Green Screen for Safer Chemicals Training Headed to Detroit

April 13, 2011 - PRLog -- The National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (NPPR) is partnering with Clean Production Action (CPA) to present a Green Screen for Safer Chemicals training.  The Green Screen for Safer Chemicals training will take place during the National Environmental Sustainability Summit in Detroit, Michigan.  

The Green Screen is a comparative chemical hazard assessment tool used by business, government, academia, and industry to support informed substitution of chemicals and materials that are safer for human health and the environment.  The assessment tool can support informed material selection at any stage in the supply chair, and has been used to prioritize chemicals for phase-out and to select safer alternatives.  Leading users of the Green Screen include Hewlett-Packard and the Washington State Department of Ecology.  

The full day training course will provide the essential understanding to begin incorporating the Green Screen for Safer Chemicals methodology into your material selection or regulatory decisions.  The day long training will begin at 8:00 a.m. and run through 4:00 p.m.  Cost for the training is $95 per attendee and a box lunch is included in the cost of this training.

For more information, contact Ken Zarker, Washington State Department of Ecology at (360)407-6724, kzar461@ecy.wa.gov.  

Additional information on the National Environmental Sustainability Summit is available at http://www.environmentalsummit.org.

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The mission of the Roundtable is to provide a national forum for promoting the development, implementation, and evaluation of efforts to avoid, eliminate, or reduce pollution at the source.