International Best Practices for Identification of Priorities within Chemicals Management
Systems
This document captures and examines schemes used internationally for prioritising
chemicals for risk assessment and/or risk management, and identifies commonalities,
differences, lessons learned and areas for improvement. Based on this analysis it
offers guiding principles and best practices to consider within prioritisation schemes.
The document examines, for example, how different schemes handle data poor chemicals
with the lack of availability of exposure or hazard data being the most common issue
encountered during prioritisation. Other important best practices and common areas
for development identified include using a common data platform to facilitate data
sharing (e.g., IUCLID), increased sharing of results and rationales, collaboration
on the development of new approach methodologies and tools/approaches for improving
the prioritisation process, including the use of automation to improve efficiencies,
and a comparison of international chemical inventories.
Published on December 19, 2019
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