Er det Farlig? ( Eng.ist is dangerous?)

Acronym of the case:

Er det Farlig?

Web address of the case:

http://www.erdetfarlig.no/_system/Global-Menu...

Country of the case:

Norway

City/region:

Oslo, Norway

Posting Date:

4 February 2010

Last Edited Date:

15 February 2010

Author:

Rengifo Ortega (Climate and Pollution Agency)

consumersâ€™ rights | dangerous | agents

Type of initiative

Promotion/awareness campaign

Case Abstract

Er det Farlig? ( Eng. "Is it dangerous?") is a websiteÂ created to inform the norwegian citizens aboutÂ the presence ofÂ dangerous substances in consumers goods. Six out of ten Norwegians say they want better information about
substances in consumer goods that are hazardous to health or the
environment.

Therefore, the Climate and Pollution AgencyÂ launched www.Erdetfarlig.no ("Is it dangerous?"). The website has simple advice about dangerous substances and safe products. Er det Farlig is the result of co-operation effortÂ among differentsÂ stake holders dvs. Climate and Pollution Agency, NorwegianÂ Food Safety Authority, Nordic Ecolabeling, Norwegian Consumers Council and GrÃ¸nn Hverdag Network.

Description of the case

Domain

eGovernment

Topic

Services for Citizens

Sector

Environment

Start date - End date

February 2010 (Ongoing)

Date operational

February 2010

Target Users

Citizen

Target Users Description

Entire Norwegian Population: Schools, industries andÂ importers among others.

Scope

National

Status

Operation

Language(s)

Norwegian

Policy Context and Legal Framework

REACH is the European
Community Regulation on chemicals and their safe use (EC 1907/2006).
It deals with the Registration, Evaluation,
Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical substances. "Er det farlig?" include mainly substances which are also part of the REACH Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC).

Project Size and Implementation

Type of initiative

Awareness-raising information

Overall Implementation approach

Public administration

Technology choice

Proprietary technology

Funding source

Public funding national

Project size

Implementation: Not applicable/not available

Implementation and Management Approach

Co-operative feedback among the differentÂ stakeholders involved in the project.

Technology solution

Programming Language: Javascript, .net.
CMS: Episerver
Pattform: Windows and .net.

Impact, innovation and results

Impact

Decrease spreading of health and environmental dangerous agents
Increase recycling of waste
Reduce waste recycling emissions

Lessons learnt

IncreasedÂ interdisciplinaryÂ collaboration amongÂ different stakeholders
helps citizens avoiding consumer products that contain substances hazardous to health and environment
Increased correctly disposal ofÂ productsÂ containing substances hazardous toÂ health and environment.
Increased public awareness about potential hazardous substances
Improved comunication among consumers, retail dealers, manufacturers and importers through the implementation of direct online request form, whether a product contains health and environmentally hazardous substances
Reinforced Norwegian Environmental Law implementation andÂ right of the citizens to know about the existence of hazardous substances in consumers goods.

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