IFCS Indicators of Progress
Priorities for Action beyond 2000
and
Forum Recommendations
QUESTIONNAIRE
Please provide the information described on the following pages concerning your country,
giving the current status and, to the extent possible, that foreseen at the end of 2006
Please complete:
COUNTRY: Kingdom of Bahrain
1.
NATIONAL CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITIES FOR CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT
Priorities for Action E1 and E21
1a)
Has a comprehensive National Chemicals Management Profile, or other
equivalent strategic national plan, been developed
through a multi-stakeholder process2?
National Profile
Other equivalent strategic national plan
Yes
If "Yes" to either of the above, please indicate the original publication date and
the date(s) of any revisions.
May, 2002
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If "Yes" to either of the above, please list all ministries, agencies and
organizations that participated:
 General Directorate for the Protection of Environment & Wildlife, Public
Commission for the Protection of Marine Recourses, Environment and
Wildlife. (Former Environmental Affairs).
 Primary Health Care, Ministry of Health.
 Accident and Emergency, Ministry of Health.
 Occupational Health Clinic, Ministry of Health.
 Collage of Health Sciences, Ministry of Health.
 Agriculture Affairs, Ministry of Municipalities and Agriculture.
 Commerce Register Directorate, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
 Industrial Development Directorate, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
 Occupational Safety, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.
 Civil Defence, Ministry of Interior.
 Curriculum Directorate, Ministry of Education.
 Bahrain society of Chemists.
 Health and Safety Society.
 Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO).
 Bahrain Training Institute (BTI).
 ROWA/UNEP.
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If "No", is your country in the process of developing or planning on developing a
Comprehensive National Chemicals Management Profile?
Yes
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Expected completion date ___________
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No
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The Priorities for Action Beyond 2000 may be viewed on the IFCS website at www.ifcs.ch.
A multi-stakeholder process is a process involving all concerned national ministries and other government
institutions, as well as other interested national parties.
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If "No", have equivalent measures such as a government investigation on
chemical safety followed by legislative measures been undertaken?
If "Yes", please describe:
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1b)
Has your country developed any of the following on the sound management of
chemicals?
If yes, please
provide year
completed.
National Policies:
1-Ministerial Order No
7 of 2002 with respect
of control banned and
severely restricted
chemicals.
2- Ministerial Order
No 2 of 2005 with
respect of control used
oil.
If development is in progress,
please provide the expected
completion year?
Completed on
22nd May 2002
Completed on 9th
March 2005
3- Final draft of a
Ministerial Order to
control toxic waste.
Prepared, to be issued during
2005
National Priorities
1- Globally
Harmonized System
for Labelling.
In progress, expected completion
2006.
2-Datebase for
chemical safety
Expected completion 2006.
3-Implementation of
chemical control
legislations.
Ongoing
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No
National Strategies
1-National
Implementation Plan
on POPs
National Action Plans
1- Ozone Depleting
Substances control
Singed on22 May 2002,but is not
implemented because of lake of
supporting fund
Completed and
implemented
since 17th Feb
1999.Complete
phase out by
2010.
2-Asbestos control and
phase out
Started by 31st
March 1999 and
to complete
phase out by
2020
3- Chemical Import
and use control.
Started by 22nd
May 2002,
ongoing.
Started by 28th
Aug.2002, on
going
4-Car emission control
1c)
Has your country established an inter-ministerial/intersectoral coordinating
mechanism (e.g. committee or body) to facilitate the comprehensive treatment of
chemical safety issues?
Yes
x
If "Yes":
What is the name of the "mechanism"?
Chemical Licensing System (between Ministries of Commerce & Industry and the
General Directorate of Environment & wildlife Protection)
2. CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING OF CHEMICALS
Priority for Action B1
2a)
Has your country initiated work to adopt and implement the Globally Harmonized
System for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)?
Yes
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If "Yes", what is the expected date (year) GHS will be fully operational?
Not Applicable
2b)
Has your country ratified and implemented ILO Convention 170 on Safety in the
Use of Chemicals at Work3, or instituted comparable measures?
No
3.
NATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ON HAZARDOUS
CHEMICALS
Priority for Action C1
3a)
What arrangements are operational in your country for the exchange of
information on hazardous chemicals? Please describe.
Implementation of international conventions such as:
1. Basel Convention, ratified on 15 Oct.1992
2. Vienna Convention &Montreal Protocol, ratified in 1990
3. Stockholm Convention , ratified on 22 May 2002
4. Rotterdam Convention, not singed.
Please indicate if the established infrastructure includes:
1) website where national partners can gain access to chemical information
sources,
No
2) institutional directory listing sources of information
Yes
The concerned Ministerial orders ( mentioned above in table 1b) can be obtained
from the Official Gazette (e-mail: officialgazette@bahrain.gov.bh) or from the
legal affairs website www.bahrain.gov.bh/legalaffairs
4.
NATIONAL PROCEDURES ON SAFETY INFORMATION FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN
CIRCULATION
Priority for Action C3
4a)
Does your country have procedures in place to ensure that any hazardous material
put into circulation is accompanied, at a minimum, by appropriate and reliable
safety information that is easy to access, read and understand?
No
3
ILO Convention 170 may be viewed on the ILO website at:
http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/english/convdisp1.htm
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If "Yes":
Are the procedures consistent with the safety data sheets of the 1990 International
Labour Organization Chemicals Convention (No.170)?
Yes
No
Do they conform to the Globally Harmonized System for the Classification and
Labelling Of Chemicals?
5.
No
ECOLOGICALLY SOUND AND INTEGRATED STRATEGIES FOR PEST MANAGEMENT
Priority for Action D1
5a)
Has your country prepared integrated pest management strategies?
Yes
x
If "Yes", were national studies done to develop the strategies?
No
6.
OBSOLETE STOCKS OF PESTICIDES AND OTHER CHEMICALS
Priority for Action D2
6a)
Are there any obsolete stocks of pesticides and/or other chemicals in your
country?
No
6b)
Has your country prepared an action plan for disposal of obsolete stocks of
pesticides and other chemicals?
Yes , if there is any , through the toxic waste disposal procedure.
If "Yes", has the action plan been implemented?
Yes
If "Yes", has the action plan been completed?
Yes
If "No", is work in progress to prepare an action plan?
If yes, what is the expected completion date (year)? N/A
No
If no, why not? _________________________________________
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7.
NATIONAL SYSTEMS FOR PREVENTION OF MAJOR INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS AND
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & RESPONSE
Priority for Action D4
7a)
Has your country implemented a national system for emergency preparedness and
response, in accordance with international principles 4?
Yes ,
by civil defence
If "No", is work in progress to implement the system?
Yes
7b)
expected completion date (year)? N/A
Is there a national law requiring the system?
Yes, the Amiri Decree No. 5 of the year 1990 with respect to Civil Defence
7c)
Has your country ratified and implemented ILO Convention 174 5 on Prevention
of Major Industrial Accidents?
No
If "No", are efforts under way to do so?
No
8.
INTERNATIONAL CODE OF CONDUCT ON THE DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF PESTICIDES
8a)
Has your government implement the revised International Code of Conduct on
the Distribution and Use of Pesticides (November 2002)6 as the basis for a
comprehensive life cycle approach to pesticide management ?
No
If "No", are efforts under way to do so?
No
4
Ref. OECD Second Edition 2003 Guiding Principles for Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and
Response, undertaken in cooperation with other international organizations, including ILO, IMO, UNECE,
UNEP, UNOCHA (UNEP/OCHA Joint Environment Unit) and WHO.
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ILO Convention 170 may be viewed on the ILO website at:
http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/english/convdisp1.htm
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The International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides may be viewed at:
http://www.fao.org/AG/AGP/AGPP/Pesticid/
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8b)
Have the provisions of the Code of Conduct been implemented through other
pieces of legislation or by other means?
Yes,
If "Yes", please briefly describe.
Some pesticides are banned or severely restricted by the Ministerial
Order No 7 of 2002 with respect of control the import and use of banned
& severely restricted chemicals
9.
POISON CENTRES
Priority for Action D7
9a)
Have poison centre(s) been established in your country?
No
x
If "Yes", please indicate classification level for each poison centre:
WHO Status of Development Classification
well-established centres, the full range of clinical analytical and other relevant facilities
A
and cover the whole country.
well-established centres, but lack some of the related facilities or do not provide full
B
coverage to the country. These centres require further development in order to meet
the ideal criteria for centres given in the IPCS Guidelines
certain facilities for poison control, but require major support to develop further areas
C
of activities, according to the criteria in the IPCS Guidelines, and should expand
coverage through the country.
Centre (Name &
location)
Nil
9b)
Date
Established
Classification initial
Is strengthening of poison centres planned?
If "Yes", for what time period?
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Classification 2000
Classification current
9c)
If there are no established poison centres in your country, is work under way in
your country to establish a poison control centre with related chemical and
analytical facilities for the first time?
No
If "Yes" when do you expect the poison control centre to be operational? Please
provide location and date (year).
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10.
POLLUTANT RELEASE AND TRANSFER REGISTERS/EMISSION INVENTORIES
Priority for Action D8
10a)
Has your country established:
An air emission inventory?
No
A land emission inventory?
No
A water emission inventory?
No
A waste inventory?
Yes.
A Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR)?
No
If "No", is work being initiated to design a PRTR or emission inventory
system?
No
10 b) Has your country implemented a system comparable to the PRTR (e.g. the
Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control)?
Yes
11.
PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL TRAFFIC IN TOXIC & DANGEROUS PRODUCTS
Priority for Action F
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11a)
Has your country developed a national strategy, or other national measures (e.g.
legislation, action plans) for the prevention of illegal traffic in toxic and
dangerous products?
Yes
If "Yes", when was it prepared? Please indicate date (year)
Through Ministerial Orders mentioned above:
1. Ministerial Order No 7 of 2002 with respect of control banned and severely
chemicals.
2. Ministerial Order No 2 of 2005 with respect of control used oil.
3. A draft ministerial order for control of hazardous waste.
12.
restricted
Children and Chemical Safety (Forum IV Recommendation)
12a)
Has your government prepared, through multi-stakeholder consultation,
initial national assessments of children’s environmental health and
chemical safety?
No
If "No", are efforts under way to do so?
No
12b)
Has your government taken action to promote harmonized data collection,
research, legislation and regulations, and the use of indicators of children’s
environmental health?
No
If "Yes", please briefly describe:
If "No", are efforts under way to do so?
Hopefully.
13. HAZARD DATA GENERATION (Forum IV Recommendation)
13a)
Has your government established national priorities for information
generation for chemicals that are not produced in high volumes?
No
If "No", are efforts under way to do so?
Hopefully.
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Other Forum IV Recommendations address:
Please provide brief information on specific actions your government has taken to
respond to the recommendations of Forum IV in these areas:
1. Occupational Safety and Health;:
- Establishment of Supreme Occupational Health and Safety
Committee from concerned stakeholders.
- Issuence of Ministerial Order No 3 of 2001 regarding the periodic
occupational medical examination.
- The Ministerial Order No. 3 of 2005 had been recently issued
regarding the Environmental Requirements and Criteria in
Working Places.
- A draft ministerial order on chemicals management had been
prepared including threshold limit values for chemical pollutants
as well as procedures for handling, storage and transporting
hazardous chemicals.
2. Acutely Toxic Pesticides – risk management and reduction;
Capacity building;:
- Not very well managed.
- Require support for capacity building.
3. INFOCAP (Information Exchange Network on Capacity Building for the
Sound Management of Chemicals ) implementation:
- Not yet established. Require assistance.
Details of person completing the questionnaire:
IFCS National Focal Point:
Yes
Name:
Dr. Afaf Sayed Ali Al-Shoala
Title:
Director, Environmental Control Directorate
Ministry Public Commission for the Protection of Marine Recourses, Environment
and Wildlife.
Address P.O.Box : 32657, Isa Town - Kingdom of Bahrain
Tel:
00973 1787 5175
Fax:
00973 1778 6102
Date:
17 April 2005
Email:
ashola@bahrain.gov.bh or
Signature:
shoala@myway.com
Please provide the following additional information:
Does the IFCS National Focal Point have direct access to the Internet in his/her office?
Yes
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