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2012/SOM2/SCSC/CON/013

Regulatory Perspective on Chemical Management in Singapore

Submitted by: Singapore

9th Conference on Standards and Conformance in the Field of Innovations

and Related Good Practices Kazan, Russia

22-23 May 2012

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A Great Workforce A Great WorkplaceA Great Workforce A Great Workplace

Veronica ChowSenior Assistant Director (Occupational Hygiene)

Occupational Safety and Health Specialist Department

Chemical Management in Singapore

• Life cycle of a chemical

• Overview ‐ Chemical Management in Singapore

• Government Agencies

‐ The National Environment Agency (NEA)

‐ Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)

‐ Ministry of Manpower (MOM)‐ National Management of Hazardous Chemical Programme

‐ WSH Guidelines on Management of Hazardous Chemical Programme

Scope

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chemical

Transport

storage

Use / Handle

Processing

ProductWaste Disposal

emission

Simple Life cycle of a Chemical

© 2010 Government of Singapore


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Click to edit Master title styleRevalent Regulatory Bodies

MOM

Ministry of Manpower NEA

National Environment

Agency

SCDF

Singapore Civil Defence

Force

SPF

Singapore Police Force

MPA

Maritime and Port Authority

Different agencies regulate or control different hazardous chemicals

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Click to edit Master title stylesafety & health aspects of hazardous chemicals at work

regulates prescribed hazardous substances of environmental concerns

regulates petroleum & flammable substances

regulates explosives

controls dangerous goods in ports

Who is regulating what?

Relevant Legislation

Environmental Protection Management Act • EPM (Hazardous Substances) Regulations

Environmental Public Health Act

• EPH (Toxic Industrial Waste) Regulations

• NEA website: www.nea.gov.sgSingapore Standards

• SS 586 :2008 Specification for Hazard Communication for hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods‐ Part 1: Specification for Recommendation on the Transport & Storage of Dangerous Goods

• CP 100, Code of Practice on Hazardous Waste Management

Fire Safety Act

• Fire Safety (Petroleum and Flammable Materials) Regulations 2005.

• SCDF website: www.scdf.gov.sg

Singapore Standards

• SS 586 :2008 Specification for Hazard Communication for hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods‐ Part 1: Specification for Recommendation on the Transport & Storage of Dangerous Goods

• SS 532 Specification for storage of flammable and combustible liquids

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Relevant Legislation

Workplace Safety and Health Act

• WSH (General Provisions),

• WSH (Medical Examinations)

• WSH (Risk Management) Regulations, etc..

• MOM website: www.mom.gov.sg

Singapore Standards :

• SS 586 :2008 Specification for Hazard Communication for hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods‐

• SS 508 Specification for graphical symbols ‐ Safety colours and safety signs ‐ Design principles for product safety labels

• SS 506 Specification for Occupational safety and health (OSH) management systems , etc..

Key Stakeholders

• Chemical Manufacturers

• Chemical Suppliers

• Singapore Chemical Industrial Council

• Trade Associations

• Chemical users

• Service providers

• Others

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National Environment Agency (NEA)

controls a list of Hazardous Substances (HS) 125

1. mass‐disaster potential,

2. highly toxic and pollutive,

3. and/or generate toxic wastes that can only be disposed of with greater difficulty.

responsible for improving and sustaining a clean and green environment in Singapore.

Controls air and water pollution, and regulates hazardoussubstances and toxic industrial wastes through prevention, enforcement and monitoring.

Hazardous Substance Requirements‐Permit, Licence, Transport Approval

• Any person who wishes to import, sell or export, any hazardous substance

Hazardous Substances Licence

• Any person who wishes to purchase, store and/or use any hazardous substance

Hazardous Substances Permit

• Any person who wishes to transport any hazardous substance must possess a valid licence first before applying for transport approval

Hazardous Substances Transport Approval

• Any person who wishes to act as toxic industrial waste collector

Toxic Industrial Waste Collector licence

Hazardous Substances , Licence (125):

EPMA Part1 Schedule 2

Hazardous Substances Permit (102):

EPM (HS) Regn, Schedule

Hazardous Substances Transport Approval

Toxic Industrial Waste (28) Licensed Collectors:

EPH (TIW) Regn

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SCDF: Singapore Civil Defence Force

• Licensing requirement for

IMPORT-- STORAGE --TRANSPORT

• Regulated chemicals

1. Petroleum

2. Flammable Materials

Role is to provide fire-fighting, rescue and emergency ambulance services; mitigating hazardous materials incidents, as well as formulate, implement and enforce regulations on fire safety and civil defence shelter matters.

1.Petroleum

Classification– Class O Petroleum (LPG)

– Class I Petroleum (Flash point < 23 °C)

– Class II Petroleum (Flash point > 23 but ≤ 61 °C)

– Class III Petroleum (Flash point > 61 °C but ≤ 93 °C)

Licensing requirement forIMPORT-- STORAGE --TRANSPORT

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2. Flammable Materials

• Licensing requirement for 237 chemicals in Fire Safety Act


3. Mixture• Petroleum or scheduled Flammable Materials• Flash points below and equal to 61°C


• Vehicle transporting• Container containing • Premises storing

the regulated petroleum and flammable materials are required to provide with labels SS 586 for Hazard communication for hazardous

chemicals and dangerous goods.

• Vehicle transporting or • Premises storing hazardous chemicals be provided with

Transport or Storage Emergency Information Panel

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Transport Emergency Information Panel

Proper shipping name

UN No. 1234IN EMERGENCY DIAL

999 POLICE or995 FIRE SERVICE

SPECIALIST ADVICE

ABC Pte LtdTel No. 1234567

Refer SS 586 :2008 Part 1

TEIP

Storage Emergency Information Panel

Refer SS 586 :2008 Part 1

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Import by land or transport in a vehicle exceeding the following quantities:

Exemption Quantity (Import / Transport)

Class of Petroleum Quantity

(a) Class O ( LPG ) Total of 130 kg Gross wt in not more than 2 cylinders

(b) Class I 20 L(c) Class II 200 L(d) Class III 200 LFM QuantitySolid FM 10 KgLiquid FM 20 LGaseous FM Total of 130 kg Gross wt in not more

than 2 cylinders

Quantity of Class O petroleum (LPG) not requiring a storage licence

Type of Usage Quantity

(i) For private use in a private dwelling house

Not more than 30 kg in not more than 2 cylinders

(ii) For use in an eating place

Not more than 30 kg per stall where the maximum quantity to be stored in an eating place does not exceed 200 kg

(iii) For use in a restaurant Not more than 200 kg

(iv) For use in a factory Not more than 300 kg per factory

Exemption Order (Storage)

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Quantity of Class I, II & III of petroleum not requiring a Storage licence

Type of Usage Class I Petroleum

Class II Petroleum

Class III Petroleum

(i) For private use in a private dwelling house or for use in any business other than in a factory

Not more than 20 litres



(ii) For use in a factory




Exemption Order (Storage)

• Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Act• WSH (General Provisions) Regulations• WSH (Medical Examinations) Regulations• WSH (Risk Management) Regulations• ..

MOM

WSH(General Provisions) Regulations

Reg. 5 Ventilation Reg. 26 Precautions with regard to explosive or flammable

substance Reg. 39 Toxic dust, fumes or other contaminants Reg. 40 Permissible exposure levels (PEL) of toxic substances Reg. 41 Hazardous substances Reg. 42 Warning labels Reg. 43 Safety data sheets Reg 44 Exclusion from regn 42 and 43 ….

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Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Act

Section 11 ‐ Duties of occupiersTake measures to ensure the workplace, means of accessor egress, machinery, equipment, plant, article &substance kept on the workplace are safe & withoutrisk to health to every person within the premises.

Section 12 ‐ Duties of employersTake measures to ensure the safety & health of hisemployees at work & also persons who may beaffected by any undertaking carried on by him in theworkplace. Such measures include adequateinstruction, information, training & supervision

Workplace Safety and Health Act 5th Schedule – Hazardous Substances

1. Corrosive substances2. Flammable substances3. Explosives4. Oxidising substances5. Pyrophoric substances6. Gases under pressure7. Organic peroxides8. Self heating substances9. Self‐reactive substances10. Substances which in contact with water, emit flammable gases

11. Toxic substances12. Mutagens13. Carcinogens14. Teratogens15. Sensitizers16. Irritants17. Substances hazardous to

aquatic environment.

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WSH (General Provisions) Regulations

Regulation 42 - Warning labels

The occupier of a workplace shall ensure that, everycontainer of hazardous substances is affixed with one ormore labels that conform with -

(a) any SS relating to classification & labelling ofhazardous substances;

(b) such other standards, Code of Practice or guidancerelating to the classification & labelling of hazardoussubstances as is issued or approved by the WSHCouncil.

Regulation 43 ‐ Safety data sheet

43 (1) Where any hazardous substance is used, handled or storedin a workplace, it shall be the duty of the occupier of theworkplace to —

(a) obtain a SDS of the substance;

(b) assess the information in the SDS & take precautionarymeasures to ensure the safe use of the substance;

(c) make available the SDS to all persons at work in the

workplace who are liable to be exposed to the substance.


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43(2) Where any hazardous substance is sold to any person foruse in a workplace, the seller or any agent of the seller whocaused or procured the sale shall provide the buyer with a SDSfor the substance that

(a) gives accurate & adequate information on the substance

(b) conforms with any SS relating to SDS or such otherstandards, CP or guidance as is issued or approved by theWSH Council.


• 43(3) Any seller or agent of any seller who fails to provide a SDS or any person who provides inaccurate, inadequate or misleading information in a SDS shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.


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• 44 (1) Regulations 41, 42 and 43 shall not apply in respect of the use, handling or storage in a workplace, or the sale for use in a workplace, of any hazardous substance that is in a consumer package & that is intended for retail sale.

Regulation 44 – Exclusion from regs 41, 42 & 43

Regulation 44 – Exclusion from regs 41, 42 & 43

• 44 (2) In this regulation —

• "consumer package" means a container that is intended forretail display and sale to households or offices, and includes acontainer that is transported or distributed as part of a largerconsolidated container that consists of a number of identicalconsumer packages;

• "container" means anything in or by which substances are orhave been wholly or partly encased, covered or packed.

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1.Developing and prescribing appropriate standards

2.Providing compliance assistance

3. Deepening capabilities to monitor and control hazards

4. Educating and engaging employees

5. Targeted enforcement

National Management of Hazardous Chemical Programme

Objective: To prevent occupational illnesses or diseases from hazardous chemicals

WSH Guidelines on Management Hazardous Chemical Programme (MHCP)

provides guidance on establishing and implementinga comprehensive programme to manage hazardouschemicals at the workplace.

Purposes

enhancement of chemical management atworkplace prevention & control of chemical hazards protection of persons at work against suchhazards

www.wshc.sg/chemicals

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No Element Legislative provisions By MOM or Regulatory Authorities

1 Policy and strategy Good practice

2 Selection and procurement Good practice

3Register of chemicals &

Safety Data Sheets (SDS)Refer to SCDF & NEA requirement and WSH (General Provisions) Regulations

4 Labelling and Warning Signs WSH (General Provisions) Regulations

5 Storage and Transportation WSH (General Provisions) Regulations and refer to SCDF transport requirements

6 Risk assessment and control WSH (Risk Management) Regulations

7 Safe work procedures & PPE WSH (Risk Management) Regulations

8 Workplace monitoring WSH (General Provisions) Regulations

9 Medical surveillance WSH (Medical Examinations) Regulations

9 Information and training Workplace Safety and Health (WHS Act

10Emergency planning and

first aid procedures WSH (First Aid) Regulations

11 Waste disposal Refer to NEA requirement

12 Contract work Good practice

13 Programme review and audit Good practice

1. Policy & strategy

2. Procurement & procurement

3. Register and Safety DataSheet

4. Labelling and Warning Signs

5. Storage and Transportation

6. Risk assessments and control

7. Safe work procedures and Personal

Protective Equipment

8. Workplace Monitoring and Surveillance

9. Information and Training10. Emergency planning & first-aid

11. Waste disposal

12. Contract work (where applicable)

13. Programme review & audit

1. Policy & strategy

2. Procurement & procurement

3. Register and Safety DataSheet

4. Labelling and Warning Signs

5. Storage and Transportation

6. Risk assessments and control

7. Safe work procedures and Personal

Protective Equipment

8. Workplace Monitoring and Surveillance

9. Information and Training10. Emergency planning & first-aid

11. Waste disposal

12. Contract work (where applicable)

13. Programme review & audit

Elements of in-plant MHCP

GHSGlobally harmonised system of classification and labelling of chemicals

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WSH (Approved Codes of Practice) Notification

Part 1: Specification for Recommendation on the Transport & Storage of Dangerous Goods

Part 2: Globally Harmonised System of Classification & Labelling of Chemicals – Singapore’s Adaptations

Part 3 : Preparation of Safety Data Sheets

SS 586:2008 Specification for Hazard Communication for hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods



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National GHS Implementation Task Force

• Ministry of Manpower [MOM]

• Singapore Chemistry Industry Council [SCIC]

• National Environment Agency [NEA]

• Singapore Civil Defence Force [SCDF]

• Singapore Police Force [SPF]

• Maritime and Port Authority [MPA]

• Ministry of Trade and Industry [MIT]

• Standards Productivity and Innovation Board [SPRING]

• Health Science Authority [H S A]

• Singapore Institution of Safety Officers [SISO]

• Workplace Safety and Health Council [WSHC]

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Revised Draft GHS Implementation DeadlinesRevised Draft GHS Implementation Deadlines

Phase Deadline Target Industry Requirement1A Feb 2012 All Chemical

Manufacturers & Suppliers

Preparation of GHS SDSs & Labels for Single Substances.

2A End 2012 All Users of Chemicals GHS Labelling of Containers for Single

Substances.

1B Mid 2015 All Chemical Manufacturers &

Suppliers

Preparation of GHS SDSs & Labels for

Mixtures.

2B Mid 2015 All Users of Chemicals GHS Labelling of Containers for Mixtures.

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National level Co‐ordination1. Advisory Committee on Hazardous

Substances and Toxic Wastes led by NEA which co‐ordinates the approach to managing hazardous chemicals in Singapore.

3. WSH (Chemical Industry) Industry Committee& WSH (Workplace Health) Functional Committee set up under the WSH Council (WSHC) to address WSH issues in the chemical industry and workplace health issues in Spore.

2. Multi‐agency National GHS Task Force led by MOM to co‐ordinate the implementation of GHS in Spore.

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