A Discussion on Regulatory Science in the Field of Chemical Safety Management

  • ONO Kyoko
    Research Institute of Science for Safety and Sustainability (RISS), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

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  • 化学物質安全のためのレギュラトリーサイエンス
  • 化学物質安全のためのレギュラトリーサイエンス : 化学物質のリスク評価・管理の観点からの考察
  • カガク ブッシツ アンゼン ノ タメ ノ レギュラトリーサイエンス : カガク ブッシツ ノ リスク ヒョウカ ・ カンリ ノ カンテン カラ ノ コウサツ
  • -From the Practices of Chemical Risk Assessments -
  • -化学物質のリスク評価・管理の観点からの考察-

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This paper discusses a regulatory science, which fills a gap between scientific knowledge and regulatory actions. The author provides examples of the regulatory science employed in chemical risk assessment, such as the linear non-threshold theory. The characteristics and future research needs are also pointed out. In the regulatory science, scientific data as well as scientific reasoning based on scientific knowledge—or regulatory rules—should play an important role. It is important to recognize that the rules facilitate transparent decision making under conditions of uncertainty and time constraints. Furthermore, the development of traditional or pure science results in the validation of regulatory rules, and subsequently, the regulatory science procedure develops more systematically. Further, the political requirements of policy makers, such as the establishment of a risk assessment method for emerging risks, will contribute to the framework of the regulatory science. The concept of this science should be understood by those engaged in governmental decision making.

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  • ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

    ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 26 (5), 440-445, 2013

    SOCIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, JAPAN

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