SWEDISH CHEMICALS

Swedish Chemical hidustries Association, 264 Swedish Chemical Society, 264 Swedish Eiivkomiiental Protection Agency, 285 SWEEP , glyphosate, 124... 

The Swedish Chemical Inspectorate (KEMI) has used substitution analysis to assess biocides with the goal of promoting sustainable agriculture. KEMI uses a seven-step process that evaluates not only the intrinsic... 

KEMI s list of toxics is one of the most important sources of information for retailers in deciding on their purchases. Recent versions of the KEMI list carry an explanatory section that encourages the user to make some sort of risk assessment of the listed substances rather than automatically deciding against a product because it contains one or more of the listed chemicals. However, according to information from the Swedish Chemicals Manufacturers Association, retailers purchasing departments... 

J. Backstrom, Kemikontoret, the Swedish Chemicals Manufacturers Association (personal communication, 2002). 

Slovak Chemical Society (SCS) Radlinskeho 9 81237 Bratislava Slovakia Swedish Chemical Society Wallingatan 24 3 tr 11124 Stockholm Sweden... 

Swedish Chemicals Control, General Principles, Overarching Policies... 

Rachel Massey, Global Environment Institute, Tufts University A study performed for the Swedish Chemicals Inspectorate. 

Integrating Chemicals Management into Co-operation Projects Question What were the problems (institutional, mechanisms, etc) in mounting cooperation projects particularly across regions and how do we address them Ms. Ethel Forsberg Director General Swedish Chemicals Inspectorate... 

In general, researchers and experts are more common journalistic sources here than politicians. However, none of these groups of stakeholders seem to play a prominent role as opinion leaders in the field (Table 4.4). The content analysis also reveals that officials - quite frequently in the role of specialists - from the three authorities Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (35 hits), Swedish Chemical Authority (31 hits) and Swedish National Food Administration (26 hits) are represented in this material. 

If you can see that in some area there are many birth defects or that fish are deformed, that would be a scoop. Deception and buried poisonous waste, or a toxic discharge that some company that is in business today tries to dump. There is a very small chance of that, but it would be a scoop, and the larger the company, the bigger the scoop. And exporting toxic waste to some poor Third World country, e.g. from the electronics industry. All deception is a scoop, even if officials from the Swedish Chemicals Agency were involved in deception. (SvD-reporter)... 

In general the interviews give an impression that it is not difficult to find experts to interview, and in relation to the chemical field, officials from the Swedish Chemical Agency seem to have high status as experts (cf. Section 4.6). Politicians are not very visible as vital sources for reporters in relation to chemicals, despite the Reach process in which national representatives took the lead. It is clear, though, that part of the input and inspiration for Swedish journalists comes from environmental organizations, such as the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (cf. Anderson 1997). 

Swedish Chemicals Inspectorate (2007) REACH Factsheet. http //www.kemi.se/upload/ Trycksaker/Pdf/Faktablad/FbReachMars08.pdf... 

Approved by the Swedish Chemicals Agency (www.kemi.se.) dReference paint containg copper and irgarol. 

Karlsson, M. (2006) The Precautionary Principle, Swedish Chemicals Policy and Sustainable Development. Journal of Risk Research 9, 337-360. 

Swedish Chemicals Agency, P.O. Box 2, SE-172 13, Sundbyberg, Sweden e-mail bengt.bucht kemi.se... 

Distinct and clearly formulated legislation on chemicals is, together with efficient implementation and enforcement, a necessary prerequisite for effective chemicals risk management. Two recent publications from the Swedish Chemicals Agency, KemI, analyse and discuss in more depth the need for an appropriate national infrastructure for chemicals control, such as legislation and institutional capacity and capability (KemI PM 1/07 and KemI PM 4/08). KemI PM 4/08 includes an example of a full-text basic law on chemicals. 

KemI (2008) Legislation for risk management at marketing of chemicals. KemI PM 4/08, Swedish Chemicals Agency, Sundbyberg, Sweden, http //www.kemi.se... 

The Swedish Chemicals Inspectorate and the Swedish Work Environment Authority and Their Inspectors... 

The Swedish Work Environment Authority (SWEA) and the Swedish Chemicals Inspectorate (SCI) are, thus, two enforcement authorities that work with environmental issues, though in different respects. The Swedish Work Environment Authority focuses on factors that have an impact on the mental, social and physical health and well-being of employees, while the Swedish Chemicals Inspectorate focuses on factors that influence toxic levels in nature and thereby both directly and indirectly the health and well-being of human beings as well. While SWEA s activity is dominated by inspections of workplaces in public and private organisations, inspections play only a minor role in the activities of SCI. See Table 18.1 for further differences between the authorities. 

Table 18.1 Differential characteristics between the Swedish Work Environment Authority (SWEA), and the Swedish Chemicals Inspectorate (SCI) (Johansson 2006 87)...

Sentences in the paragraphs of the regulation The National Board of Occupational Safety and Health regulation on the design of the workplace (AFS 2000 42) The Swedish Chemicals Inspectorate regulation on classification and labeling of chemical products (KIFS 1994 12)... 

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