Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste Beyond 2020
Why it matters to health, labour and the environment
ILO, UNEP, WHO and SAICM Secretariat Event, 10 February 2020
World Health Organization, Executive Board Room, 20 Avenue Appia, Geneva (CH)
Agenda
10:00 Opening and welcome remarks
Dr Maria Neira
Director, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, WHO
Mr Joaquim Pintado Nunes
Acting Chief of the LABADMIN/OSH Branch, ILO
Mr Pierre Quiblier
Programme Officer Chemicals and Health Branch, Economy Division, UNEP
10:10 Overview of SAICM and the importance of a multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder approach for the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020
ICCM5 President, Ms Gertrud Sahler
Head of Directorate-General Environment and Health, Emission Control, Safety of Installations and Transport, Chemical Safety at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Germany
10:25 Strengthening the role and cooperation between the health, labour and environment sectors to address sound management of chemicals and wastes beyond 2020
Dr Manal Azzi
Senior Specialist on Occupational Safety and Health, ILO
Ms Sandra Averous-Monnery
Programme Management Officer, Chemicals and Health Branch, Economy Division, UNEP
Ms Carolyn Vickers
Head, Chemical Safety and Head Unit, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, WHO
10:45 Questions and comments from the floor
All participants
11:05 National perspectives on the critical role and contribution of the health, labour and environment sectors in SAICM and the sound management of chemicals and waste
Mr David Morin
Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Safe Environments Directorate, Health Canada, and Co-Chair of the Intersessional Process
Dr Bojan Gasic
Scientific Officer, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs Section, Chemicals and Occupational Health, Switzerland
11:35 Questions and comments from the floor
All participants
11:50 Closing remarks by the co-organizers
12.00 Closure
