INFORMATION
Mr. Hashimoto, President of HS-TECH ENGINEERING Co., Ltd. is going to deliver the second presentation [1] at TAKINOGAWA KAIKAN HALL [2] , Tokyo from 12:30 to 14:30 on October 19, 2018. The seminar will be organized by a renowned publishing company, “JOHO KIKO CO., LTD”, located on Tokyo.
TAKINOGAWA KAIKAN HALL, Tokyo Sourvce: from the website
He intends to explain some important topics / regulations which he had not mentioned in the First Seminar such as ;
Thai RoHS in complicated situation and 'a' reason why it has been stuck since 2008.
e-waste and plastic regulation, particularly food contact materials
Minamata Convention and its domestic implementation in Thailand
Process Safety Management Regulation*
Please do not hesitate of joying the Second seminar. He will review the First Seminar in the beginning of the Second Seminar.
* Added on August 29 and September 23.
We introduced on an article issued in this month at Tokyo that THAILAND EXISTING CHEMICALS INVENTORY OPERATED BY Thai Food and Drug Administration [T-FDA (TECI)] could not access due to some unknown reasons through
http//www.thaiteci.com/index_en.php.
Now you can access it from the web site at;
http://thaiteci.fda.moph.go.th/eng
We really appreciated a Japanes regulatory professional who informed us the new web site above.
Mr. Hashimoto, President of HS-TECH ENGINEERING Co., Ltd. was invited to a seminar as lecturer, organized by Thai branch of Chemical Club whose organizer was The Chemical Daily [1], a renowned newspaper. The seminar will start from 16:00 on June 1st, 2018 at Emporium Suites Hotel, Bangkok [2].
Emporium Suites Hotel [Source: from the website]
He is going to explain the key points and issues of Thai way of Chemical Risk Assessment Mechanism (T-RAM) for members of Chemical Club. The presentation will be delivered in Japanese language, using special text which will be written in both Japanese and English.
HS-TECH ENGINEERING identifies lots of issues / obstacles to be overcome in T-RAM. Particularly he intends to clarify the role sharing of conducting risk assessment on existing chemicals and new chemicals for human and the Environment in comparison with Chemical Substance Control Law (CSCL), European REACH Regulation and Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) as well as outlines of calculating major “endpoints”
[1] https://www.japanchemicaldaily.com/
[2] http://www.chatrium.com/chatrium_emporium/default-en.html
The Department of Industrial Works (DIW), Thailand intends to introduce exposure assessment models and tools as key elements on Thai way of chemical risk assessment for products (substances) in industrial use. The table below was customized by HS-TECH ENGINEERING Co., Ltd. in reference of a handout, provided by DIW in the Risk Assessment Seminar at Bangkok on November 13t, 2017.
You can download it by clicking below, highlited in blue.
EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT MODELS AND TOOLS.pdf (0.33MB)
It should be noted that some models were still now under development. HS-TECH ENGINEERING Co., Ltd. is going to keep track of the activities in Thailand as well as countries which had already installed the same methods.
Mr. Hashimoto, President of HS-TECH ENGINEERING Co., Ltd. is going to contribute a manuscript for Chemical Management Journal in Tokyo. He intends to introduce details of Thai Way of Chemical Risk Assessment System for both new chemicals and existing chemicals which have already listed on the inventory. The Journal will be published in July.
The Department of Industrial Works (DIW), The Ministry of Industry will demand importers / manufactures to conduct chemical risk assessment for industrial chemicals which enables DIW to implement risk management policy.
The first step;
The first step of the Chemical Risk assessment will identify “priority substances” by way of screening methods in calculation of three scores (hazardous score, exposure score, persistence / bioaccumulation score) and annual tonnage. The definition of three scores is still in process of development. The definition of annual tonnage is also not so clear.
It should be reminded you that key players of conducting chemical risk assessment are importer / manufacturer.
The second step;
Importer / manufacturer will prepare Chemical Risk Assessment Report for the “priority substances” on the view point of human risk and the environmental risk evaluation through mathematical model. Some priority substances will be defined as "Substances concern" or "Toxic substances" in the result of second step.
The third step;
Stricter risk management shall be implemented to the toxic substances by DIW and relating authorities. The toxic substances might be regarded as so called “hazardous substance”, designated by Hazardous Substance Act.