Fatta* D., A. Papadopoulos* A., Savvides* Ch., Kiriakou** Th., Leodidou** T. and Loizidou* M.

 *Chemical Engineering Department, National Technical University of Athens

 **Department of Labour Inspection, Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance, Republic of Cyprus

Development of a Software System for the Management of Chemical Substances in Cyprus

Abstract

The development of an integrated system for the control of chemical substances at a national level is of vital importance for every country according to the targets of the European Union Fifth Environmental Action Program. Cyprus is going to enter into negotiations with the European Union, six months after the Intergovernmental Conference for becoming a full member of the Union. Therefore, the Government of Cyprus is taking the necessary measures to harmonize its legislation, administrative and other procedures to the Acquis Communautaire. Cyprus places very high on the priority list the development of a comprehensive system for the control of chemical substances.  

There is a great number of existing chemical substances and preparations that are produced commercially while many new chemicals enter the market every year. These chemicals are used in many industrial, commercial, domestic and other activities in Cyprus. Many of them have dangerous properties and may be harmful to the workers, the public and the environment if not properly used, transported, stored or disposed off.     

In the framework of a LIFE project an integrated monitoring and control system has been developed concerning chemical substances. The work has been undertaken by the National Technical University of Athens and the Ministry of Labor and Social Insurance of Cyprus. The following tasks have been carried out:

• Determination of the chemical substances and preparations of interest according to EU’s Directives and Regulations

• Registration of all the activities related with these chemicals

• Development of a questionnaire that was sent to the private and public sector for completion

• Development of the specifications for the statistical analysis of the collected data in order to accomplish the risk management at national level

• Development of a database for entering and monitoring all relevant data

 In this paper the tasks mentioned above are analyzed and described in detailed.

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