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later be prioritized for further assessment, be required to obtain authorization before
use, or be restricted or prohibited.
Having entered into force in 2015 in South Korea, the CCA focuses on the
reporting of hazardous substances and accident prevention (Korea Legislation
Research Institute, 2015). It requires business operators to follow standards for
proper handling, storage, and labeling of hazardous chemicals and to create
and submit management plans to the proper authorities. The act also requires
manufacturers or importers of a chemical to confirm in advance if the substance
or any of its ingredients are regulated within South Korea and to then inform the
authorities. Restricted substances require permission from the authorities before
being imported.
3.3.7 Chemical Management and Frameworks within
Intergovernmental Organizations
In addition to national and regional legislation, there is a range of international
agreements and frameworks that have been established to address the management
of chemicals at the cross-regional and global levels. These can include legally
binding multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) such as the Stockholm
Convention on POPs as well as voluntary frameworks such as the GHS. An overview
of a few of these with references to their official websites is provided in Table 3.3.
3.4
Process Legislation
In addition to legislation that focuses on the management of chemical products,
specific legislation also exists for chemical processes to protect human health
and the environment. These primarily center around ensuring occupational safety
for employees as well as the prevention and management of emissions into the
environment. Legislation on process safety is often heavily influenced and motivated
by major accidents that have taken place, as is very clearly the case in one of the
pieces of legislation introduced in this section. Here, the focus will again be placed
on getting familiar with some of the key process-related legislation in the EU.
3.4.1 EU Industrial Emissions Directive
Since 2010, emissions from industrial facilities in the EU have been regulated by
Directive 2010/75/EU, which is also referred to as the Industrial Emissions Directive
(IED). Under this directive, about 50,000 industrial sites in the EU are required to
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later be prioritized for further assessment, be required to obtain authorization before
use, or be restricted or prohibited.
Having entered into force in 2015 in South Korea, the CCA focuses on the
reporting of hazardous substances and accident prevention (Korea Legislation
Research Institute, 2015). It requires business operators to follow standards for
proper handling, storage, and labeling of hazardous chemicals and to create
and submit management plans to the proper authorities. The act also requires
manufacturers or importers of a chemical to confirm in advance if the substance
or any of its ingredients are regulated within South Korea and to then inform the
authorities. Restricted substances require permission from the authorities before
being imported.
3.3.7 Chemical Management and Frameworks within
Intergovernmental Organizations
In addition to national and regional legislation, there is a range of international
agreements and frameworks that have been established to address the management
of chemicals at the cross-regional and global levels. These can include legally
binding multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) such as the Stockholm
Convention on POPs as well as voluntary frameworks such as the GHS. An overview
of a few of these with references to their official websites is provided in Table 3.3.
3.4
Process Legislation
In addition to legislation that focuses on the management of chemical products,
specific legislation also exists for chemical processes to protect human health
and the environment. These primarily center around ensuring occupational safety
for employees as well as the prevention and management of emissions into the
environment. Legislation on process safety is often heavily influenced and motivated
by major accidents that have taken place, as is very clearly the case in one of the
pieces of legislation introduced in this section. Here, the focus will again be placed
on getting familiar with some of the key process-related legislation in the EU.
3.4.1 EU Industrial Emissions Directive
Since 2010, emissions from industrial facilities in the EU have been regulated by
Directive 2010/75/EU, which is also referred to as the Industrial Emissions Directive
(IED). Under this directive, about 50,000 industrial sites in the EU are required to