News Home page/ News All types {$cat.news$} Blog 15 Jul 2021 Eight new substances added to ECHA’s Candidate List The Candidate List now contains 219 SVHCs due to their effects on humans and the environment. Companies that are manufacturing or importing products in the EU, now have a legal obligation to ensure that none of their mixtures, articles or substances contain items included on the List. Find out what you need to do remain compliant. Read more 14 May 2021 NCEC Newsletter – May 2021 In this edition, we're highlighting the launch of our new online training platform - Hazmat Academy and the steps businesses need to take now to comply with UK REACH. Read more 13 May 2021 China announces recommended standards for transportation of dangerous goods The first of its kind in China, the Emergency Response Guideline for Transportation of Dangerous Goods has been created. Read more 29 Apr 2021 How might the latest developments in the regulatory persistence assessment of chemicals impact your organisation? NCEC expert attended a UBA hosted workshop to discuss recent research into the understanding of NERs in biodegradation tests. Read more 20 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 13 Apr 2021 NCEC led peer-reviewed paper highlights the ecotoxicological effects of chemical mixtures NCEC is pleased to announce that one of its environmental chemistry experts is the lead author of a peer-reviewed paper on ecotoxicity of chemicals and the risk they pose to aquatic invertebrates. This demonstrates NCEC’s ecotoxicology expertise in a regulatory context and highlights the growing concern over chemical mixtures in the environment. 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 Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 ... Next
15 Jul 2021 Eight new substances added to ECHA’s Candidate List The Candidate List now contains 219 SVHCs due to their effects on humans and the environment. Companies that are manufacturing or importing products in the EU, now have a legal obligation to ensure that none of their mixtures, articles or substances contain items included on the List. Find out what you need to do remain compliant. Read more
14 May 2021 NCEC Newsletter – May 2021 In this edition, we're highlighting the launch of our new online training platform - Hazmat Academy and the steps businesses need to take now to comply with UK REACH. Read more
13 May 2021 China announces recommended standards for transportation of dangerous goods The first of its kind in China, the Emergency Response Guideline for Transportation of Dangerous Goods has been created. Read more
29 Apr 2021 How might the latest developments in the regulatory persistence assessment of chemicals impact your organisation? NCEC expert attended a UBA hosted workshop to discuss recent research into the understanding of NERs in biodegradation tests. Read more
20 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
13 Apr 2021 NCEC led peer-reviewed paper highlights the ecotoxicological effects of chemical mixtures NCEC is pleased to announce that one of its environmental chemistry experts is the lead author of a peer-reviewed paper on ecotoxicity of chemicals and the risk they pose to aquatic invertebrates. This demonstrates NCEC’s ecotoxicology expertise in a regulatory context and highlights the growing concern over chemical mixtures in the environment. 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