International Programme on Chemical Safety

The International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) was formed in 1980 and is a collaboration between three United Nations bodies, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme, to establish a scientific basis for safe use of chemicals and to strengthen national capabilities and capacities for chemical safety.[1]

A related joint project with the same aim, IPCS INCHEM, is a collaboration between IPCS and the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS).[2]

The IPCS identifies following as "chemicals of major public health concern"

See also

References
  1. "International Programme on Chemical Safety". World Health Organization. Accessed May 2010.
  2. "IPCS INCHEM". inchem.org. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  3. "WHO | Ten chemicals of major public health concern".
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