chemical risk management Articles
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Cumulative risk assessment: A European perspective on the state of the art and the necessary next steps forward
The first Europe‐wide system for chemical assessment and management was introduced in 1967 with the Dangerous Substance Directive 67/548/EEC, which established a hazard‐based classification and labeling system for chemicals on the European market. Subsequent risk‐based regulatory frameworks comprised e.g. Directive 93/67/EEC and Regulation (EC) No 1488/94, the two predecessors of the REACH ...
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Leveraging Chemical Data to Manage Risk
Even if chemicals aren’t central to your business, their hazards are likely pervasive across your supply chain. In fact, chemicals are one of the primary drivers of environmental, health and safety risk in virtually every organization. Both EPA and OSHA provide regulatory guidance based on the types and quantities of chemicals present at your facility. The Department of Transportation and ...
By HSI
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Expect the EPA to be busy in 2018
The new year promises to be a busy one in the chemical area. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hit all of its new Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) marks in timely promulgating rules or taking other steps required by the new TSCA. TSCA developments we expect to monitor in 2018 include: Fee proposal. The EPA likely will propose a rule soon to implement the fees provisions of TSCA ...
By Acta Group
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Charles Auer and Richard Engler, Ph.D., Quoted In Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report Article `Chemical Industry Eyes New Chance to Drive EPA Risk Analyses`
On July 18, 2017, Charles M. Auer, Senior Regulatory and Policy Advisor with Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), and Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Senior Chemist with B&C, were quoted by Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) data gathering authority. The EPA's recent rules don't mention any intention to use the agency's ...
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Obama signs executive order to boost data sharing, update chemical security rules
President Obama signed an executive order on chemical security Aug. 1 that aims to streamline information sharing, modernize regulations, and establish a federal working group to improve coordination between various governmental entities. The main goals of the order (Executive Order No. 13,650) are improving coordination with state and local partners on risk management and emergency planning for ...
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Chemical management the North American way
With so much attention focused on the European Union’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulations, US domestic manufacturers may be less aware than they should be of regulatory efforts in North America. In August 2007, the United States, Canada, and Mexico entered into a regional agreement for assessing and managing potential chemical risks. The new ...
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GAO Recommends TSCA Improvements, and a Senate Bill Responds with a Proposal
In June, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report critical of the federal government’s ability under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to assess and prevent risks from new and existing chemical substances. Entitled Chemical Regulation: Options Exist to Improve EPA's Ability to Assess Health Risks and Manage Its Chemical Review Program,1 the report is not the first (or ...
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Washington Watch - GAO Recommends TSCA Improvements, and a Senate Bill Responds with a Proposal
In June, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report critical of the federal government’s ability under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to assess and prevent risks from new and existing chemical substances. Entitled Chemical Regulation: Options Exist to Improve EPA's Ability to Assess Health Risks and Manage Its Chemical Review Program,1 the report is not the first (or ...
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Control sustainability centrally: Efficient environmental and resource management - Case Study
Efficient environmental and resource management at all global sites: the technology company Voith, based in Heidenheim, Germany, is making this a reality. They started using the EHS and CSR software Quentic in 2011 to help them on their road to sustainability. Quentic allows all those responsible to carry out their tasks simultaneously within a single system. About Voith Voith, a family-owned ...
By Quentic GmbH
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2016 Chemical data reporting: What do you need to know.
The Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. §2601 et seq.) authorizes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate and enforce rules on chemical substances in commerce. Section 8 (a) of the law requires the EPA to collect basic exposure-related information on the types, quantities and uses of chemical substances produced domestically and imported into the United ...
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Korea K-REACH to Come into Force in January 2015
From 1 January, 2015, all new substances and priority substances that are manufactured or imported in a quantity of more than 1 ton/year are required to be registered with the MOE. The hazard evaluation is mandatory for all registered substances and risk assessment is also required for substances over 100 ton/year. This Act aims to protect human health and the environment. K-REACH is a ...
By SGS
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24 Hour Numbers - Why do you need one?
Untitled Document Labelling and placarding requirements for chemicals are intended to communicate basic information about the hazards of the products they contain. However, for an incident to be dealt with as safely and efficiently as possible, the emergency services, and the fire service in particular, will usually need to obtain more detailed information about the product ...
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GAO Reviews EPA`s IRIS Assessment Efforts and Implementation of TSCA Reforms
On March 4, 2019, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report titled Chemical Assessments: Status of EPA’s Efforts to Produce Assessments and Implement the Toxic Substances Control Act. The report describes the extent to which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Program has addressed identified challenges ...
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Regulatory complexity increasing for companies handling chemicals
The initiatives highlighted in this article as of particular interest to oil and gas companies affect one of the most heavily regulated industries in the world. Staying in compliance with international, federal, and regional regulatory obligations is a complex undertaking. The depth and breadth of knowledge required should not be underestimated. GHS in the US An initiative with strong ...
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