Transparency and communities' right-to-know: working towards better disaster management through the OECD

摘要

Governments and industry are increasingly making efforts to share information on chemical safety. There are many national and international legal tools to ensure communities' right-to-know. In this regard, the OECD has developed guidance and adopted a number of Decisions and Recommendations related to chemical safety. Communication with the public is a joint responsibility of government, industry and the community, and public-private partnership is essential. Society generally benefits when information about the risks of chemical operations is shared broadly. Nevertheless, there is concern that making certain types of information publicly available could endanger security.