What's new at HSE » REACH http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates from the Health and Safety Executive Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:52:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Free - HSE eBulletins http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/08/12/free-hse-ebulletins/?rss=REACH Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:00:05 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=9836 A wide range of email newsletters delivered direct to your inbox. Sign up today and join more than 100k subscribers to our free service.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/08/12/free-hse-ebulletins/feed/ Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/12/control-of-substances-hazardous-to-health-coshh/?rss=REACH Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:35:09 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=8405 Using chemicals or other hazardous substances at work can put people’s health at risk, causing diseases including asthma, dermatitis or cancer. COSHH regulations require employers to control substances that can harm workers health.

The COSHH website has been re-launched with lots of additional information.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/06/12/control-of-substances-hazardous-to-health-coshh/feed/ REACH – Substance Information Exchange Forum (SIEF) http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/05/05/reach-%e2%80%93-substance-information-exchange-forum-sief/?rss=REACH Tue, 05 May 2009 06:45:25 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=7451 If you have pre-registered a substance then you will be part of a Substance Information Exchange Forum (SIEF). The UK Competent Authority is not involved in the operation of SIEFs; however this leaflet is a starting point to help you understand things you should consider when operating within a SIEF.

REACH – Substance Information Exchange Forum (SIEF) [PDF 111KB]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/05/05/reach-%e2%80%93-substance-information-exchange-forum-sief/feed/ REACH registration http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/04/20/reach-registration/?rss=REACH Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:42:46 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=7126 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. This leaflet is a starting point to help you understand what you need to do to fulfil these duties.

View REACH registration leaflet [PDF 99KB]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/04/20/reach-registration/feed/ Substance selection criteria http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/04/09/substance-selection-criteria/?rss=REACH Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:00:50 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=6987 UK REACH CA Steering Committee establishing the process and criteria by which substances can be proposed for authorisation, restriction, evaluation or harmonised classification and labelling.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/04/09/substance-selection-criteria/feed/ REACH registration and beyond http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/04/07/reach-registration-and-beyond/?rss=REACH Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:13:09 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=6902 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, this second European conference aims to strengthen the quality of advice available to organisations about occupational hygiene.

Chris Northage, HSE’s Head of REACH Exposure and Risk Management Section, will also be attending.

Find out more about this REACH event

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/04/07/reach-registration-and-beyond/feed/ REACH eBulletin http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/20/reach-ebulletin/?rss=REACH Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:50:56 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=6437 Latest  issue of the  eBulletin from the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & restriction of CHemicals (REACH) team. This edition; Organisational change in HSE/Pesticides Safety Directorate, ECHA launches its first public consultation on harmonised classification and labelling…

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/20/reach-ebulletin/feed/ Occupational hygiene 2009 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/19/occupational-hygiene-2009/?rss=REACH Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:45:32 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=6411 April 28 to 30 2009, Eastbourne. Organised by the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), this event will bring together leading UK, European and international researchers, practitioners and regulators.

The event will include, interactive workshops, a scientific poster display and associated exhibition. Speakers include Sayeed Khan and Mark Piney from the Health and Safety Executive.

Full programme and booking details for Occupational hygiene 2009

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/19/occupational-hygiene-2009/feed/ REACH Bitesize advice sheets updated http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/12/reach-bitesize-advice-sheets-updated/?rss=REACH Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:45:47 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=6272 Brief leaflets produced by the UK CA in collaboration with other UK Government Departments. They are intended to cover the key issues of various aspects of REACH.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/12/reach-bitesize-advice-sheets-updated/feed/ REACH eBulletin - out now http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/12/22/reach-ebulletin-out-now/?rss=REACH Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:19:12 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=5178 Sign up to the free REACH chemicals e-Bulletin and join more than 6,000 other subscribers who receive the latest submission deadlines, news and updates from the HSE by email.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/12/22/reach-ebulletin-out-now/feed/ Information for Notifiers of New Substances http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/11/13/information-for-notifiers-of-new-substances/?rss=REACH Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:29:14 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=5031 Information on claiming a REACH registration number, transfer of information from NCD to IUCLID 5, status of notified polymers under REACH, updating registrations and outstanding information for NONS notifications.

Information for Notifiers of New Substances

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/11/13/information-for-notifiers-of-new-substances/feed/ New chemicals at work portal http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/11/13/new-chemicals-at-work-portal/?rss=REACH Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:19:00 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=5025 There is a new chemicals portal page to help users navigate quickly to their area of interest.  The page provides a simple signpost and direct link to the different parts of the website covering health and safety in chemical manufacturing, marketing and supply, carriage or use of chemicals as well as latest news.

Chemicals at work portal

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/11/13/new-chemicals-at-work-portal/feed/ Substances of Very High Concern and REACH http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/11/06/substances-of-very-high-concern-and-reach/?rss=REACH Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:21:55 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4989 This leaflet explains your responsibilities under REACH in relation to Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC).

Substances of Very High Concern and REACH [PDF 114KB]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/11/06/substances-of-very-high-concern-and-reach/feed/ REACH information and guidance link http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/reach-information-and-guidance-link/?rss=REACH Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:05:04 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4970 A link to ‘European Commission User Guide - SME Definitions’ has been added to the European Commission/European CHemicals Agency (EC/ECHA) guidance section of the REACH information and guidance page.

View the ‘EC User Guide - SME Definitions’ guidance

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/reach-information-and-guidance-link/feed/ REACH news updated http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/reach-news-updated/?rss=REACH Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:28:44 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4969 REACH is a new European Union regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of CHemicals. Latest new covers, Advice on pre-registration of carbon and graphite, European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) publish proposals for Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC )candidate list…

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/31/reach-news-updated/feed/ Reach guidance on waste http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/20/reach-guidance-on-waste/?rss=REACH Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:39:54 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4911 New guidance is available on the application of REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & restriction of Chemicals) Regulations to substances recovered from waste.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/20/reach-guidance-on-waste/feed/ REACH guidance on biodiesel http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/20/reach-guidance-on-biodiesel/?rss=REACH Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:51:39 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4912 New guidance is available on the application of REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & restriction of Chemicals) Regulations to biodiesel.

View REACH guidance on biodiesel [PDF 94KB]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/20/reach-guidance-on-biodiesel/feed/ Public consultations alerts http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/19/public-consultations-alerts/?rss=REACH Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:40:09 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4823 Sign up email or mobile phone text alerts to be informed about new consultations, reminders and results of consultations…

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/19/public-consultations-alerts/feed/ REACH e-Bulletin http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/08/19/reach-e-bulletin-2/?rss=REACH Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:53:24 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4706 Latest Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & restriction of CHemicals (REACH) e-Bulletin out now.  In this issue; Chemical enforcement, have your say…

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/08/19/reach-e-bulletin-2/feed/ REACH presentations http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/09/reach-presentations/?rss=REACH Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:14:02 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/07/09/reach-presentations/ The list of Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & restriction of CHemicals (REACH) presentations has been updated to included additional presentations from the UK Competent Authority (UKCA) and stakeholders.

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