D issemination of OECD Products 2.

All of the products of the OECD Environment, Health and Safety Programme are available free of charge to the general public via the internet. Additional work is devoted to improving the overall dissemination and the use of the products of the Environment, Health and Safety Programme.

Capacity-Building for the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste

The IOMC Toolbox for Decision-Making in Chemicals

Management is a problem-solving tool that enables countries to identify the most appropriate and efficient national actions to address specific national problems related to chemicals management. It is managed by the Inter-Organisation Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC).

Phase 3 of the project ended in October 2022 and a new phase has started on 1 January 2023 thanks to a contribution from the EU.

Capacity building activities are in preparation and a call for tender was organised for the maintenance of the platform.

A webinar on PRTR was organised for Kenya and a webinar on chemicals accidents prevention, preparedness and response was organised for Kenya and the Philippines in early 2023. Support for developing/updating chemicals policy/framework law was given to Kenya and Viet Nam. A workshop was held in March 2023 in Kenya to consolidate outputs from previous not in-person capacity-building activities.

Contacts

Sylvie PORET

Valérie FRISON

Websites

http://iomctoolbox.oecd.org www.oecd.org/env/ehs/developmentcooperation-sound-management-chemicals. htm