GHS regulation Articles

REACH and GHS Compared

REACH (the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) and GHS (Globally Harmonization System) are two separate but cohesive regulative bodies. Their scopes differ, but the objective for both is to create better protection from the hazards associated with chemicals. This article will focus on REACH, who should be concerned with REACH, and how REACH will be affected by ...

May 24, 2007

By SiteHawk

WEBINAR -- Current Opportunities and Challenges with Chemical Substance Regulation in Mexico and Central and South America

The Mexican and Central and South American chemical regulatory environment is challenging to understand, with relatively little consistency, even among neighboring countries. The region is home to two major trading blocs, MERCOSUR (Mercado Común Del Sur) and the Andean Community of Nations (Comunidad Andina). Similar in basic concept to the European Union, these blocs impose overarching ...

Oct. 17, 2016

US GHS

With the Selerant suite you can manage the different implementations of the GHS. In this newsletter we see, specifically, the US GHS. The US GHS in EuSHEET has been implemented both for the new calculation criteria and for the preparation of the SDS. Therefore there is a new Country Authority “Hazcom 2012” which is related to the specific SDS model for the United States of America. ...

Feb. 1, 2014

SDS System Supports Global Regulatory Compliance

Environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services firm 3E Company has announced the immediate availability of MSDgen 6.53, the latest version of its safety data sheet (SDS) authoring system. The new release includes enhancements aimed at streamlining global hazard communication initiatives, including expanded regulatory information for the Vietnamese and ...

Jan. 28, 2014

Maintaining a compliant MSDS management program

The world of chemical regulatory compliance is becoming increasingly complicated as product sourcing and formulations grow more complex and organizations expand into new markets on a global scale. New initiatives such as the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals and the Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals add to the challenge of keeping on top ...

Nov. 8, 2008

Getting to Harmonization

On Sept. 12, 2006, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) for the implementation of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The agency also made available a Guide to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals, which is available at ...

Nov. 1, 2006

GHS: Federal Agencies Step Up Efforts

Now that the United Nations has adopted the Global Harmonization System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS), there is an international goal for as many countries as possible to implement GHS by 2008. GHS is an important global system of hazard classification, communication and labeling which, if implemented, is expected to bring much needed consistency and harmony to the workplace. ...

Jan. 1, 2007

UK’s NCEC uses US software to author Reach compliant data sheets

The UK’s National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC) has chosen a software platform from US-headquartered The Wercs to author material safety data sheets (MSDS) that comply with Europe’s chemical legislation Reach, as well as the UN's Globally Harmonised System (GHS), the software company said on Thursday. As critical deadlines approach for Reach and GHS, the NCEC will use The ...

Aug. 11, 2011

By UL - The WERCS

8 steps to comply with reach

1 Understand REACH requirements Published on December 18, 2006, EU REACH Regulation (EC) No.1907/2006 sets out new requirements for the control of chemicals throughout the EU. While some provisions went into effect on June 1, 2007, the regulation is being implemented in phases over ten years. REACH affects all companies with European production or distribution of chemical substances, as well as ...

May 8, 2009

China: incoming regulatory updates

What is it? The GB 30000/2013, divided into 28 sections, updates the system of classification of chemicals in accordance with the fourth edition of GHS. It also results in the adoption of new classes and categories that were not previously included. The GB/T 17519/2013 provides new non-binding guidelines for the compilation of the Safety Data Sheet, in accordance with Chinese GHS. What’s ...

Feb. 1, 2014

Michael Wenk, M.S., Quoted In Chemical Watch Article UN`s GHS takes effect in Argentina

On August 23, 2017, Michael Wenk, M.S., Senior Regulatory Consultant with Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), was quoted by Chemical Watch discussing Argentina’s implementation of the UN’s Globally Harmonised System (GHS) for the classification and labelling of chemicals. Michael Wenk, senior regulatory consultant at international compliance specialists Acta, told Chemical ...

Aug. 23, 2017

By Enhesa - Global EHS & Product Compliance Assurance

The Enhesa Flash hits your inbox today

We have incredible content this month, thanks to our brilliant consultants and partners! Stay up-to-date on the most relevant EHS regulatory topics and trends this fall – print out the Flash, read it on your mobile, or flip through the pages on your desktop. Enjoy. Check out the topics: The journey to a risk elimination culture Deadline to train workers on OSHA’s revised HCS ...

Sep. 26, 2013

ChemADVISOR - July 2009

In the past 12 months ChemADVISOR has had several requests for speaking engagements. The topics tend to be the ones you would expect— mainly REACH and GHS related—but the locations are becoming more diverse. Edgar RodriguezSierra has presented in Colombia and Brazil, Wolfgang Urhahn recently returned from a conference in Finland and he will be speaking at a conference in Hungary soon. Our ...

Jul. 2, 2009

By ChemADVISOR, Inc.

3E Company Adds GHS Enhancements to SDS Authoring Platform

Environmental health and safety compliance and information management services provider 3E Company has released MSDgen 6.54, the latest version of its safety data sheet (SDS) authoring system. With this latest release, customers have access to new features and regulatory updates, including expanded regulatory information to support compliance with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized ...

Aug. 20, 2014

Eusheet: Material Safety Data Sheets in accordance with the safety regulations

Material Safety Data Sheets in accordance with the safety regulations. EUSHEET Plus GHS/CLP is software that can create Safety Data Sheets that fully comply with safety and environmental protection regulations in all European Union countries. It’s an indispensable tool for any production company that wishes to operate in the European Union. The Safety Data Sheet consist of 16 sections ...

May 23, 2013

Canada Publishes Hazardous Products Regulation

On February 11, 2015, the Government of Canada published in Gazette II (Vol. 149, no. 3) the final regulation for adopting the Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The final Hazardous Product Regulation (HPR) appears to be nearly identical to the proposed regulation published in Gazette I in August of 2014 (Vol. 148, no. 32) and is closely aligned with ...

Feb. 23, 2015

GHS and its impact on supply chain risk management and compliance

The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals, or GHS — developed by a United Nations committee of experts — seeks to facilitate international trade through standardized classification and labeling of chemicals and to improve the overall clarity of available hazard information. Because of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) impending ...

May 8, 2012

ASUG Environmental health & safety SIG – april newsletter

Implementing GHS compliance activities into your organization is no easy task. Companies needto re-evaluate how their substances and mixtures are classified for each regulatory entity, countryand/or region and will likely need to re-issue several (M)SDSs and labels. There are serviceproviders who can help companies stay ahead of the GHS curve with solutions for identifying andmanaging the ...

Apr. 9, 2009

Streamlining Global SDS Management in Six Easy Steps - White Paper

Managing global environmental health and safety (EH&S) information is a tightrope walk between many factors. There are several obstacles to consider when developing or evaluating a global strategy for compliant and efficient safety data sheet (SDS) management, including: changing - and sometimes conflicting - regulations (or lack thereof), varying local resources and expertise, local ...

Mar. 16, 2015