WHO/IPCS INCHEM Database - Collaborative on Health and the ...
WHO/IPCS INCHEM Database - Collaborative on Health and the ...
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<str<strong>on</strong>g>WHO</str<strong>on</strong>g>/<str<strong>on</strong>g>IPCS</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>INCHEM</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Database</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Dr Pascal Haefliger<br />
Internati<strong>on</strong>al Programme <strong>on</strong> Chemical Safety<br />
World <strong>Health</strong> Organizati<strong>on</strong>
<str<strong>on</strong>g>WHO</str<strong>on</strong>g>/<str<strong>on</strong>g>IPCS</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>INCHEM</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
‣ Collecti<strong>on</strong> of 8000+ chemicalsafety-related<br />
documents from<br />
IGOs (<str<strong>on</strong>g>WHO</str<strong>on</strong>g>, FAO, ILO, UNEP<br />
<strong>and</strong> OECD).<br />
‣ Freely accessible <strong>on</strong> Internet<br />
(www.inchem.org)<br />
‣ <str<strong>on</strong>g>Database</str<strong>on</strong>g> searchable using<br />
sophisticated search algorithm<br />
‣ Included in OECD eChemPortal<br />
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Background<br />
‣ Developed in resp<strong>on</strong>se to requests from governments to make<br />
informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> chemicals RA <strong>and</strong> RM widely available<br />
‣ Established in 1997 between <str<strong>on</strong>g>IPCS</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>and</strong> Canadian Centre for<br />
Occupati<strong>on</strong>al <strong>Health</strong> & Safety (CCOHS)<br />
‣ Recognized in SAICM Overarching Policy Strategy as a tool to promote<br />
chemicals management, harm<strong>on</strong>izati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> burden sharing<br />
‣ <str<strong>on</strong>g>INCHEM</str<strong>on</strong>g> identified as a potential c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong> from IOMC to SAICM<br />
Chemical Clearing house<br />
‣ C<strong>on</strong>tinuing need for this informati<strong>on</strong> highlighted at ICCM1<br />
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Overview of available documents<br />
‣ Envir<strong>on</strong>mental <strong>Health</strong> Criteria (EHCs)<br />
‣ C<strong>on</strong>cise Internati<strong>on</strong>al Chemical Assessment<br />
Documents (CICADs)<br />
‣ Internati<strong>on</strong>al Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)<br />
‣ Joint FAO<str<strong>on</strong>g>WHO</str<strong>on</strong>g> Expert Committee <strong>on</strong> Food<br />
Additives (JECFA)<br />
‣ Joint FAO/<str<strong>on</strong>g>WHO</str<strong>on</strong>g> Meeting <strong>on</strong> Pesticide<br />
Residues (JMPR)<br />
‣ <str<strong>on</strong>g>WHO</str<strong>on</strong>g> Classificati<strong>on</strong> of Pesticides by Hazard<br />
‣ …<br />
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Online portal <strong>and</strong> search tool<br />
‣ Advanced search tool, e.g.<br />
http://www.inchem.org<br />
• Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT)<br />
(mercury AND effect AND acute)<br />
• Multiple words in <strong>the</strong> same sentence<br />
(thallium c<strong>on</strong>vulsi<strong>on</strong>)<br />
• Search keywords <strong>on</strong>ly in document titles<br />
((pois<strong>on</strong>ing AND fungi)title)<br />
• Search <strong>on</strong>ly specific document types<br />
‣ More informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>INCHEM</str<strong>on</strong>g> help page<br />
http://www.inchem.org/help/help.html<br />
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<str<strong>on</strong>g>INCHEM</str<strong>on</strong>g> use statistics<br />
‣ In 2008:<br />
• > 2.5 milli<strong>on</strong> visitors (= 5 visitors/minute)<br />
• > 4.6 milli<strong>on</strong> sessi<strong>on</strong>s (= 9 sessi<strong>on</strong>s/minute)<br />
‣ 2006 user survey showed that:<br />
• 91% rated service as useful or very useful<br />
• 43% use service at least m<strong>on</strong>thly; many weekly or daily<br />
• 55% work for Government or N<strong>on</strong>-profit organizati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
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Most requested documents<br />
Number of sessi<strong>on</strong>s by document types - 2008<br />
EHCs<br />
PIMs<br />
ICSC's<br />
JECFA - M<strong>on</strong>og<br />
JMPR - M<strong>on</strong>og<br />
IARC<br />
CICADS<br />
SIDs<br />
JECFA - Eval<br />
HSGs<br />
PDS<br />
Antidote M<strong>on</strong>og<br />
PDS - Class<br />
JMPR - Eval<br />
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000<br />
Number of sessi<strong>on</strong>s (in thous<strong>and</strong>s)<br />
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C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong><br />
‣ Cost-effective means of disseminating chemical-safety<br />
related informati<strong>on</strong><br />
‣ Flexible search strategy allows to find specific informati<strong>on</strong><br />
‣ Widely used in both developing & developed countries<br />
‣ Very positive feedback from users<br />
‣ <str<strong>on</strong>g>Database</str<strong>on</strong>g> regularly updated<br />
‣ Access through http://www.inchem.org<br />
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