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The objectives of this programme are to protect human health and the environment through improving chemical safety; to make chemical control policies more transparent and save resources for government and industry; and to prevent unnecessary distortions in the trade of chemicals and chemical products (e.g. through Mutual Acceptance of Data).
The programme also addresses pesticides, biocides, chemical accidents, and biotechnology (overseen by the Joint Meeting).
Publications on our work can be downloaded here.
What's new
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03-Feb-2012
Two new OECD Harmonised Templates for Reporting Chemical Test Summaries (OHT) are now available: revised OHT 49 on sediment toxicity (extended to cover tests made according to TG 225 Sediment-Water Chironomid Tox Test using Spiked Water) and new OHT 90 on emissions from preservative-treated wood (to cover TG 313 Emissions from Preserv-treated Wood to the Environment). All OECD templates and associated XML files, including these new ones, are available at “TEMPLATES”. Details of additions or changes made in templates in Feb. 2011 and Jan. 2012 are at “UPDATE Overview”.
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03-Jan-2012
The Collection of Case Studies on Risk Assessments of Combined Exposures to Multiple Chemicals (Combined Exposures) can now be searched on eChemPortal. To date, it gathers 5 case studies from the WHO OECD ILSI/HESI International Workshop on Risk Assessment of Combined Exposures to Multiple Chemicals.
The Australian NICNAS Other database contains Hazard assessment reports on existing chemicals other than Priority Existing Chemical assessments.
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12-Dec-2011
A new webpage “Schedule of Assessments” has been created on eChemPortal to lead to existing scheduling information of national/regional and international assessments notified to the OECD by OECD member countries and stakeholders. The links are provided with the aim to assist in avoiding duplication across national/regional programmes in the area of chemical assessment.
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05-Dec-2011
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.
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08-Nov-2011
A Consensus Document on Compositional Considerations for New Varieties of Sugarcane (Saccharum ssp. hybrids), number 23 in the Series on Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds, is now available online. It contains information on the key nutrients, anti-nutrients and toxicants of food and feed obtained from this grass crop. Sugarcane is grown in tropical and sub-tropical regions in more than 100 countries and the sugar produced from it is commonly consumed all over the world.
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26-Oct-2011
A new webpage explaining how-to create links to search directly on eChemPortal has been created to encourage linking back to eChemPortal from other’s webpages.
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06-Oct-2011
As regulators face tighter budgets and chemical companies cut costs to remain competitive, governments increasingly count on OECD’s chemical policies and instruments to cost-effectively ensure that products are safe. "Cutting Costs in Chemicals Management: How OECD Helps Governments and Industry" analyses the rigorous and comprehensive system for assessing and managing chemicals – a system that saves governments and industry about EUR 150 million each year by “work sharing” facilitated by the OECD.
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28-Sep-2011
This OECD Emission Scenario Document (ESD) is intended to provide information on the sources, use patterns and release pathways of chemicals used in the chemical industry to assist in the estimation of releases of chemicals to the environment.
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12-Sep-2011
Argentina has joined the OECD system for the Mutual Acceptance of Data (MAD) in the Assessment of Chemicals. Through MAD, Argentina’s non-clinical safety data related to the protection of human health and the environment must be accepted by OECD and other adhering countries.
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12-Oct-2011
Users of eChemPortal are now able to search specific endpoint properties for substances contained in The Ecological Categorization Results from Canada Database. This Database contains the ecological categorization results for substances on the Canadian Domestic substance list and the supporting data on: Inherent toxicity, Persistency and Bioaccumulation.
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