Excellent advice here from PlantServices.com on how to improve workplace safety, reduce liability and reduce the chances of running afoul of inspectors: To begin, generate a list of hazardous materials already on-site. Compare the line items with entries in your material safety data sheet (MSDS) library. Review them to determine if they’re adequate, and request […]
New herbicide law from the Canadian province of Alberta: The Alberta government says farm chemicals won’t be affected in its plan to ban the sale of combination herbicide-fertilizer products for home and garden use. Environment Minister Rob Renner announced Thursday that herbicide-fertilizer combinations, commonly known as “weed-and-feed” products, will no longer be sold in Alberta […]
Indonesia is requiring their exports to pre-register for REACH, according to this article: The Indonesian Trade Ministry required exporters and producers to pre-register chemical products and other industry-related goods exporting to European Union (EU) markets, an official said. “If Indonesian exporters don’t do that, they can not export the products. The regulation will be effective […]
An article from Poland on the dangers of missing the REACH pre-registration date. It is in somewhat broken English, but still worth a read: There is not much time left. December 1st is the deadline to initially register chemical products being traded in the EU in the Reach system. Polish Ministry of Economy warns that […]
BusinessGreen.com on an issue that is not getting nearly enough attention – the EU’s Substances of Very High Concern list: European businesses are being urged to assess which chemicals they use and attempt to avoid as many potentially hazardous substances as possible, after the European Chemicals Agency last week released its first list of chemicals […]
An important Direct Final Rule from the EPA: EPA is taking direct final action on the National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings, which establishes national reactivity-based emission standards for the aerosol coatings category (aerosol spray paints) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). In this direct final action, EPA is moving the applicability […]
From Small Times: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Federal Register notice regarding carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The document gives notice of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requirements potentially applicable to CNTs, reminding manufacturers and importers that they must notify EPA 90 days prior to the manufacture or import of new chemical […]
An article from the Toronto Star. We will be watching closely to see what, if any, actions Health Canada takes: Twelve national health and environmental organizations are calling on Health Canada to speed up the process it uses to deal with the toxins under the Chemical Management Plan and promote safer alternative products… They are […]
A useful reminder from BusinessGreen.com: The government has warned today that large numbers of companies could find themselves in breach of EU chemicals legislation from 1 December if they fail to pre-register any chemical substances they import or manufacture with the European Chemicals Agency (ECA)… Firms can reduce the cost and hassle of this registration […]
A short piece by PRW.com: A list of 37,768 chemical substances pre-registered under the European Union’s (EU) Reach chemical control system has been released. This should help plastics processors ensure that their supplies have been notified to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). Click on the above link or click here for the database of pre-registered […]