Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Module 8.5 Ideal Chemical Policy
For me, an IDEAL chemical policy must encompass a lot of factors that are similarly addressed in the Louisville Charter. An ideal chemical policy must first be preventative and must not be reactionary. It is imperative to be able to scientifically predict and be proactive in finding chemical hazards. As I mentioned in other blogs, transparency is another key issue that I believe is integral. With regards to being proactive, it is important to acknowledge highly toxic chemicals and set into policy stricter evaluations and regulations for suppliers. Transparency gives the consumer trust in their purchases as well as confidence in the knowledge of what they are buying. Transparency is also important when organizations have broken previous chemical policies. Often, these huge for-profit organizations have the adequate capital to sweep violations out of the public eye. It is important to hold organizations accountable for the environmentally hazardous products they may sell.
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Holding organizations accountable and making their violations public is a great part of your ideal chemical policy.
ReplyDeleteI like that you include transparency for developing ideal chemical policies. However, what's our standard for transparency? What are the limits for what is harmful and helpful for consumers to know? These are questions that we need to include in formulating ideal policies.
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