Business and Industry Advisory

The eChemPortal is an effort of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in collaboration with the European Commission, the United States, Canada, lapan, the International Council of Chemical Associations, the Business and Industry Advisory Committee, the World Health Organization s International Program on Chemical Safety, the United Nations Environment Programme on Chemicals and environmental non-governmental organizations. 

This activity was launched at the request of the Member countries and the Business and Industry Advisory Commitee (BIAC) to the OECD to ensure that testing and assessment approaches for endocrine dismpters would not substantially differ among countries. An overview of the extent and... 

Industry has agreed to assist the OECD by supplying existing data, as well as by undertaking any necessary additional testing in a timely manner. Chemical review meetings are attended by observers from the OECD Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC), and by chemical manufacturers. 

Within the chemical industry are hundreds of local citizen advisory panels. Company representatives meet several times a year with interested residents, who represent schools, hospitals and health care specialists, businesses, environmental associations, community groups, and municipal authorities, to discuss immediate concerns such as emissions and traffic problems. 

Providing an industrial hygiene advisory service to line organizations in a cost-effective and simple manner, with consideration of business needs, including, but not limited to ... 

The Application section (1.3) states that this standard is applicable to organizations of all sizes and types. As is the case in the ISO 9(X)0 and ISO 14(X)0 series of standards, there are no limitations or exclusions in ZIO by industry or business type or number of employees. ZIO applies to all employers. In the Introduction and in comments in the advisory column opposite Section 1.3, it is made clear that the structure of the standard is to allow integration with quality and environmental management systems. Doing so is a good and noble idea. 

As the insurance industry lobbied behind the scenes for major changes, the delegates apparently ignored the informal ALI rule that members check their elients at the door. " To no one s surprise, the Restatement Third of Products Liability that emerged in mid-1997 could have been drafted by the Products Liability Advisory Council. It avoided any mention of strict liability and replaced the Public Interest Era consumer expectation test for product defects with the risk-utility test favored by the business community. It also required plaintiffs to present expert testimony that safer designs were reasonably available, a subtle change that enhanced the role of experts and limited the role of juries. ... 

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