News Home page/ News All types {$cat.news$} Blog 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 11 Feb 2020 Which numbers are required on safety data sheets? What if the number on your SDS is not available 24/7 or is limited in its use? Who does your stakeholder contact in the case of an emergency? Read more 9 Feb 2020 Revised workplace exposure limits enforced Revised workplace exposure limits (WELs) came into force on 17 January 2020. They were introduced by the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive (EU) 2017/2398 amending Directive 2004/37/EC. Find out more. Read more 14 Jan 2020 Poison centre consumer-use deadline has been extended The amendment extending the first poison centre deadline by a year making it the 1 January 2021 for consumer use mixtures has now been published. Read more 9 Dec 2019 NCEC welcomes hazmat expert Ed Sullivan The National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC) is pleased to announce that Ed Sullivan has recently joined the team in a new role as the Hazmat Lead. Read more 9 Dec 2019 NCEC Newsletter – December 2019 Welcome to the final edition of the NCEC newsletter for 2019. In this edition, we're highlighting regulatory changes coming in 2020 and how to continue preparing for Brexit after 31 January. We also introduce the newest member of our growing crisis team and you can find out who will be on the other end of the phone during the festive period. Read more 3 Dec 2019 How will Brexit impact NCEC? In this article, we outline what NCEC has done to maintain service delivery post Brexit, across the three main business areas of emergency response, regulatory compliance and crisis management. Read more 27 Nov 2019 Assessing your emergency medical and chemical response needs If a person is exposed to your product, will they need immediate hospital treatment? If so, does calling a poison centre help or hinder the treatment for that person? Read more to find what difference does medical and/or chemical response make to someone calling your organisation for help. Read more Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 ... Next
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
11 Feb 2020 Which numbers are required on safety data sheets? What if the number on your SDS is not available 24/7 or is limited in its use? Who does your stakeholder contact in the case of an emergency? Read more
9 Feb 2020 Revised workplace exposure limits enforced Revised workplace exposure limits (WELs) came into force on 17 January 2020. They were introduced by the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive (EU) 2017/2398 amending Directive 2004/37/EC. Find out more. Read more
14 Jan 2020 Poison centre consumer-use deadline has been extended The amendment extending the first poison centre deadline by a year making it the 1 January 2021 for consumer use mixtures has now been published. Read more
9 Dec 2019 NCEC welcomes hazmat expert Ed Sullivan The National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC) is pleased to announce that Ed Sullivan has recently joined the team in a new role as the Hazmat Lead. Read more
9 Dec 2019 NCEC Newsletter – December 2019 Welcome to the final edition of the NCEC newsletter for 2019. In this edition, we're highlighting regulatory changes coming in 2020 and how to continue preparing for Brexit after 31 January. We also introduce the newest member of our growing crisis team and you can find out who will be on the other end of the phone during the festive period. Read more
3 Dec 2019 How will Brexit impact NCEC? In this article, we outline what NCEC has done to maintain service delivery post Brexit, across the three main business areas of emergency response, regulatory compliance and crisis management. Read more
27 Nov 2019 Assessing your emergency medical and chemical response needs If a person is exposed to your product, will they need immediate hospital treatment? If so, does calling a poison centre help or hinder the treatment for that person? Read more to find what difference does medical and/or chemical response make to someone calling your organisation for help. Read more