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A '''Screening Information Dataset''' (SIDS) is a study of the [[Chemical safety|hazards]] associated with a particular [[chemical substance]] or group of related substances. The substances studied are [[High production volume chemical|High Production Volume (HPV) chemicals]], that is chemicals which are manufactured or imported in quantities of more than 1000 tonnes per year for any single OECD market.
 
A '''Screening Information Dataset''' (SIDS) is a study of the [[Chemical safety|hazards]] associated with a particular [[chemical substance]] or group of related substances. The substances studied are [[High production volume chemical|High Production Volume (HPV) chemicals]], that is chemicals which are manufactured or imported in quantities of more than 1000 tonnes per year for any single OECD market.
  
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The list of HPV chemicals is prepared by the Secretariat of the [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]] (OECD) and updated regularly. As of 2004, there were 4843 chemicals on the list.<ref>{{citation | author = OECD Secretariat | title = The 2004 OECD List of High Production Volume Chemicals | url = http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/55/38/33883530.pdf | publisher = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | location = Paris | date = 2004}}.</ref> Of these, roughly 1000 have been prioritised for special attention, and it is for these chemicals that SIDS are prepared,<ref>{{citation | webpage = Description of OECD Work on Investigation of High Production Volume Chemicals | url = http://www.oecd.org/document/21/0,3343,en_2649_34379_1939669_1_1_1_1,00.html | publisher = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | date = December 2005 | accessdate = 2009-08-26}}.</ref> usually by an official agency in one of the OECD member countries with the collaboration of the [[United Nations|UN]] [[International Programme for Chemical Safety]] (IPCS).
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The list of HPV chemicals is prepared by the Secretariat of the [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]] (OECD) and updated regularly. As of 2004, there were 4843 chemicals on the list.<ref>{{citation | author = OECD Secretariat | title = The 2004 OECD List of High Production Volume Chemicals | url = http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/55/38/33883530.pdf | publisher = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | location = Paris | date = 2004}}.</ref> Of these, roughly 1000 have been prioritised for special attention, and it is for these chemicals that SIDS are prepared,<ref name="descrip">{{citation | webpage = Description of OECD Work on Investigation of High Production Volume Chemicals | url = http://www.oecd.org/document/21/0,3343,en_2649_34379_1939669_1_1_1_1,00.html | publisher = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | date = December 2005 | accessdate = 2009-08-26}}.</ref> usually by an official agency in one of the OECD member countries with the collaboration of the [[United Nations|UN]] [[International Programme on Chemical Safety]] (IPCS).
  
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The procedures for investigating the risks of an HPV chemical are described in the OECD ''Manual for Investigation of HPV Chemicals''.<ref>{{citation | author = OECD Secretariat | title = Manual for Investigation of HPV Chemicals | url = http://www.oecd.org/document/7/0,3343,en_2649_34379_1947463_1_1_1_1,00.html | publisher = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | location = Paris | date = July 2007}}.</ref>
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The procedures for investigating the risks of an HPV chemical are described in the OECD ''Manual for Investigation of HPV Chemicals''.<ref>{{citation | author = OECD Secretariat | title = Manual for Investigation of HPV Chemicals | url = http://www.oecd.org/document/7/0,3343,en_2649_34379_1947463_1_1_1_1,00.html | publisher = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | location = Paris | date = July 2007}}.</ref> The initial stage is the collection of existing information (either published or supplied by manufacturers) on the chemical. If the existing information is insufficient to make an assessment of the risks, the chemical may be tested at this stage to collect more data. The initial report of the investigation is discussed at a SIDS Initial Assessment Meeting (SIAM), which includes:<ref name="descrip"/>
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*representatives of OECD member countries;
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*experts nominated by the IPCS, the OECD Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC), Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) and environmental organizations;
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* representatives of companies which produce the chemical;
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* secretariat staff from OECD, IPCS and UNEP Chemicals.
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The SIAM can either accept the draft report or call for revisions (including further testing). Once the comments and discussion of the SIAM have been taken into account, the report is published by the [[United Nations Environment Programme]] (UNEP).
  
 
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==References==

Revision as of 11:18, 26 August 2009

A Screening Information Dataset (SIDS) is a study of the hazards associated with a particular chemical substance or group of related substances. The substances studied are High Production Volume (HPV) chemicals, that is chemicals which are manufactured or imported in quantities of more than 1000 tonnes per year for any single OECD market.

The list of HPV chemicals is prepared by the Secretariat of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and updated regularly. As of 2004, there were 4843 chemicals on the list.[1] Of these, roughly 1000 have been prioritised for special attention, and it is for these chemicals that SIDS are prepared,[2] usually by an official agency in one of the OECD member countries with the collaboration of the UN International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS).

The procedures for investigating the risks of an HPV chemical are described in the OECD Manual for Investigation of HPV Chemicals.[3] The initial stage is the collection of existing information (either published or supplied by manufacturers) on the chemical. If the existing information is insufficient to make an assessment of the risks, the chemical may be tested at this stage to collect more data. The initial report of the investigation is discussed at a SIDS Initial Assessment Meeting (SIAM), which includes:[2]

  • representatives of OECD member countries;
  • experts nominated by the IPCS, the OECD Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC), Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) and environmental organizations;
  • representatives of companies which produce the chemical;
  • secretariat staff from OECD, IPCS and UNEP Chemicals.

The SIAM can either accept the draft report or call for revisions (including further testing). Once the comments and discussion of the SIAM have been taken into account, the report is published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

References

  1. ↑ OECD Secretariat The 2004 OECD List of High Production Volume Chemicals; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: Paris, 2004, <http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/55/38/33883530.pdf>.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Description of OECD Work on Investigation of High Production Volume Chemicals, <http://www.oecd.org/document/21/0,3343,en_2649_34379_1939669_1_1_1_1,00.html> (accessed 26 August 2009), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, December 2005.
  3. ↑ OECD Secretariat Manual for Investigation of HPV Chemicals; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: Paris, July 2007, <http://www.oecd.org/document/7/0,3343,en_2649_34379_1947463_1_1_1_1,00.html>.

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