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Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act in New Zealand: Lessons Learned  |
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Research collaborative was initiated by LESTARI when representatives from LESTARI visited the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) New Zealand on 8-11 November 2011 at Wellington, New Zealand. The purpose of this visit was to learn how EPA New Zealand manage and regulate chemicals via the implementation of Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act. Meanwhile, representatives from LESTARI have shared their experiences by presenting their research findings, this include presentations entitle ‘Overview of chemicals management in Malaysia’ by Prof. Dr. Mazlin Mokhtar, ‘Update of GHS implementation in Malaysia’ by Dr. Goh Choo Ta, ‘Mercury management in Malaysia’ by Mr Mahathir Amir and ‘Risk-based assessment for ecosystem protection’ by Mr Nazren Leman.
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The 12th Asia Pacific Responsible Care Conference in Bali, Indonesia, 24-28 October 2011 |
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The 12th Asia Pacific Responsible Care Conference (APRCC) with the theme ‘Road Towards Strategic Approach to International Chemical Management / World Summit Sustainable Development (SAICM/WSSD) Goal 2020 through Implementation of Global Product Strategy (GPS) was held on 24-28 October 2011 at Bali, Indonesia. At the same time, the APRCC also celebrating the International Year of Chemistry (IYC) where year 2011 has been declared as IYC by the General Assembly of the United Nations in January 2011. Prof. Dr. Mazlin Mokhtar was invited as a speaker to deliver a paper entitles ‘Striving for a Sound Chemical Management System for Economic, Ecological and Human Sustainability’ in the APRCC.
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GHS Workshop: Multi-stakeholders Participations in Establishing a Sound Chemicals Management System (30 September 2011) |
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On the 30 September 2011,MyNICHE (Malaysian Network for Integrated Management of Chemicals and Hazardous Substances for Environment and Development) and CMRG (Chemicals Management Research Group) have jointly organized the ‘GHS Workshop: Multi-stakeholders Participations in Establishing a Sound Chemicals Management System’ at Pullman Putrajaya. Two invited speakers, Dr. Herman Koeter and Dr. Steve Vaughen on behalf of Orange House Partnership and Inside Out Works have shared their respective experiences on essential components for a sound chemicals management system. Participants include representatives from government, industry, NGOs, research institutes and academia.
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GHS (Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals) Advanced Training Course (26-29 September 2011) |
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The GHS (Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals) Advanced Training Course was successfully conducted at National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) on 26-29 September 2011. This training course is jointly organized by NIOSH, Chemical Industries Council of Malaysia (CICM), Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI) and United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). The objectives of the training course are to recognize the importance of GHS and chemical hazard communication as a key tool for protecting the health of people and the environment; and to strengthen capacities for chemicals classification and labelling based on GHS criteria. Two GHS experts, i.e. Dr. Herman Koeter and Dr. Steve Vaughen were appointed by UNITAR as the trainers for the training course. This training course is part of the activities under the 2010-2012 project ‘Training and Capacity Building for the Implementation of GHS in Malaysia’ that carried out by UNITAR, International Labour Organization (ILO) and the financial support of the European Union (EU). The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) is the focal point for this UNITAR-GHS Project in Malaysia.
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7th Round Table dialogue of the Malaysian Network for Integrated Management of Chemicals & Hazardous Substances for Environment & Development (MyNICHE-7) |
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The 7th Round Table Dialogue of the Malaysian Network for Integrated Management of Chemicals and Hazardous Substances for Environment and Development (MyNICHE-7) was held at Pullman Hotel & Resort, Putrajaya on 13th July 2011. The MyNICHE-7 was jointly organised by Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Environmental Management & Climate Change Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE). ‘Transforming the Systems to Manage Chemicals’ was selected as the theme for MyNICHE-7 and participants include representatives from government agencies, chemical associations, NGOs and academia. Issues discussed are mainly on the needs of having a safety evaluation system on chemicals in Malaysia.
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Students’ Seminar with Prof Dr. Peter John Peterson |
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A seminar for students carrying out research related to chemicals management was held in Lestari with Adjunct Professor, Prof Dr. Peter J.Peterson. Attend to the seminar are Prof. Dr Mazlin Mokhtar and Dr. Goh Choo Ta together with three master and PhD students. The 3 hours seminar had been really fruitful with comments and discussions that provide valuable inputs for the students as Prof. Dr. Peterson is a prominent professor in the area of chemicals management.
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6th Round Table Dialogue of the Malaysian Network for Integrated Management of Chemicals and Hazardous Substances for Environment and Development (MyNICHE-6) |
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The 6th Round Table Dialogue of the Malaysian Network for Integrated Management of Chemicals and Hazardous Substances for Environment and Development (MyNICHE-6) was held at Oriental Crystal Kajang on 26 July 2010. The MyNICHE-6 was jointly organised by Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Environmental Management & Climate Change Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE). ‘Harmonizing Chemical Governance with Sustainable Livelihood’ was selected as the theme for MyNICHE-6 and participants for MyNICHE-6 includes representatives from government agencies, chemical associations, NGOs and academia. Issues such as Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), Environmentally Hazardous Substances (EHS), Basel Convention and chemical safety in consumer products were discussed in MyNICHE-6.
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Congratulation |
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Congratulation to Associate Prof. Dr. Mohd Talib Latif for his appointment as Head, Environmental Science Programme, School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, FST, UKM
 Research fellow from LESTARI, Goh Choo Ta, was selected by The Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS), Japan as one of the Malaysia participants for the GHS Instructors Practical Course that was held from 11-26 January in Tokyo, Japan.
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Review Meeting for the WHO Human Health Risk Assessment Toolkit |
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Prof. Dr. Salmaan Hussain Inayat Hussain (Deputy Dean, Faculty of Allied Health Science; and leader for the Science and Governance Cluster, Nic Pembangunan Lestari Wilayah (PLW)) and Mr. Goh Choo Ta (Research Fellow, Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI)) have been invited by World Health Organisation (WHO) to the Review Meeting for the WHO Human Health Risk Assessment Toolkit at Lyon, France from 29-30 October 2009. Representatives from other organisations were also deliberated in this review meeting, including representatives from US Environmental Protection Agency, Chulabhorn Research Institute (Thailand), Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science (CRAES) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
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4th Group 4 Seminar of JSPS-VCC Core University Program on Environmental Toxicity Evaluation and Risk Management |
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 The 4th Group 4 Seminar of JSPS-VCC Core University Program on Environmental Toxicity Evaluation and Risk Management was held at Holiday Inn, Melaka from 14th – 16th October 2009. A total number of 16 researchers from Malaysia and Japan have presented their research findings in the seminar, and followed by discussions for future research collaboration. The participants also visited the Melaka Biotechnology Institute on the last day of the seminar. |
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WRITERS WORKSHOP & 5TH ROUND TABLE DIALOGUE OF MYNICHE |
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On 24th until 27th of March 2009 a Writers Workshop & the 5th Round Table Dialogue of MyNICHE were held at Concorde Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Group members who were presenting papers are Prof. Emeritus Dr. Peter John Peterson, Prof. Dr. Mazlin Bin Mokhtar, Prof. Dr. Lee Yook Heng, Prof. Dr. Salmaan Hussain Inayat-Hussain, Prof. Dr. Ismail Bin Sahid, Dr. Mohd Talib Latif and Dr. Rawshan Ara Begum.
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