Substitution & Alternatives Assessment Tool Box

NW Hazardous Materials ConferenceSeaTac 2015

Jonathan RivinWaste Management Specialist

OECD• Organization for Economic Co-Operation &

Development (Paris)– “Promote policies that will improve the economic

and social well-being of people around the world.”– 34 countries

• The Ad Hoc Group on Substitution of Harmful Chemicals (2012)– Develop tools & materials to support Substitution

& Alternatives Assessment• Metareview: “Current Landscapes of AA

Practice”• Toolbox

Substitution & Alternatives Assessment Tool Box

HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL

Substitution

Replacing one entity with another

Informed Substitution• Replacing hazard chemical (chemical of

concern) with safer alternative

• Minimizing unintended consequences . . . . . . .. . . regrettable substitutions

Alternatives Assessment

A process for identifying, comparing and selecting

safer alternatives (chemical & non-chemical)

to replace hazardous chemicals

With the objective of promoting sustainable production & consumption (reducing risk

to humans and the environment)

Alternatives Assessment

• Hazard assessment• Cost & availability• Exposure assessment• Life cycle assessment• Materials management• Performance evaluation• Social impact

Source: Alternatives Assessment Guide, 1.0. Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse. 2013

Risk=ƒ(Hazard,Exposure)

Exposure potential

Exposure

ibuprofen/Aleve/aspirin

+

Anti -depressants/-anxiety

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upper gastrointestinal bleeding risk

Masclee et al., 2014.

Hazards

Hazards

Liability

Regulatory compliance

Chemical Risk Management (Minimization)

Hierarchy

• Elimination of chemical• Substitution by less hazardous

chemical/process• Reduce/eliminate release through use of

processes & engineering controls• Collective protection at source of risk• Personal protection measures

Cotton (cellulose)

Urea-formaldehyde

Wrinkle-Free Cotton

OECD Substitution and Alternatives Assessment Toolbox (SAAT)

Tool SelectorCHA Tool Inventory

CHA tools + Datasources

FilterDescriptions

Non-Hazard Tool Inventory

Cost/benefiit/avail

Exposure

LCA

Materials Management

Social

Technicical feasiibility

Methodology

AA Guides Case Studies & Resources

Case Studies

Toolkits

Certified Products

Regulations & Restrictions

OECDMetaReview Glossary

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