Call for Nominations for a Seminar on the CWC and Chemical-Safety-and-Security Management for Member States in the Asia Region

On behalf of the Government of Qatar and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the Director-General is pleased to invite National Authorities and/or governmental representatives responsible for chemical-safety and chemical-security management, representatives from chemical-industry associations, and managers involved in chemical-industry safety and security and in Responsible Care® to submit applications for a seminar for Member States of the OPCW in the Asia region on the Chemical Weapons Convention (hereinafter “the Convention”) and chemical safety-and-security management, to be held in Doha, Qatar, on 11 and 12 December 2012.

The seminar is being organised in order to further promote international-cooperation programmes that focus on chemical-industry outreach and industry-related aspects of the implementation of Article XI of the Convention. The aim of this seminar is to support chemical safety-and-security management in the chemical industry in Asian countries. The overall goal is to sensitise States Parties to the new approaches that can be adopted in relation to chemical safety-and-security management, with a particular focus on providing assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises. By promoting and disseminating standardised and best practices in chemical safety, the seminar will benefit chemical-industry personnel who are involved in safety-and-security management issues, enhance the capacities of National Authorities and chemical industry associations in Member States of the OPCW in the Asia region, and indirectly benefit the general public as a whole.