The Project this year focused on implementing four main aspects: Regulation Planning The Project this year mainly focused on the analysis of the management of toxic chemical substances. In response to drafting an amendment conducted by the Toxic and Chemical Substances Bureau of the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA), suggestions were provided. The purpose of the amendment is introducing the chemical substances of concern into the Toxic Chemical Substances Control Act (Taiwan TCSCA). Suggestions on the management of different levels were proposed in order to modify the management of the approved Category 4 toxic chemical substances. In addition, in order to understand the operational status of the regulated 323 types of toxic chemical substances, an in-depth analysis and trend reports on 10 toxic chemicals were completed, and on-site surveys were conducted on 20 operating factories. Through these surveys, the accuracy of the reported data submitted by enterprises, the actual flow of toxic chemicals, and the difficulties in applying certificates and reporting operational records can be realized. These have improved the friendliness of operating the registration and reporting system as well as proposing relevant management suggestions. System Upgrade ＆ Maintenance This Project aimed to maintain and upgrade the "Management System of Toxic Chemical Substances Authorization" and the "Toxic Chemical Registration and Reporting System." Various functions agreed in the contract have been added and revised this year: 1. Established a function which provides guidance and inspection on chemical raw material enterprises handling hazardous chemical substances. 2. Upgraded the homepage of the system. 3. Replaced the original ASP syntax with .NET 4. Redesigned the information form of disaster prevention. 5. Improved the function of upstream and downstream enterprises data maintenance and strengthened the offline reporting system of operational records. More than 10 services were provided including the ones listed above and other additional services. Moreover, assistance was provided to various units and local environmental protection units in exchanging information. Regular information security inspection was conducted on the two systems while cooperating with the EPA in website monitoring and providing relevant modification to achieve better management. After the system improvement, the number of phone calls received from the business’ customer service personnel maintained at roughly 700 calls per month, and the satisfaction rate of the improved system from the environmental protection units reached more than 90%. Flow Inspection and Staff Management 20 staffs are stationed at various environmental protection units to provide assistance and they reached an average score of more than 90 after internal inspections. The National Toxic Chemical Inspection Group was established under the EPA and has completed up to 2,526 system inspection. This year, a project was launched for reporting the list of enterprises that failed to report, enterprises with remaining Category 4 substances without changing the certificates, and illegal operation. A total of 285 of unreported cases from 176 enterprises were found and the total inspection completion rate, which was conducted by local Environmental Protection Bureaus (EPBs), was 95%. As for the case of unchanged certifications of Category 4 substances, a total of 81 cases from 35 enterprises were found, and the inspection completion rate was 100%. In addition, a total of 21 cases of illegal operation were found, and all of them have been reported. In which, 6 were sanctioned with the amount of 480,000 NTD. The inspection group has indeed successfully driven the inspection force of the environmental protection units nationwide. Promotion and Guidance 13 relevant seminars were held this year, including providing guidance to the EPBs’ contractors, stationed personnel and businesses on relevant regulations and system operation. The overall satisfaction rate of participants reached more than 80%. The Project has also assisted local EPBs in organizing 19 seminars which realized a satisfaction rate of more than 90%. The suggestions contributed by the participants were provided to the EPA for its reference and as the guidance for improvement.

Flowing Audit、Toxic Chemical Substance Operation Record and Data