Toxicology and Chemical Risk Assessment Section
- Act as a coordinator and expert consultant in the implementation Assessment of The Health Risks Arising From the Use of Chemicals Hazardous to Health at the Workplace 3rd Edition (CHRA 3rd Edition).
- Monitor and approve alternative methods for assessing the health risks of chemicals (CHRA)
- Processing applications and approvals for generic health risk assessments of chemicals (generic CHRA)
- Managing online system development Simple Risk Assessment and Control for Chemicals (SiRAC).
- Processing new (and renewal) registration applications for Clamps (CHRA Assessor), and monitoring of existing Clamps.
- Processing new registration applications (and renewals) for training centers and Pengapit trainers (CHRA Assessor), and monitoring of existing training centers.
- Conduct internal training for Department officers on chemical risk assessment to health (CHRA)
- Manage and conduct chemical risk assessments
- Plan and coordinate strategic enforcement for CLASS Regulation 2013
- Monitor industry compliance with CLASS Regulation 2013
- To update the Chemical Inventory submitted by the industry.
- Act as system administrator for the Chemical Information Management System (CIMS) and manage system maintenance.
- Process applications for registration of CLASS Regulations teaching centers and trainees, as well as monitor existing registrations.
- Reassess the classification of hazardous chemicals based on Industry Code of Practice on Chemicals Classification and Hazard Communication (Amendment) 2019: Part 1
