Workshop on the development of chemical safety tools

On December 2 - 6, 2019, in Almaty, in the UN building, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), in cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, organized a Workshop on the development of chemical safety tools.

The Seminar was opened by Director of the Department of International Security of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Dastan Eleukenov, who made a welcoming speech and emphasized that Kazakhstan is firmly committed to mitigating chemical weapons threats, improving chemical safety and improving coordination of reducing chemical safety threats around the world.

The seminar was attended by experts from 21 OPCW member states, including experts representing the Central Asian states and the Republic of Belarus, representatives of international organizations, the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

During the event, issues of intersectoral partnership were discussed in the field of developing non-binding guidelines for ensuring chemical safety and managing the safety of chemical plants. A recommendation was also developed to identify and prioritize chemical risks, and chemical safety management tools were presented.