Enforcement deficits

This situation does not apply only to Germany. The Health and Safety Executive quotes specific figures for the UK, which give an idea of application of occupational health and safety legislation there In approximately 1.3 nullion British compaiues chemicals are handled. When questioned, only 16% of these compaiues were able to state the applicable law for handling chenucals or the limit values for these substances at the workplace. With regard to the need for protective measures, these 16% also rely almost entirely on the details contained in the safety data sheets. 

By way of reaction to the evident deficit in implementing the differentiated chemicals/hazardous substance legislation in Europe, the authorities responsible in all EU Member States set up the CLEEN network (Chemical Legislation En- 

Voullaire and Kliemt BAuA publications series (1995). Hazardous substances in small and medium-sized enterprises - Proceedings of the information symposium in Dortmund on 7% 8 May 1996 BAuA publications series Tb 75, Dortmund/Berlin 1997 

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Many aspects of substitution, its conditions and effects already described in existing subject literature were confirmed in the course of work on the case studies, but this was mostly only in certain cases and without any systematic framework for interpretation. This includes the enforcement deficit for application-related regulations in small and medium-sized enterprises, the obstractive behaviour of powerful associations or the trend towards more public attention with regard to substances in consumer products - in comparison with commercially used preparations or substances. 

However, exclusively regulation-driven substitution of hazardous substances does not work. Approaches based on general regulations, e.g. the substitution principle contained in the Ordinance on Hazardous Substances, are unable to take action up to the level of small and medium-sized enterprises or crafts users due to structure-related deficits in enforcement. This means that additional driving forces are needed. However, the legally established obhgation of industrial or commer-... 

Methylphenidate (MPH), one of the most commonly prescribed psychoactive drugs in the United States, is the drug of choice for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, adolescents, and adults. It is also a drug of choice for thieves MPH is on the U.S. Department of Justice s Drug Enforcement Administration s (DEA) list of the top 10 prescription drugs most often stolen. 

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