Nexreg ComplianceThere are changes that are coming to Saskatchewan’s hazardous labelling system, as the Province will start following the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS 2015) standards. Updated from the WHMIS 1988, WHMIS 2015 was created to align with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). The new WHMIS […]
Archive for year: 2016
Thailand’s Department of Industrial Works (DIW) has now published a preliminary inventory for current and existing chemicals. Announced in October of 2015, the inventory for existing chemicals is helping Thailand plan and implement a Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) like regulation for all new chemical substances. The inventory list […]
Last month the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), made an amendment to their Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act (EPCRA). Established in 1986, the EPCRA helps communities plan for and hopefully prevent chemical emergencies. The recent amendments to the compliance guidelines and chemical regulations became effective on the 13th of June, 2016, with companies […]
South Korea’s Toxic Chemical Substances List was updated on July 27, 2016. In accordance with the revision in the official gazette, the following 15 substances were added: 1. Chlorodimethylsilane [CAS# 1066-35-9] 2. 2-Propyn-1-ol, 1-methane sulfonate [CAS #16156-58-4] 3. Tris (2,3,4,5,6,- pentafluorophenyl) borane 4. 2,3,5,6 – Tetrafluorobenzyl trans – 2- (2,2-dichlorovinyl)- […]
Despite the United Kingdom (UK) decision to leave the European Union (EU), in what is now commonly known as Brexit, the May 2018 deadline is still in effect. The deadline, which requires existing chemical substances that are both manufactured and imported in volumes that are between one and one hundred tonnes, will remain the unchanged […]
On July 22, 2016, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), issued a request that would permit point-of-sale signage for everything containing Bisphenol-A (BPA). This new request, that focuses specifically on BPA used in food packaging, would require all producers, importers, manufacturers, or distributers of foods in BPA to send specific information […]
On July 22, 2016, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the first four Section 5 (a)(3) determinations for premanufacture under the newly amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). All four of the new chemcials were found to have a low potential for both health and environmental hazards. The four new […]
In 1994, the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), released the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). The standard was released by OSHA to ensure that employees and employers have the right-to-know about the potential hazards are chemicals they may be exposed to in the workplace. The HCS ensures that all information about the […]
Canada has published five risk assessment summaries in July 2016. 1. 1,2- cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, 1-butyl 2- (phenylmethyl) ester According to the criteria published under paragraph 64 (a) and paragraph 64 (C) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Agency (CEPA), this substance is suspected to be harmful to both the environment and human health. 2. 1,2 […]
Canada has published five risk assessment summaries in July 2016. 1. 1,2- cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, 1-butyl 2- (phenylmethyl) ester This substance is known to be harmful to the environment according to the criteria that is given under paragraph 64 (a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), and the substance may have the potential to […]