ED Will Hold Webcast on REACH, TSCA, and CEPA Best Practices
Environmental Defense (ED) will hold a webcast regarding its recent report, Not That Innocent: A Comparative Analysis of Canadian, European Union and United States Policies on Industrial Chemicals, on May 24, 2007, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EDT). The webcast will include a 45-minute presentation and a question and answer period. Dr. Richard Denison, Senior Scientist at ED, will present the findings and discuss his report, which compares the European Union’s new Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) regulation, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA).
Best practices for and a comparison of how each of these policies addresses the following “core functions” will be presented:
- Identify and prioritize chemicals of concern;
- Track chemicals and their production and use;
- Foster the generation and submission of risk-relevant information;
- Assess information to determine hazard/exposure/risk;
- Impose controls to mitigate risk; and
- Share and disclose information while protecting confidential business information.
Implications of the findings for chemicals policy reform will also be discussed.
To participate, contact Cathy Malina by COB May 22, 2007. Details and a toll-free call-in number will then be forwarded prior to the call. In addition to a telephone line, Internet access is needed to view presentation materials. If this is not possible, please advise Ms. Malina so alternative arrangements can be made.