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Emergency Action Code (EAC) Consultation - Have your say!

The January 2012 edition of the NCEC newsletter is available to read online[[sitetree_link id=4062]].

*Pocket Chemdata app for Android launched today*

Congratulations to Declan Webb from East Midlands Ambulance Service who has won our prize draw from the Emergency Services Show. Declan will be taking up a free place at Hazmat 2012, our annual conference for Hazmat professionals.

Bulletin on Revised China Regulations on Emergency Response

*Pocket Chemdata*®* for Android**TM*

*Emergency Services Show - 23 and 24 November 2011*

*Global Regulatory Compliance Seminars - Autumn 2011*

Chemdata 2011.1 has just been released - customers can download it from our portal as usual.

The June 2011 edition of the NCEC newsletter is now available to read online[http://the-ncec.com/june-2011-newsletter/].

NCEC will be exhibiting at Emergency Scotland 2011, which takes place on 5 and 6 July at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow.

The Safety & Health Expo is being held on 17 to 19 May 2011 at the NEC Birmingham.

NCEC was again been commissioned by the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) to produce the Dangerous Goods Emergency Action Code List (EAC List), published by TSO.

After a very enjoyable drinks reception yesterday evening, the main programme of events gets underway today. This morning's Practical Response session is provided by speakers from three Fire and Rescue Services - Bob Hark (Dorset), Rob Mitchell (West Midlands) and Dave Warren (Cambridgeshire). After lunch there are presentations from Tim Donavan of The Meteorological Office and Stephen Day of ChlorAid, followed by Waldemar Bujalski (University of Birmingham) talking about hydrogen fuel cell technology. Final speaker of the day is Philip Rodger from Bureau Veritas. The conference dinner will take place this evening, after what is sure to be a full day of presentations, discussions and networking.

The United Nations has designated 2011 the 'International Year of Chemistry' (IYC) – it is intended to be a global celebration of chemistry and its contribution to our lives and the world around us.

The January edition of the NCEC newsletter is now available to read online. 

Don't forget to book your place at Hazmat Event 2011!

The UK Department for Transport has decided to circulate a guidance document on the application of marking provisions for transport units carrying dangerous goods by road packed in Limited Quantities in accordance with ADR.

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) are hosting a webinar on classification and labelling (C&L) on 14 December.

The November edition of the NCEC newsletter is now available to read online. 

On the evening before the Hazmat Event (14 Feb 2011) we will be holding a Chemdata users forum.  At the forum we will let users know our current development plans for the next few releases and give users the opportunity to give us feedback on what developments they would like to see.  We are keen to hear a good cross section of views and welcome user views on all topics including the user interface, features they would like to see and data they would like to see.  If you are experiencing any problems we want to hear about them too although we would encourage users to report any problems immediately that they occur to our IT helpline (0870 190 6620) or our email (ncec@aeat.co.uk).  If you would like to attend the forum please indicate this when you book your place at the Hazmat Event.

NCEC's very own John Jones has been speaking on BBC Radio Oxford about his role with St John Ambulance and the benefits and everyday use of key first aid skills.  The interview can be heard at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00bqyrz/Jo_Thoenes_29_10_2010/[http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00bqyrz/Jo_Thoenes_29_10_2010/ ](2:38:30 and 2:44:00)

The September edition of the NCEC newsletter is now available to read online. 

CRC (Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme) directly affects around 5,000 public and private sector organisation in the UK, many of which are yet to take any action.  *The deadline for registration is 30 September 2010.*  After this date, organisations are subject to penalties, starting from £5,000, and will also be subject to a £500 per day fine.  In response to this, AEA have developed an online report tool to help you with CRC compliance.

From December 2010 there is a requirement for all newly produced pure substances to be classified under CLP (the Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures Regulation), which is the European variant of the Globally Harmonised System (GHS) for classification and labelling of chemicals.  *In recognition of this, NCEC has recently launched an upgrade to ChemeDox® to include a CLP search interface.*

Lithium Batteries: safe handling and transport training.  Come and join us on 14 September for a half-day course.  The training offers an insight into the requirements for the safe handling and regulations regarding the transport of Lithium batteries. 

Substances of very high concern are substances that have hazards with severe consequences. Substances meeting the criteria may be placed on a list. The list of SVHCs was first published on 28 October 2008 and was last updated on 30th March 2010. This list is known as the Candidate List and all substances are added by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). SVHC may have very serious, or in some cases, irreversible affects on both people and the environment, hence the reason for their authorisation.

NCEC recently surveyed a range of chemical and health and safety experts and found that only 33% of people understood how to comply with CLP and GHS.  *Are you one of the 67% of people who don’t understand how to comply with CLP and GHS?*  NCEC offer CLP training to help you understand how to comply.  We have just announced two new dates: 10/08/2010 and 11/08/2010.

Notes of a meeting held on 1 June 2010 to consider the formation of a British Professional Association for anyone involved in the Transport/Carriage of Dangerous Goods can be downloaded here

Downstream users of chemicals have the opportunity to check whether the critical chemical substances that they need are going to be registered in time. ECHA has published a list of all the chemical substances that companies have told us they plan to register for the 2010 REACH deadline. If a substance should be registered in 2010 and it is not, it will be illegal to manufacture or sell it within the EU after 30 November 2010.

The new guidance is intended for companies who recycle and recover as recycled or recovered chemical substances do not necessarily need to be registered under REACH.