Sept. 1996
Criteria for PCL The following criteria has been established by DENR for PCL based on the selection criteria used in other industrial nations such as Australia, Japan, Canada and the United States: Persistence refers to the property of a substance whose half-life in water, sediment, soil, or air exceeds a duration of 50 days. Toxicity refers to the quality of a substance which meets any of the following criteria: Acute lethality Chronic or sub-chronic toxicity Teratogenicity Carcinogenicity Bioaccumulation potential is the measure of a substance s ability to bioaccumulate in the food chain.
Priority Chemical List 0 Dichlorobenzene Diethyl sulfate Phenic acid 1,2 Dibromoethane Ethylene Dibromide Phosgene 1,2 Dichloroethane Ethylene Oxide Phthalic anhydride 1,2 Diphenylhydrazine Glutaraldehyde Polybrominated biphenyls 1,4 Chlorobenzene Formaldehyde Trichloroethylene 1,4 Dichlorobenzene Hexachlorobenzene Tributylin 3 Hydroxyphenol Hexachloroethane Selenium Antimony Pentachloride Hydrazine Vinyl chloride Arsenic compounds Lead and its compounds Asbestos Benzene MBT Cyanide and its compounds Beryllium compounds Mercaptan, perchloromethyl Mercury and its compounds Cadmium compounds Methyl Chloride Polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs Chlorinated Ethers Methylene Chloride Carbon Tetrachloride (ODS) Chloroform Mirex Chlorofluoro Carbons (ODS) Chloropicrin pentachlorophenol Halons (ODS) Chromium compounds Perchloroethelyne 1,1,1 trichloroethane (ODS)
CCO Chemical Control Order Prohibits, limit, or regulate the use, manufacture, import, export, transport, processing, storage, possession, and wholesale of those priority chemicals that DENR determined to be regulated, phased-out, or banned due to the serious risks they pose to public health, workplace & environment. Required to register with DENR, secure Import Clearance and submit annual report (production & management information)
The Control in a CCO maybe in the form of: Gradual phase-out plan that may apply to: Importation/Exportation Manufacturing & distribution Industrial use Limitation of use that may apply to: Product or material/chemical Premise Industrial use Substitution-substituting certain chemical substances that pose less risks to human health and the environment
Chemicals subject to CCO Mercury & Mercury Compounds Cyanide & Cyanide Compounds Asbestos Ozone Depleting Substances Polychlorinated Biphenyls Lead
PICCS certificate PCL clearance Permitting Procedures Small Quantity Importation clearance CAS RN Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances Chemical Name PMPIN certificate CCO registration P C L IMPORTATION clearance P M P I N C C O n e w c h e m i c a l s
Way forward Introduce regulations on the transport of chemicals in addition to the regulations on importation. Strenghten inter-agency collaboration in ensuring chemical process safety.
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