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Tighter security legislation for US chem truckers
Just read the story on ICIS news about tightening security legistion in the US that would require more background checks on truckers . The article seems to be implying that this is bad news for the chemical trucking industry, but surely anything that
REACH Discussions + Data - EU REACH chemical legislation forum Forum - ICIS connect
Discussions and Information about REACH the EU chemicals regulation evaluation and approval process can be found in the REACH Group on ICIS Connect. Click on this link to go there.
REACH: Substituting chemicals of high concern
This is interesting, the European Commission said it had made a breakthrough on REACH chemicals law yesterday outlined a proposal requesting companies to find ways of substituting chemicals of very high concern, even if there is no clear candidate
HSE site includes 'bitesize' Reach advice leaflets
The UK's Heatlh & Safety Executive (HSE) has some useful Reach information on its dedicated website including some "bitesize" advice leaflets.
Date for next Helsinki Chemicals Forum revealed
The next Helsinki Chemicals Forum will be held 20-21 May 2010. I attended the first one last year and it was a fantastic way to meet European chemical industry Reach representatives and SEIF lead registrants from many companies.
Trade groups silent on Reach - except CBA
UK trade group the Chemical Business Association has been one of the most vocal and open in highlighting the trauma many in the industry are going through as they struggle to comply with the 1 December 2010 Reach deadline.
REACH from 2005
This is what the BBC thought that REACH would mean for chemicals used in the European Union in 2005.
REACH - Japan
The Japan Chemical Industries Association's (JCIA) Reach Task Force has shared some information the country's position on REACH This is part of a presentation made by the association to APEC on 31 July - 1 Aug.
Appealing against a REACH decision by the ECHA
The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has outlined a number of useful procedural issues related to appealing against its own rulings. These range from a simple outline How to appeal against a REACH ruling document , to how the ruling will be announced
Cefic Responsible Care annual meeting
Just back from the Cefic RC meeting in Prague, where there were some very good updates on Reach from Cefic during the PRISME2 workshop on the second day.
