News Home page/ News All types {$cat.news$} Blog 27 Apr 2020 Pioneering research to improve persistence assessment of substances – NCEC to work with Cefic on ECO52 NCEC is pleased to announce that it will be working on a project with Cefic as part of their Long-range Research Initiative programme (Cefic-LRI). Read more 22 Apr 2020 Have you submitted your registration dossier for nanomaterials? As of 24 February 2020, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) had received only 10% of the registration dossiers for nanomaterials that had been expected. Have you submitted yours? Read more 17 Apr 2020 NCEC’s update on coronavirus (COVID-19) On 16 April, the UK Government announced that the lockdown due to COVID-19 will be extended by at least a further 3 weeks. As a result, we wanted to provide an update on how we at NCEC are keeping your emergency response provision and our other services functioning at the normal level of excellence, while ensuring the wellbeing of our staff. Read more 8 Apr 2020 NCEC’s best practice guidance note on COVID-19 for UK fire and rescue services This guidance note provides information for fire and rescue service (FRS) personnel who may be exposed to coronavirus (COVID-19) while carrying out their duties. Read more 30 Mar 2020 Why should tank terminals review their emergency response preparedness? Managing Director of ener8 limited, Rudi Stalmans, talks about why tank terminals should review their emergency preparedness. Read more 6 Mar 2020 NCEC Newsletter – March 2020 NCEC's first newsletter of 2020 including how businesses can prepare for a pandemic, regulatory legislation updates over the coming year and an introduction to the members of our expanding crisis team. Read more 20 Feb 2020 Nearly 60% of organisations need to improve their telephone emergency response arrangements Polling during our recent webinar ‘Best practice in telephone emergency response’ hosted in partnership with Cefic and BASF revealed that almost 60% of attendees thought they needed to make adjustments to their response provision. Read more 18 Feb 2020 NCEC extends presence in North America The National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC), part of Ricardo, is excited to announce that it will be extending its physical presence in North America to better support our customers in the region. Read more 15 Feb 2020 Hazmat training at NCEC benefits emergency services Recently, Nigel Blumire, NCEC’s lead hazmat trainer, delivered a hazmat training course to fire officers to help them prepare for incidents that they do not deal with on an everyday basis. Read the feedback that he received from the fire officers. Read more 14 Feb 2020 ECHA launches SCIP database for substances of very high concern From 5 January 2021,ECHA will require companies to submit information on any SVHCs that are on the REACH Candidate List and are used in any complex products being placed on the EU market. This information will be entered into the SCIP database. Find out why this poses a new challenge to businesses. Read more 12 Feb 2020 Environmental risks from SVHCs – a persistent challenge PBT and vPvB substances might be added to the Candidate List of SVHCs in accordance with REACH Article 59 and is likely to lead to severe disruption for businesses with an interest in using them. Read more 12 Feb 2020 Are your safety data sheets compliant with classification and labelling obligations? ECHA's recent project to tackle non-compliance in the classification and labelling of mixtures revealed that 44% of hazardous mixtures are not compliant with classification and labelling obligations. Read more here. Read more Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 ... Next
27 Apr 2020 Pioneering research to improve persistence assessment of substances – NCEC to work with Cefic on ECO52 NCEC is pleased to announce that it will be working on a project with Cefic as part of their Long-range Research Initiative programme (Cefic-LRI). Read more
22 Apr 2020 Have you submitted your registration dossier for nanomaterials? As of 24 February 2020, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) had received only 10% of the registration dossiers for nanomaterials that had been expected. Have you submitted yours? Read more
17 Apr 2020 NCEC’s update on coronavirus (COVID-19) On 16 April, the UK Government announced that the lockdown due to COVID-19 will be extended by at least a further 3 weeks. As a result, we wanted to provide an update on how we at NCEC are keeping your emergency response provision and our other services functioning at the normal level of excellence, while ensuring the wellbeing of our staff. Read more
8 Apr 2020 NCEC’s best practice guidance note on COVID-19 for UK fire and rescue services This guidance note provides information for fire and rescue service (FRS) personnel who may be exposed to coronavirus (COVID-19) while carrying out their duties. Read more
30 Mar 2020 Why should tank terminals review their emergency response preparedness? Managing Director of ener8 limited, Rudi Stalmans, talks about why tank terminals should review their emergency preparedness. Read more
6 Mar 2020 NCEC Newsletter – March 2020 NCEC's first newsletter of 2020 including how businesses can prepare for a pandemic, regulatory legislation updates over the coming year and an introduction to the members of our expanding crisis team. Read more
20 Feb 2020 Nearly 60% of organisations need to improve their telephone emergency response arrangements Polling during our recent webinar ‘Best practice in telephone emergency response’ hosted in partnership with Cefic and BASF revealed that almost 60% of attendees thought they needed to make adjustments to their response provision. Read more
18 Feb 2020 NCEC extends presence in North America The National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC), part of Ricardo, is excited to announce that it will be extending its physical presence in North America to better support our customers in the region. Read more
15 Feb 2020 Hazmat training at NCEC benefits emergency services Recently, Nigel Blumire, NCEC’s lead hazmat trainer, delivered a hazmat training course to fire officers to help them prepare for incidents that they do not deal with on an everyday basis. Read the feedback that he received from the fire officers. Read more
14 Feb 2020 ECHA launches SCIP database for substances of very high concern From 5 January 2021,ECHA will require companies to submit information on any SVHCs that are on the REACH Candidate List and are used in any complex products being placed on the EU market. This information will be entered into the SCIP database. Find out why this poses a new challenge to businesses. Read more
12 Feb 2020 Environmental risks from SVHCs – a persistent challenge PBT and vPvB substances might be added to the Candidate List of SVHCs in accordance with REACH Article 59 and is likely to lead to severe disruption for businesses with an interest in using them. Read more
12 Feb 2020 Are your safety data sheets compliant with classification and labelling obligations? ECHA's recent project to tackle non-compliance in the classification and labelling of mixtures revealed that 44% of hazardous mixtures are not compliant with classification and labelling obligations. Read more here. Read more