A training seminar was held at the Tashkent State Transport University on the topic “Strategic approach to international regulation of chemicals. Transport sector". Its organizers are the Center for Specialized Analytical Control in the Field of Environmental Protection (CSAC) under the Ministry of Ecology and the Department of Transport Power Plants of the Faculty of Automotive Engineering.
The teaching staff and students of the Tashkent State Transport University took part in the seminar.
The seminar was opened and led by Yusuf Shadimetov, professor of the Department of Transport Power Plants of the Faculty of Automotive Engineering at Tashkent State Transport University. With the presentation “Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Regulation. Transport Sector”, Khaniya Asilbekova, head of the Information and Analytical Department of the Center for Accreditation under the Ministry of Ecology, took part in the seminar.
Participants of the training seminar became familiar with the concept of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM). They were also provided with information about international conventions in the field of chemicals and waste management: the Basel, Rotterdam, Stockholm and Minamata conventions.
To consolidate the information received, the training was continued in working groups. To this end, three working groups were formed: Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management, Chemicals in the Transport Sector and International Conventions in Chemicals and Waste Management. Following the results of each working group, a presentation was held.
Summing up, the seminar participants noted that the operation, maintenance and repair of cars lead to the accumulation of waste at motor transport enterprises. Petroleum products, greases, ethylene glycol, brake fluid - all these chemical products end up in the soil, causing harm to the environment. Over the entire period of operation, each vehicle generates waste, the volume of which exceeds the weight of the vehicle by 10 times. Taking into account the water required for washing and flushing the cooling system, this figure increases 10 times. As a result, one motor transport enterprise, consisting of 150 vehicles, produces 1.5 thousand tons of waste per year. In this regard, it is very important to pay special attention to the management of chemicals and waste in the transport sector.
Information and analytical department of CSAC
