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Prop 65 compliance is no simple task as it is continually being revised by the by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA). Companies that are impacted by Prop 65 should seek assistance from providers to support compliance and mitigate risk. Verisk 3E™ offers products and services that continually evolve to meet the demands of the market and our customers. Our intelligent compliance solutions help companies fill their compliance gaps, mitigate risk and achieve ongoing compliance.

Complying with conflict mineral regulations and voluntary initiatives can be fraught with challenges including communicating with suppliers, fielding requests, changing contracts, making public statements on the adopted conflict minerals policy and educating suppliers about why this information is necessary. It is especially challenging to do this across time zones in different languages and can seem like an insurmountable hurdle when proprietary information seems at risk.

The UN Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of classification and labelling of chemicals continues to have a profound effect on safety and compliance initiatives around the globe. GHS adoption has proven to be anything but harmonised, and, as a result, many companies still struggle to comply with different countries’ requirements. Verisk 3E™ has been helping companies tackle the challenges associated with GHS since the system`s very beginnings in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Our products and services are GHS-ready, as each country adopts and implements its own version.

Manufacturers and distributors of all sizes face rising challenges as a result of increasing globalization in the marketplace and changing international regulatory initiatives. The Regulation for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) addresses the production and use of chemical substances and their potential impacts on both human health and the environment. When considering compliance with REACH, most companies think only of the EU. However, other countries are implementing REACH-like regulations, including Korea and Turkey. Defining your REACH – and conforming to the requirements of that particular role – can be incredibly challenging.

For manufacturers of electronic and electrical equipment, the regulations on the safe disposal and treatment of e-waste are an ever-growing concern. The EU (European Union) adopted legislation in 2003 restricting the use of hazardous substances (RoHS) in electrical and electronic equipment to address the growing problem of the increasing volume of toxic e-waste. RoHS is closely aligned with other directives, such as the Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), and more obligations are coming.

Nearly every company involved in the chemical industry doing business in the U.S. is impacted by Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulations to some degree (with some exceptions among food, drug, cosmetic, nuclear and pesticides companies). Raw materials, intermediates, finished goods and some articles are all regulated by TSCA. Full lifecycle, or cradle to grave, compliance is an essential component of TSCA, as most manufacturing, importing, processing and disposal activities are TSCA regulated.