Ministry of Climate, Environment and Energy and Korea Environment Corporation to hold regional briefings for industry
Sessions to cover amendments to chemical registration law and support projects under chemical management law
South Korea's Ministry of Climate, Environment and Energy and the Korea Environment Corporation announced Tuesday they will hold briefing sessions across three regions nationwide from Wednesday through Oct. 23 to help industry comply with chemical safety regulations and strengthen the practical capabilities of company officials.
The sessions will cover amendments to subordinate regulations under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances — specifically rules on how to prepare data protection requests and manage protected data — which took effect July 29. They will also introduce the chemical substance reporting system and support projects related to the Chemical Substances Control Act.
The briefings will begin in the central region on Wednesday, followed by the Greater Seoul area on Oct. 21 and the Yeongnam region on Oct. 23. They are aimed at officials from chemical manufacturing and import companies, chemical management diagnostic institutions, and firms that use the hazardous substance information database.
Each session will be divided into two parts — regulatory guidance and practical education on chemical substance compliance — and will also offer one-on-one on-site consultations tailored to individual companies' circumstances.
The first part will explain a special data protection request provision designed to help companies protect trade secrets in response to the expanded scope of mandatory chemical information disclosure.
It will walk participants through the application procedures that apply when data previously submitted by companies becomes newly subject to disclosure following legislative amendments, and will introduce support projects for companies struggling to comply with the Chemical Substances Control Act.
The second part will provide training on how to use the chemical substance information processing system for reporting new chemical substances, along with basic education on predicting chemical hazards.
It will also introduce strategies and practical benefits of using the chemical hazard information database, helping company officials apply the information directly in their work.
The sessions place particular emphasis on practical education — including how to use the reporting system and how to analyze and predict hazard information. The one-on-one consultations are intended to help companies resolve difficulties encountered during the compliance process and address questions from officials.
Companies wishing to register for the regional briefings can do so through notices posted on the Industry Support Center and the Hazardous Chemical Substance Handling Facility Inspection Management System. Materials from the sessions will be made available through the Industry Support Center website for companies unable to attend.
Jung Kyung-hwa, director of the Chemical Substance Policy Division at the Ministry of Climate, Environment and Energy, said she hopes the sessions will help industry more easily understand recent regulatory changes and build the practical skills needed for reporting, registration and use of hazard information. "We will continue to provide ongoing support so that companies can smoothly comply with chemical substance regulations," she said.
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