OECD – 50 years of improving chemical safety worldwide | Safer Chemicals Podcast

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In 2022, the Chemicals Programme of the OECD – the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – celebrates its 50th anniversary. The aim of the programme has been to improve chemical safety worldwide.

In this episode, we’ll speak with Bob Diderich, Head of the Environment, Health and Safety Division of the OECD. We first have a look back and reflect on some of the successes of the organisation before going into more details on what still needs to be done to further harmonise chemicals assessment across the world. But we also discuss the challenge of animal testing that is common to many OECD countries and how the road towards wider acceptance of alternative methods might look.

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Chapters

Could you share a couple of key milestones where the work of the OECD and its member countries has significantly improved chemical safety?
1min
Where is the focus of your work at the moment?
4min
How do you see that ECHA's work has supported the OECD’s goals?
7min
How do the internationally agreed guidelines for testing chemicals support global chemicals management?
11min
What do you think can be done to accelerate the move towards wider acceptance of alternative methods?
13min
Do you think we can move to using alternative testing methods and if yes, when will that happen?
17min
Could you tell a bit about the concrete work the OECD does to help members and partners that are yet to adopt chemicals legislation?
20min
In your opinion, what are the three greatest challenges related to chemicals management globally right now?
24min

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Full episode transcript

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Disclaimer: Views expressed by interviewees do not necessarily represent the official position of the European Chemicals Agency. All content is up to date at the time of publication.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Chapters

Could you share a couple of key milestones where the work of the OECD and its member countries has significantly improved chemical safety?
1min
Where is the focus of your work at the moment?
4min
How do you see that ECHA's work has supported the OECD’s goals?
7min
How do the internationally agreed guidelines for testing chemicals support global chemicals management?
11min
What do you think can be done to accelerate the move towards wider acceptance of alternative methods?
13min
Do you think we can move to using alternative testing methods and if yes, when will that happen?
17min
Could you tell a bit about the concrete work the OECD does to help members and partners that are yet to adopt chemicals legislation?
20min
In your opinion, what are the three greatest challenges related to chemicals management globally right now?
24min

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Could you share a couple of key milestones where the work of the OECD and its member countries has significantly improved chemical safety?

1min

Where is the focus of your work at the moment?

4min

How do you see that ECHA's work has supported the OECD’s goals?

7min

How do the internationally agreed guidelines for testing chemicals support global chemicals management?

11min

What do you think can be done to accelerate the move towards wider acceptance of alternative methods?

13min

Do you think we can move to using alternative testing methods and if yes, when will that happen?

17min

Could you tell a bit about the concrete work the OECD does to help members and partners that are yet to adopt chemicals legislation?

20min

In your opinion, what are the three greatest challenges related to chemicals management globally right now?

24min

Chapters

Could you share a couple of key milestones where the work of the OECD and its member countries has significantly improved chemical safety?

1min

Where is the focus of your work at the moment?

4min

How do you see that ECHA's work has supported the OECD’s goals?

7min

How do the internationally agreed guidelines for testing chemicals support global chemicals management?

11min

What do you think can be done to accelerate the move towards wider acceptance of alternative methods?

13min

Do you think we can move to using alternative testing methods and if yes, when will that happen?

17min

Could you tell a bit about the concrete work the OECD does to help members and partners that are yet to adopt chemicals legislation?

20min

In your opinion, what are the three greatest challenges related to chemicals management globally right now?

24min