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International Programme on Chemical Safety

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The International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) was formed in 1980 and is a collaboration between three United Nations bodies, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme, to establish a scientific basis for safe use of chemicals and to strengthen national capabilities and capacities for chemical safety.[1]

A related joint project with the same aim, IPCS INCHEM, is a collaboration between IPCS and the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS).[2]

The IPCS identifies the following as "chemicals of major public health concern":

See also

References

  1. ↑ "International Programme on Chemical Safety". World Health Organization. Accessed May 2010.
  2. ↑ "IPCS INCHEM". http://www.inchem.org/pages/about.html. 
  3. ↑ "WHO | Ten chemicals of major public health concern". https://www.who.int/ipcs/assessment/public_health/chemicals_phc/en/. 




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