Fourth session of the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety - Final report

Bangkok, Thailand 1 – 7 November 2003

Overview

At Forum IV the IFCS took stock of the progress achieved on the commitments and recommendations made at Forum III, such as the IFCS Priorities for Action Beyond 2000. Forum IV considered strategies and actions to achieve the agreed targets and also charted the course for work in a number of new areas.
  • Children and Chemical Safety
  • Occupational Safety and Health Hazard
  • Data Generation and Availability
  • Acutely Toxic Pesticides
  • Capacity Building Assistance
  • Addressing The Widening Gap Among Countries In Following Chemical Safety Policies
  • Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
  • Action Plan Prevention of Illegal International Traffic in Toxic and Dangerous Products Resolution
  • Resources to Support IFCS Vice Presidents
WHO Team
Chemical Safety and Health Unit (CHE)
Editors
Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety
Number of pages
91
Reference numbers
WHO Reference Number: IFCS/FORUM IV/16w