October 1, 2018

Government releases notice on regulating chemicals if there is a no Brexit deal

There is currently much speculation about what will happen should the UK leave the EU without an agreement. The UK government recently published a technical notice on regulating chemicals, which sets out how businesses who produce, register, import or export chemicals would be affected should no deal be reached.

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September 14, 2018

NCEC customer survey 2018 results

Welcome to the summary of our 2018 customer survey which take a look into the responses that were provided in May 2018.

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August 29, 2018

Take home messages from the REACH Dossier Compliance Workshop

NCEC’s Chris Hughes attended the REACH dossier compliance workshop, hosted by the Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR) and co-organised by German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt – UBA) and European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). Here are some of his reflections.

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July 19, 2018

NCEC Newsletter - July 2018

Welcome to the July edition of the NCEC newsletter. This issue is jampacked with the new CEFIC guidelines for chemical emergency response as well as the new poison centre notification (PCN) IT tools and we're also sharing a number of new resources.

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July 13, 2018

CEFIC publishes agreed guidelines for chemical emergency response

The European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) has published a new set of guidelines for the supply and transport of hazardous materials to help chemical companies deliver best practice in telephone chemical emergency response. 

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July 2, 2018

Hazmat 2018 Roundup

2018’s Hazmat proved once again that it is THE premier event of the year for hazmat professionals. The annual conference brought together professionals from a broad spectrum of fire and rescue services, police and industry to discuss, network and share experiences of working on the front line of hazardous material response.

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May 29, 2018

Why your sustainability strategy needs a chemist on call

When we talk about chemical emergency response we, understandably, focus on the importance of providing immediate advice to prevent harm to people and the environment. What is also undestimated is how emergency response also supports corporate sustainability.

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May 18, 2018

ECHA releases new tools to overhaul how businesses submit information to poison centres

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published a suite of IT tools for businesses to build systems to notify information on hazardous mixtures to appointed bodies and poison centres.

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March 27, 2018

Programme announced for Hazmat 2018

The programme of workshops and sessions has been announced for Hazmat 2018, the premier event for hazmat professionals. This two-day event is organised by the National Chemical Emergency centre (NCEC) and will be held in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK on 23 and 24 May.

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March 7, 2018

Ricardo crisis and emergency response team shares experience in on-scene command

Experts from Ricardo and NCEC's crisis and emergency response management business area will share their global experience in delivering rapid incident response and discuss the core skill sets required for effective on-scene command during a free webinar on 17 April 2018 at 14:00 BST.

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March 5, 2018

NCEC Newsletter - March 2018

Welcome to the March edition of the NCEC newsletter. This issue is jampacked with the more poison centre updates including the deadline in France for poison centre notification for businesses without an RGS** certificate, outlining the changes to the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations 59th Edition and the recent Tide pod craze.

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February 26, 2018

France sets 01 January 2018 as poison centre notification deadline for businesses without RGS** certificate

The National Research and Safety Institute for the Prevention of Occupational Accidents and Diseases (INRS – France) has announced that, as of the 01 January 2018, it will only accept notifications to poison centres in France submitted by organisations that have been granted a valid RGS** certificate and which notify through the ‘Declaration Synapse’ web-portal. 

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