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Why the ISO 14001 revision?
The most widely used Environmental Management System (EMS) standard in the world is the ISO 14001:2004. Over a quarter-million businesses use it worldwide. It was first published in 1996 with a notable update in 2004. A new and significant revision … Continue reading
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Tagged environmental regulations, ISO 14001, quality systems
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REACH Review Published
So, after 5 years of REACH regulation, what is the public perception of chemicals in Europe? The European Commission ran a “Eurobarometer” survey on the public perception of chemicals. The target sample size in most countries was 1,000 interviews. In total, … Continue reading
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CA Cap-and-Trade: It’s Official
Breaking news: the much-discussed greenhouse gas regulation known as “cap-and-trade” has arrived in the US. Chem.Info online reports that California will now require its biggest greenhouse gas offenders/emitters to start purchasing permits for emissions. Then, the cap, or number of allowances, will … Continue reading
ECHA Modifies REACH Tonnage Calculations
In REACH news, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has modified its methodology for calculating “total tonnage” bands. Make a note of it if you haven’t already. The shortcomings in the legacy calculation methodology, ECHA is saying, arose from the fact that … Continue reading
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EPA to Require Companies to Report ‘All Uses’ of PBDEs, HBCD
Printing companies, paint and coatings companies and those using flame retardants in manufactured goods should take note: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed that companies be required to report to EPA all new uses – including in domestic or … Continue reading
Upcoming Chats
SMT process consultant Phil Zarrow’s moderated chat is today at 2pm Eastern. You don’t need to make the live session in order to ask a question: questions may be submitted in advance. Future chats will cover data transfer, PCB cleaning, … Continue reading
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Tagged Apex, data transfer, environmental regulations, MSDS tracking, PCB cleaning, Phil Zarrow
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The New RoHS
In RoHS news, the real news is that the RoHS2 is really just RoHS. We still hear people talking about “RoHS2″ and “RoHS Recast” — and there is simply no such thing: there is just RoHS. Yes, there were significant … Continue reading
EPA Finds More Time for Glymes
There’s now an extension of time allotted for comments on glymes. In July, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register concerning a proposed significant new use rule (SNUR) under section 5(a)(2) of the … Continue reading
Carbon Disclosure, Meet Plastics Disclosure
Environmental Leader and the New York Times are reporting that hundreds of companies and institutions should expect to receive a questionnaire in early October about their use of plastic. The Plastic Disclosure Project, right ahead. Why? Industry estimates state that … Continue reading
EPA Induces ToxCast Labor, Hires 4 Companies
Interesting news: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ToxCast chemical screening program has awarded contracts to four United States-based companies to test up to 10,000 chemicals for potential toxicity to people and the environment. ToxCast is designed to determine how … Continue reading