SOCMA: Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates

EHS&S staff from across the international chemical community gathered at GlobalChem 2009 in Baltimore, MD from April 6-8 to discuss some of the most pressing issues of the day.  Industry, nonprofit and government chemical policy experts shared their insights on a variety of topics, including:

• The future of chemicals management and TSCA reform
• Coping with the latest Global Harmonization System (GHS) and OSHA changes
• What to expect from the next phase of International Conference on Chemical Management (ICCM) meetings
• Trends in state regulations and nongovernmental activity.

Attendees had the opportunity to participate in an optional TSCA and international fundamentals workshop on April 6, in addition to the two full days of sessions on chemical regulations. The first day of sessions highlighted US and international efforts to modernize chemical risk management policies, with particular attention to TSCA in the United States, the upcoming ICCM-2, and what to expect in this regulatory arena internationally through 2012 and beyond. 

The second day of the conference featured detailed reviews of the ChAMP program and REACh, as well as optional sessions on developments in state chemical policy and major EPA developments in nanomaterials management and risk screening models.

Breakout sessions highlighted such issues as the business impact of retail initiatives in green chemistry, recent developments in the cosmetic and personal care products industry, and an introduction to the new chemicals policy decision makers in Washington, DC.

In addition to a number of educational sessions, attendees also enjoyed networking breakfasts and networking lunches in the expo hall, complimentary wireless access throughout the convention area sponsored by Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. and an evening reception on the first day of sessions at the National Aquarium, also sponsored by Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. Other sponsors of GlobalChem 2009 were ICIS and Keller and Heckman LLP.

ACC and SOCMA co-hosted this event.

Thank you to our sponsors: 

Presentations

April 6, 2009: FUNDAMENTALS WORKSHOP
TSCA Fundamentals

• Miriam Wiggins-Lewis, PMN Pre-Notice Coordinator, New Chemicals Pre-Notice Branch, EPA
• Jim Downes, SOCMA PMNPro
• Kathy Schecter, Chemist, Industrial Chemistry Branch, EPA
  • Presentation 1: How To File a PMN
  • Presentation 2: ePMNs for new Chemicals
• Shannon Gainey, HS & E Specialist, Afton Chemical Corporation
• Lunch Presentation: David Esdaile, Scientific Director, LAB Research, Hungary

International Fundamentals

• Jeffrey Hafer, Rohm and Haas
• Bill Beers, Global Regulatory Manager/Product Steward, OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
  • Handout: Country Compliance Table
• David Morin, Existing Substances Branch, Environment Canada; Dan Bastien and Daren Kelland, Program Development and Engagement Division, Environment Canada

April 7, 2009: SESSIONS
General Session 1 -  North American Regional Contribution to SAICM

• Matthew Gubb, Coordinator, SAICM Secretariat, UNEP
• Luke Trip, Program Manager, Sound Management of Chemicals, Commission for Environmental Cooperation
  • Presentation 1: SMOC
  • Presentation 2: Mexican Inventory
• Wendy Cleland-Hamnett, Acting Office  Director, OPPT, EPA
• Steve Clarkson, Associate  Director General, Safe Environments Directorate, Health Canada

Breakout 1 – Government, Industry and NGO Perspectives on SAICM

• Phil Snyder, Global Manager Downstream Product Stewardship, Shell Chemical
• Glenn Wiser, Senior Attorney, Center for Environmental Law
• Dan Fantozzi, Environmental Policy Office Director, Department of State

Breakout 2 -  OSHA Update

• Maureen O’Donnell, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA
• Edwin Bisinger, Jr., Manager Regulatory Toxicology, Akzo Nobel
• Elizabeth Way, Acting Director, Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, OSHA

Breakout 3 -  Challenges Facing the Cosmetic and Personal Care Products Industry

• Ernie Rosenberg, President and CEO, The Soap and Detergents Association
• William Troy, VP, General Manager, Firmenich

Breakout 4- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Chemical Dialogue

• John Shoaff, International Team Leader, EPA
• Kimberly McLaughlin, US Council for International Business
  • Handout: USCIB Priority List
• Kate Clemans, Director, Crowell & Moring International
  • Handout: Principles for Best Practice Chemical Regulation
  • Handout: Report of the ‘Virtual’ Working Group on GHS Implementation

Breakout 5 – Market Sustainability- The Retail Regulator

• Lynn Bergeson, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
• Ashley Carlson, Director, Retail Sustainability
• Caroline Baier-Anderson, Environmental Defense Fund

Breakout 6- Parallel Process- OECD New Chemical Notification Program

• Marianne Heinrich, BP Chemicals
• Anna Coutlakis, EPA

Breakout 7- Get to Know the New Players in Washington, D.C.

• Jay West, American Chemistry Council
• Carrie Domnitch, American Chemistry Council
• Bill Allmond, SOCMA

General Session 2: Looking Over the Horizon to 2012 and Beyond

• Hugh Campbell, Director, Chemical and Environmental Management Program, DuPont
• Mark Schurger, HSES Strategy and Issue Management, Eastman Chemical

April 8, 2009: SESSIONS
General Session 3 – ChAMP- One Year Later

• Jim Willis, Director, Chemical Control Division, OPPT, EPA
• Jim Cooper, Vice President, Petrochemicals, National Petrochemicals & Refiners Association

Breakout 8 – State Chemicals Policies- Trends and New Perspectives

• Mark Biel, Illinois CIC
• Lou Kistner, Executive Director, Maryland Industrial Technology Alliance
• Josh Young, Manager, State Affairs & Grassroots, American Chemistry Council

Breakout 9- New and Emerging  Issues in the Pacific Rim

• Dr. Marion Healy, Director, NICNAS
• Chie Fujita, Research Scholar, METI/EPA
• Mark Grenda, Regulatory Affairs, Afton Chemical Corporation
  • Presentation 1: Taiwan
    • Handout: Taiwan
    • Handout: Attachment 1 to Taiwan Handout
    • Handout: Attachment 2 to Taiwan Handout
    • Handout: Attachment 3 to Taiwan Handout
  • Presentation 2: Malaysia
    • Handout: Malaysia

Breakout 10- Inventory Update Rule (IUR)- Lessons Learned from 2006 and Anticipated Changes in 2011

• Susan Sharkey, IUR Program Manager, EPA
• Fern Abrams, Director of Government Relations and Environmental Policy, IPC
• Told Holderman, Deputy Director, Information Management Division, OPPT, EPA

Breakout 11 – EPA Hot Topics

• Jim Alwood, Chemical Control Division, OPPT, EPA
• Lynne Blake- Hedges, Economics, Economics, Exposure and Technology, OPPT, EPA
• Keith Houck, Office of Research and Development, EPA

General Session 4- REACH Workshop: Experiences and Next Steps

• Robert Mott, Global Regulatory Manager, Sun Chemical
• Jeff Weiss, Senior Director, Technical Barriers to Trade, USTR
• Herb Estreicher, Partner, Keller and Heckman