1. 1 GHS CONFERENCE FOR ASEAN: Implementation Towards 2008 and Beyond Jakarta, Indonesia 9-11 May 2007 STATUS OF GHS IMPLEMENTATION IN MALAYSIA

2. 2  Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) - the National Coordinator for the implementation of GHS in Malaysia  First National Coordinating Committee for GHS Implementation (NCC-GHS) held on August 2006, chaired by MITI  NCC-GHS members include stakeholders from the government, industry and relevant associations

3. 3  NCC-GHS to oversee and coordinate : - progress of GHS implementation - strategies and policy direction on GHS implementation - strategies and policy direction on GHS implementation -promote awareness raising and capacity building programmes on GHS -promote awareness raising and capacity building programmes on GHS

4. 4 Lead Agencies appointed to operationalise the implementation of GHS in 4 main sectors affected by GHS: Lead Agencies appointed to operationalise the implementation of GHS in 4 main sectors affected by GHS: Sector Lead Agency Sector Lead Agency Industrial Workplace - Dept. of Occupational Safety and Workplace Health (DOSH) Industrial Workplace - Dept. of Occupational Safety and Workplace Health (DOSH) Agriculture - Pesticides Board Agriculture - Pesticides Board Transport - Ministry of Transport Transport - Ministry of Transport Consumer Products - Ministry of Domestic Consumer Products - Ministry of Domestic Trade & Consumer Affairs Trade & Consumer Affairs

5. 5 Responsibility of Lead Agency:  review existing laws and legislations on classfication and labelling of chemicals in the related sector for GHS implementation;  identify and address sectoral issues (situational and gap analysis)  awareness raising and educating stakeholders on GHS

6. 6 Status of GHS Implementation (by Sector) Industrial Workplace  First draft amendment to the Classification, Packaging and Labelling Regulations 1997, ready  Manual on classification, labelling and preparing safety data sheet (SDS), ready  Technical training program for industry and government agencies, in planning process  Comprehensibility Testing and Situation and Gap Analysis to be conducted this year.

7. 7 Agriculture (Pesticides)  Pesticides (Labelling) Regulations 1984, under review (FAO Guidelines)  Conducting briefing and awareness program on GHS to farmers, industry and associations Transport  Complied with international laws for different modes of transport, such as UN Transport of Dangerous Goods

8. 8  Draft Regulations on the Transportation of Dangerous Goods and Petroleum by road, in final stage  New Regulations on the Transportation of Dangerous Goods and Petroleum by rail, in drafting process Consumer Products  To organise and conduct public awareness on GHS

9. 9 Activities for 2007 Proposed roadmap for GHS implementation to be tabled at the next NCC-GHS Proposed roadmap for GHS implementation to be tabled at the next NCC-GHS DOSH conducting technical training and awareness programme DOSH conducting technical training and awareness programme

10. 10 Pesticides Board conducting briefings on GHS implementation to farmers, industry and associations Pesticides Board conducting briefings on GHS implementation to farmers, industry and associations Overall Outreach Programme on GHS being coordinated by the chemical industry Overall Outreach Programme on GHS being coordinated by the chemical industry

11. 11 Challenges Capacity building – technical training and preparation for GHS compliance Capacity building – technical training and preparation for GHS compliance Lack of expertise and human resource Lack of expertise and human resource Awareness raising and public education Awareness raising and public education Lack of funding Lack of funding

12. 12 THANK YOU THANK YOU Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ministry of International Trade and Industry 8 May 2007 8 May 2007