- Date:2022-01-03
- Department:Comprehensive Planning Division
The Environmental Protection Administration held the "2021 Results Conference on National Chemical Substances Management Policy Guidelines and Action Plan” today (November 30) at the conference room on the 3rd floor of the San Want Hotel. In response to the national concern about the operation and management mechanism of hazardous substances(goods) in Taiwan, the Customs Administration of the Ministry of Finance; Maritime and Port Bureau, Taiwan International Ports Corporation, Civil Aeronautics Administration, and Directorate General of Highways of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications; Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the Ministry of Labor; Industrial Development Bureau and Bureau of Mine of the Ministry of Economic Affairs; Ministry of Science and Technology; National Fire Agency of the Ministry of the Interior; and Toxic and Chemical Substances Bureau of the Environmental Protection Administration were invited to share their management actions and achievements in 11 responsibility issues ranging from various stages of the chemical life cycle such as manufacturing, importing, use, storage, transportation, etc.
According to the Environmental Protection Administration, in accordance with the " National Chemical Substances Management Policy Guidelines" approved by the Executive Yuan in 2018, in order to regularly review the implementation results of the relevant ministries and departments under the framework of the policy guidelines, and at the same time strengthen the communication and exchange with all sectors, since 2018, the Environmental Protection Administration has held a results conference every year, setting different themes of chemical substance management for various agencies to share the promotion results and feedback, so as to build consensus and establish a basis for mutual collaboration, facilitating the implementation of the national chemical substance management policy guidelines and the goal and vision of the action plan.
The Environmental Protection Administration stated that the massive explosion of ammonium nitrate in the port of Beirut last August (2020), which killed more than 200 people, injured more than 6,500 and left more than 300,000 homeless, has aroused international concern. After the incident, Premier Su immediately ordered the relevant ministries and departments to take stock of the effectiveness of the existing laws and measures on the management of dangerous substances (goods) and to substantiate the implementation. In particular, it is necessary to think about risks and find the right antidote from the perspective of illegal, unconventional or unruly criminal acts that may be engaged in crimes in order to protect the lives and property of our people and national security. Therefore, the theme of today's conference was "Improving the Management Mechanism of Hazardous Substances (Goods)", hoping that by consolidating the management laws and enforcement measures of various authorities and examining the management breakpoints that can be mutually reinforced, to predict various possible risks so that we can appropriately respond to and prevent disasters before they occur.
In addition, according to the Environmental Protection Administration, regarding the information of chemical substance management results, the Administration has invited relevant ministries and departments to jointly compile the results report on our country’s overall management results of chemical substances in 2020, and placed the report under the "Publications of the Bureau" of "Education and Advocacy" on the "Global Information Website of the Toxic and Chemical Substances Bureau of the Environmental Protection Administration." Everyone is welcome to browse through it. In the future, we will continue to compile the annual inter-ministerial implementation results report and place it on the aforementioned webpage for downloading. We welcome your continued interest.
