On Sep. 23rd, 2020, AICM delegation attended round table meeting of hazardous chemical safety law in Beijing. The meeting invited Mr. Yanyun Wu of Policy and Regulation division, and Mr. Jingchun Fan of Hazardous chemical division to attend. AICM was invited, and specially organized IPAC Chair Ms. Karin Xu, RCC Chairman Mr. Xiao Li, IPAC Vice Chairman Mr. Bill Zhou and IPAC Hazardous Chemicals Sub-committee Chairman Mr. Dong Xie to attend. Meanwhile companies and the third party agencies also joined.
At the beginning of the meeting, Mr. Wu introduced legislative process, main ideas and contents of hazardous chemicals safety law, and expressed to communicate with industrial enterprises to improve the scientific and operability of laws and regulations. All participants gave positive feedbacks and shared their experiences. AICM experts centrally puts forward some suggestions for the core content on definition of hazardous chemical, small amount exemption, hazardous chemical storage and process safety and informatization construction, and expressed that through this legislation, we can straighten out the central and local guidance and operation, and coordinate communication between various ministries and division, and clarify boundaries of power and responsibility between enterprise and the government. In light of China's actual conditions, Mr. Wu and Mr. Fan responded one by one to questions and suggestions from enterprises in the industry. They hoped that they could continue to get positive and constructive solutions from all parties and provide practical help and support for the government's legislation. AICM will always keep close communication with Ministry of Emergency Management, actively cooperate with various works, provide scientific suggestions and advanced experience, build a smooth communication platform for the government and enterprises, and better serve member companies.