Thursday, March 5, 2015

ChemSafetyPro Newsletter Vol. 3 - March 2015

On 19 Feb 2015, the Ministry of Industry in Thailand published its new regulation B.E. 2558 on the notification of the production and import of hazardous substances in Government gazette. The regulation comes into force immediately.

The regulation requires manufacturers and importers of hazardous chemicals supplied in quantities over 1 ton per year to notify their hazardous chemicals to the Department of Industrial Works (DIW) for the purpose of building a national chemical inventory in Thailand. We have taken a deep look at this new regulation and translated B.E.2558 and notification form into English to give you a quick understanding of its regulatory requirements. 

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A GHS Quiz That 80% of People Fail.
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A Great TDG Guide That You Cannot Miss. 
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Are you looking for a TDG guide full of pictures and examples? This is the guide you need that could save your time on learning the UN Model Regulations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods.

How to Calculate German Water Hazard Class (WGK)?
13 Feb 2015
Lots of people have asked us about how to calculate German Water Hazard Class (WGK) for chemicals supplied to Germany because the WGK is usually required in the section 15 of SDSs. We have prepared an easy step-to-step guide to address this issue. 

What Changes to Expect from GHS Rev. 6?
13 Feb 2015
GHS Purple Book is updated every two years. This year is the year for GHS Rev.6. The Committee of Experts on TDG and GHS of the UNECE has published a report on the agreed amendments to the 5th revised edition of GHS. Read more.

How to Comply with Swiss Chemical Regulations
13 Feb 2015
Since Switzerland is not a member of the EU or the European Economic Area (EEA), EU REACH regulation does not apply here. Switzerland has its own chemical regulation Chemical Ordinance (ChemO) adopting REACH-like registration requirements (on new substances only). For those who supply chemicals (i.e, adhesives, solvents) and articles to Switzerland, it is also highly recommended that you read Swiss Chemical Risk Reduction Ordinance (ORRChem) which sets chemical restriction conditions for lots of chemicals and articles.


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New Chemical Regulation in Thailand: Notification of Hazardous Substances

Thailand has just published a new  chemical regulation B.E. 2558 on the notification of the production and import of hazardous substances in Government gazette. The regulation comes into force on 19 Feb 2015.
Manufacturers and importers of hazardous substances exceeding 1 ton per year are now required to notify their hazardous substances to the Department of Industrial Works (DIW) via DIW's online system. The notification shall be submitted within 60 days from the date of manufacture or importation (only once). 

Sunday, March 1, 2015

K-REACH and EU REACH Comparison

2015 is a key implementation year for K-REACH. This is just another new important REACH-like chemical regulation which is not strange to many of us who have dealt with EU REACH regulation before. Despite many similarities, K-REACH and EU REACH are different in many aspects. In this article, we have compared the top 10 differences between K-REACH and EU REACH to help you understand K-REACH's regulatory requirements better.
K-REACH EU REACH Differences

K-REACH and EU REACH Comparison

http://www.chemsafetypro.com/Topics/Korea/Difference_between_K-REACH_and_EU_REACH.html

Changes in GHS Rev. 6

The 6th revised edition of GHS (GHS Rev. 6) is about to be published soon in 2015.  The UNECE has recently published a report on the agreed amendments to the 5th revised edition of GHS. The report summarizes what changes are going to be included in GHS Rev. 6.

Please click the following link for more info about GHS Rev. 6.
http://www.chemsafetypro.com/Topics/GHS/Changes_in_6th_revised_edition_GHS_rev_6.html

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