Indicators as a tool for the evaluation of effective national implementation of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1202-1208

  Peterson, Peter J ^a,b   Mokhtar, Mazlin bin ^c   Chang, Cheryl ^b   Krueger, Jonathan ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Programme of Correspondence Instruction   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chemicals; Classification; GHS; Indicators; Policy

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); INFORMATION USE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

CAPABILITY EVALUATIONS; CHEMICAL SAFETY; DECISION MAKERS; GHS; GLOBALLY HARMONIZED SYSTEM; LABELINGS; PERFORMANCE; SECOND GROUP; SIMPLE++; UNITED NATIONS;

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION);

ACTION PLAN; BIOINDICATOR; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; OECD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; REGULATORY APPROACH; STANDARD (REGULATION); UNITED NATIONS;

ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; CAPACITY BUILDING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EVALUATION RESEARCH; GLOBALLY HARMONIZED SYSTEM OF CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING OF CHEMICAL; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MANDATORY PROGRAM; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; POLICY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77949264341     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.01.008     Document Type: Article

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