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From: Monona Rossol <actsnyc**At_Symbol_Here**cs.com>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] GHS Busters
Date: Nov 21, 2013 18:24 UTC
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I 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 === 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