News Home page/ News All types {$cat.news$} Blog 15 Apr 2021 Adler and Allan partners with NCEC to bolster chemical response capability NCEC's Hazmat Academy team recently provided hazardous materials (hazmat) training for Adler and Allan's employees. The training was equal to that given to the emergency responders from the fire and rescue service. Read more 7 Apr 2021 Poison centre notifications are more than just a regulatory requirement – an example of how a detailed notification helps in the real world When a product not meant for human consumption was swallowed by an end user, detailed poison centre notification of this product helped protect the end user’s safety and the company's reputation. Read more 31 Mar 2021 The Dangerous Goods Emergency Action Code List 2021 is now available The Dangerous Goods Emergency Action Code List 2021 is now available, the new list has again been produced by the NCEC, in co-operation with the UK Home Office and is published by TSO. Read more 4 Mar 2021 NCEC launches Hazmat Academy providing vital hazmat training solutions NCEC has launched a hazardous materials (hazmat) training solution – Hazmat Academy – which provides off-the-shelf and bespoke training, delivered either in person, via distance learning or a combination of both. Read more 25 Feb 2021 Why should a trained chemical expert answer your emergency incident call? When a chemical incident occurs, an organisation’s people, assets, reputation and bottom line are at risk. At such a time, is it enough to have an in-house employee reading from a safety data sheet (SDS) to find out what to do? Read more 5 Feb 2021 Cancellation of Hazmat 2021 With the continuing situation regarding COVID-19 – and with the health and safety of our delegates, speakers, exhibitors, and NCEC and venue staff being our top priority – we have taken the decision to cancel Hazmat 2021. Read more 6 Jan 2021 REACH Annex II updates came into force in January 2021 The UK will not be adopting amendment (EU) 2020/878 to Annex II after 31 December 2020. This means that current SDSs will not be compliant for UK REACH and EU REACH. Find out what businesses must do to remain compliant. Read more 23 Dec 2020 NCEC Newsletter – December 2020 In this edition, we're highlighting how you can remain REACH and poison centre compliant and continue preparing for Brexit after 31 December. We also look at the importance of testing your emergency response provider and the importance of recovery and rehabilitation in the face of COVID-19. Read more 22 Dec 2020 NCEC can support British based companies to comply with poison centre obligations after Brexit transition deadline Find out how NCEC can support organisations to comply with poison centre notifications after Brexit transition deadline. Read more 15 Dec 2020 NCEC led peer-reviewed paper captures the latest developments in environmental persistence assessment of chemicals Persistence assessment is highly complex, technically challenging and poorly predictable, and yet the outcomes of these assessments can make or break a product. This paper provides an exemplary case study of persistence assessments under European regulatory frameworks. Read more 8 Dec 2020 Providing 24-hour emergency response this festive period You would be forgiven for thinking that providing emergency telephone response on Christmas day will mean that our team will have a quiet shift. In reality, we receive a surprisingly high volume of calls, ranging from festive themed spills to potentially high-consequence industrial chemical emergencies. Read more 1 Dec 2020 Annex VIII second amendment – workability solutions The purpose of this article is to provide clarity on the solutions provided by the second amendment to Annex VIII of CLP for concerns raised by construction, paints and petroleum industries. Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 ... Next
15 Apr 2021 Adler and Allan partners with NCEC to bolster chemical response capability NCEC's Hazmat Academy team recently provided hazardous materials (hazmat) training for Adler and Allan's employees. The training was equal to that given to the emergency responders from the fire and rescue service. Read more
7 Apr 2021 Poison centre notifications are more than just a regulatory requirement – an example of how a detailed notification helps in the real world When a product not meant for human consumption was swallowed by an end user, detailed poison centre notification of this product helped protect the end user’s safety and the company's reputation. Read more
31 Mar 2021 The Dangerous Goods Emergency Action Code List 2021 is now available The Dangerous Goods Emergency Action Code List 2021 is now available, the new list has again been produced by the NCEC, in co-operation with the UK Home Office and is published by TSO. Read more
4 Mar 2021 NCEC launches Hazmat Academy providing vital hazmat training solutions NCEC has launched a hazardous materials (hazmat) training solution – Hazmat Academy – which provides off-the-shelf and bespoke training, delivered either in person, via distance learning or a combination of both. Read more
25 Feb 2021 Why should a trained chemical expert answer your emergency incident call? When a chemical incident occurs, an organisation’s people, assets, reputation and bottom line are at risk. At such a time, is it enough to have an in-house employee reading from a safety data sheet (SDS) to find out what to do? Read more
5 Feb 2021 Cancellation of Hazmat 2021 With the continuing situation regarding COVID-19 – and with the health and safety of our delegates, speakers, exhibitors, and NCEC and venue staff being our top priority – we have taken the decision to cancel Hazmat 2021. Read more
6 Jan 2021 REACH Annex II updates came into force in January 2021 The UK will not be adopting amendment (EU) 2020/878 to Annex II after 31 December 2020. This means that current SDSs will not be compliant for UK REACH and EU REACH. Find out what businesses must do to remain compliant. Read more
23 Dec 2020 NCEC Newsletter – December 2020 In this edition, we're highlighting how you can remain REACH and poison centre compliant and continue preparing for Brexit after 31 December. We also look at the importance of testing your emergency response provider and the importance of recovery and rehabilitation in the face of COVID-19. Read more
22 Dec 2020 NCEC can support British based companies to comply with poison centre obligations after Brexit transition deadline Find out how NCEC can support organisations to comply with poison centre notifications after Brexit transition deadline. Read more
15 Dec 2020 NCEC led peer-reviewed paper captures the latest developments in environmental persistence assessment of chemicals Persistence assessment is highly complex, technically challenging and poorly predictable, and yet the outcomes of these assessments can make or break a product. This paper provides an exemplary case study of persistence assessments under European regulatory frameworks. Read more
8 Dec 2020 Providing 24-hour emergency response this festive period You would be forgiven for thinking that providing emergency telephone response on Christmas day will mean that our team will have a quiet shift. In reality, we receive a surprisingly high volume of calls, ranging from festive themed spills to potentially high-consequence industrial chemical emergencies. Read more
1 Dec 2020 Annex VIII second amendment – workability solutions The purpose of this article is to provide clarity on the solutions provided by the second amendment to Annex VIII of CLP for concerns raised by construction, paints and petroleum industries. Read more