This Local Authority Circular (LAC) alerts inspectors to changes to the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999,
Category: Chemicals
WATCH agendas and minutes
Friday, June 26, 2009
Working Group on Action to Control Chemicals (WATCH) agendas and minutes are now available for: 23 - 24 October
Carriage of dangerous goods manual updated
Monday, June 22, 2009
The carriage of dangerous goods manual has undergone a major revision.
Scientific job vacancies
Friday, June 12, 2009
Details are available for the following job vacancies within the Chemicals Regulation Directorate, based in York and Bootle, Merseyside.
Integrity of atmospheric storage tanks
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
This circular has been updated, its purpose is to raise awareness of the factors to consider when operating storage tanks containing hazardous substances.
European legislative dossier on dichloromethane updated
Friday, May 29, 2009
The European legislative dossier on dichloromethane has been updated and is now under implementation.
REACH – Substance Information Exchange Forum (SIEF)
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
If you have pre-registered a substance then you will be part of a Substance Information Exchange Forum (SIEF).
Transposition Note: The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2009 implement the remaining parts of Council Directive 2006/121/EC and Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.
REACH registration
Monday, April 20, 2009
If you have registration duties under Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & restriction of CHemicals
(REACH), then you need to know what you should be doing and by when.
Working Group on Action to Control Chemicals (WATCH)
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Papers and minutes for the meeting of the sub-committee of the Advisory Committee on Toxic Substances
Agriculture health carry card updated
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
This carry card provides information on the health risks associated with your work in agriculture, horticulture and
Substance selection criteria
Thursday, April 9, 2009
UK REACH CA Steering Committee establishing the process and criteria by which substances can be proposed for
Chemical carcinogens workshop report
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Report of the stakeholder workshop in June 2008, involving technical experts, academics, union representatives,
Moves to simplify health and safety take effect
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Moves to make health and safety laws easier to understand and comply with take effect from today.
REACH registration and beyond
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Exposure scenarios and safe handling advice. Wednesday 30 September – Thursday 1 October, Brussels. Organised by British Occupation Hygiene Society (BOHS), in collaboration with European sister organisations,
Occupational and Environmental Exposure of Skin to Chemicals 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
14 – 17 June, University of Edinburgh. The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) is hosting its next international conference sponsored and supported by HSE,
HSE announces Chemicals Regulation Directorate
Friday, April 3, 2009
HSE has announced that the Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD) and the Chemicals Assessment Schemes Unit (CASU) will merge
REACH eBulletin
Friday, March 20, 2009
Latest issue of the eBulletin from the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & restriction of CHemicals (REACH) team. This edition;
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