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Answer» What is International Programme on Chemical Safety mean? The International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) was formed in 1980 and is a collaboration between three United Nations bodies, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme, to establish a scientific basis for safe use of chemicals and to strengthen national capabilities and capacities for chemical safety. A related joint project with the same aim, IPCS INCHEM, is a collaboration between IPCS and the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS). The IPCS identifies following as "chemicals of major public health concern" Air pollutionArsenicAsbestosBenzeneCadmiumDioxin and dioxin-like substancesInadequate or excess FluorideLeadMercuryHighly hazardous pesticides reference
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