Chemical Safety and Biosafety

Recent addition to eChemPortal - The United States Environmental Protection Agency Integrated Risk Information System (US EPA IRIS)

12-Aug-2009

The United States Environmental Protection Agency Integrated Risk Information System (US EPA IRIS) has been added as a participant in eChemPortal, offering links to reports on specific substances found in the environment and their potential to cause human health effects.

Publication of the Report of Workshop on the Regulation of Biopesticides: Registration and Communication Issues

17-Jun-2009

This document is a report of an OECD Workshop on science and risk assessment issues related to the registration of biopesticides, which took place on 15-17 April 2008, in Arlington, United States.

New Publication in the Series on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials

20-Apr-2009

"Preliminary Analysis of Exposure Measurement and Exposure Mitigation in Occupational Settings: Manufactured Nanomaterials" is the eigth publication in the Series on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials.  This report provides preliminary analyses and recommendations as well as brief summaries of background documents listed in the operational plan relevant to phase 1 of the project on exposure measurement and exposure mitigation.

The 23rd issue of the Environment, Health and Safety News has been issued

31-Mar-2009

The Environment, Health and Safety News is a newsletter issued approximately every eight months.  Its purpose is to provide an update on the main events and activities of the OECD Environment, Health and Safety Programme. Information on new publications arising from the Programme as well as dates and venues of upcoming events and meetings are given.

OECD Database on Research into the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials Public Launch on 1st April 2009

31-Mar-2009

As part of the OECD activities to promote international co-operation in addressing human health and environmental safety aspects of manufactured nanomaterials, the OECD has developed a global resource which details research projects that address safety issues of manufactured nanomaterials. This database holds details of completed, current and planned research projects on safety, which are to be updated and managed electronically by delegations to the OECD Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials. It builds on the work of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Request for data on multi-generation reproductive toxicity studies (Deadline: 15 February 2009)

15-Jan-2009

This request relates to the development of a Test Guideline on an extended One Generation Reproductive Toxicity Study.

Publication of the Working Document on the Evaluation of Microbials for Pest Control

12-Jan-2009

This document provides guidance to government and industry risk assessors, and scientists involved in the registration and regulation of microbial pest control and their active ingredients.

Workshop on the safety testing of manufactured nanomaterials, Korea

04-Nov-2008

This workshop is being held to move forward the "Sponsorship Programme" which was launched in 2007. This programme involves the safety testing of 14 nanomaterials for a set of endpoints related to human health and environmental safety. Amongst other things, the Workshop will assist those who will be organising the testing (OECD member countries together with the European Commission, China and Industry) to develop and co-ordinate their testing plans. This workshop is hosted by the Ministry of Environment in Korea and will take place on November 19-21 in Busan, Korea. 

The 22nd issue of the Environment, Health and Safety News has been issued.

29-Jul-2008

The Environment, Health and Safety News is a newsletter issued approximately every eight months.  Its purpose is to provide an update on the main events and activities of the OECD Environment, Health and Safety Programme. Information on new publications arising from the Programme as well as dates and venues of upcoming events and meetings are given.

Publication of the Report of the OECD Pesticide Risk Reduction Steering Group Seminar on Risk Reduction through Better Worker Safety and Training

22-Jul-2008

This report presents the results of an OECD seminar on ways to achieve pesticide risk reduction through worker safety and training.  The seminar was hosted by Czech State Phytosanitary Administration, in Brno, Czech Republic, on 21 March 2007. It was chaired by Dr. Wolfgang Zornbach of the German Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture.
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