Integration of Management Systems
The 2015 Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Regulations require that hazardous sites demonstrate within the COMAH Safety Report that risk management is integrated into all their activities, and the focus of the regulator...
STEM subjects campaign starts to bear fruit
When the UK’s GCSE results were announced last summer, many of the headlines surrounded the sharp rise in the number of 17-year-olds leaving education with good GCSEs in English and maths. But look deeper into...
Attracting girls into scientific careers
One ongoing concern for government ministers and industry leaders alike has been the lack of girls taking STEM GCSEs and the shortage of those going onto A Level and university courses as well.
To counter...
Ready for REACH 2018?
Tempus Fugit! Time Flies! Very traditional on a grandfather clock but not good for companies dealing with the 2018 REACH registration deadline. We are more than halfway through the 5 year “wait” between the...
Registration strategy
REACH is a complex chemical regulation that aims to protect human health and the environment from substances that are hazardous, by using information about the substance to determine the risk and hence safe use....
REACH 2018 – Are you prepared for registration?
By Caroline Raine
National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC) Principal Consultant
The deadline for REACH 2018 is looming. By the 31st May 2018, all companies manufacturing or importing chemical substances in the European Union in quantities over...
Would you be ready for a REACH/Biocides Audit?
Compliance with REACH and Biocides legislation continues to present challenges for businesses whether you are based in the EEA and manufacturing or importing, or based outside the EEA and supplying into the EEA.
REACH/biocides audits...
REACH 2018 – first time registrants
The 31st May 2018 may seem a distant date right now but for those stakeholders who bear a REACH registration obligation for this date it is just around the corner.
The first registration deadline realised...
Getting ready for REACH 2018
James Hagan, Global Director of Product Stewardship and Compliance at Elementis Specialties, explains the challenges of REACH 2018 and how EUPHOR, a Registration Management System tailored to compliance regulations, is helping Elementis prepare for...
EU REACH is now extending to Turkey
Chemicals management is taking its place on top of the priority list for manufacturers and exporters since there is a changing regulatory environment and new chemical legislations are being introduced all over the world;...