From: Jaime Steedman-Lyde <jsteedmanlyde**At_Symbol_Here**HEALTHSCIENCE.COM>
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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] GHS Busters
On 11/21/2013 2:39 PM, Monona Rossol wrote:
From: BIALKE, THOMAS <tbialke**At_Symbol_Here**KENT.EDU>
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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] GHS Busters
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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] GHS Busters
From: Ralph B. Stuart <rstuart**At_Symbol_Here**CORNELL.EDU>
To: DCHAS-L <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU>
Sent: Thu, Nov 21, 2013 1:13 pm
Subject: [DCHAS-L] GHS BustersI noticed an interesting article at
https://www.swiftpage6.com/speasapage..aspx?X=2Y0RSDXNI9G1KQ0R00YEWW
about the challenge of GHS:
What does GHS stand for?
The Excercise
Chemwatch have undertaken a systematic comparison of GHS classification
published by official sources in:
Europe (ECHA)
Japan (NITE)
New Zealand (CCID)
Korea (NIER)
A total of 12,452 Substances were reviewed.
Interestingly there was very little overlap between Substances reviewed by any
two Jurisdictions - Korea and New Zealand reviewed 1494 Substances in common.
However, where Substances in common where assigned GHS Classifications, fewer
than 8% were in agreement - New Zealand and the European Union agreed on only 75
Substances of 939 Substances.
In summary:
< 8% Harmonisation between any 2 Jurisdictions
< 0.6% Harmonisation between any 3 Jurisdictions
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I'm not quite sure of what to make of this data. I wonder if anyone on the list
has done international comparisons that include the US?
- Ralph
Ralph Stuart CIH
Chemical Hygiene Officer
Department of Environmental Health and Safety
Cornell University
rstuart**At_Symbol_Here**cornell.edu
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