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Promoting chemical safety and emergency preparedness in the chemical industry in China
Sep. 25, 2008
The partnership will support the development of the safer production of chemicals and safety management systems in pilot industries. It will also assist the Ministry and relevant organizations to improve local awareness and preparedness for industrial environmental emergencies.
Lijun Zhang, vice minister of MEP, said today: “We face formidable, but reachable goals in China concerning safety and emergency response. The chemical industry plays a very important role in our nations development, and this program will draw us closer to where we need to be; in essence, having safer places to work and live.”
Arab Hoballah, Chief of the Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch of UNEP indicated that this project will assist in building capacity in the MEP and in the chemical industry and its value chain and is line with UNEP’s Bali Strategic Plan on Technology Support and Capacity Building.
“Through this demonstration project and other relevant activities, the experience gained will be important in supporting further capacity development of local authorities and broader section of the chemical industry in China, as well as setting the basis for a National Center for Safer Production,” he said.
Neil Hawkins, Vice President, Sustainability at Dow, said: "We are excited to move forward into another multi-year project in China, our third largest market and an important center of global transformational growth. Collaborating with partners like MEP and UNEP will make a positive and lasting impact on a wide range of people, and Chinese society as a whole.”
"In 2005, Dow sponsored the three-year national pilot project with the China’s State Environmental Protection Administration (now MEP). Dow also partnered with Chinas State Administration of Work Safety to launch a national demonstration project on the safe management of hazardous chemicals promoting a better understanding and awareness among small- and medium-sized enterprises. This project will be another important contribution in setting the standard for sustainability in China,” he added.
Expected deliverables for the program include the development of training material to help build capacity with local companies, the organization of training systems and the development of case studies. The project will last for two years, starting from September 16, 2008.
Source: Dow Chemical
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