WORKING GROUP TO DISCUSS HARMONIZED SYSTEM FOR CHEMICALS

WORKING GROUP TO DISCUSS HARMONIZED SYSTEM FOR CHEMICALS    A government interagency working group, the Inter-Organizational Program for the Sound Management of Chemicals, will meet August 10 to further develop a harmonized system of chemical hazard classification and labeling.
   Agencies participating in the U.S. government interagency group include the State Department, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Transportation, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Commerce, Department of Agriculture, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
   The meeting will be held at 10 a.m. in Room C5521 at the U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. N.W. Washington D.C.
   For information, contact Marie Ricciardone, State Department, (202) 647-9799.