ChemRegs Newsletter – October 2019 New Environmental Bill Last week, (15 October), the UK government introduced a new Bill designed to tackle environmental priorities after Brexit. The bill refers only to England, but many of its measures are designed to apply across the UK. The Environment Bill (“the Bill”) is made up of two halves: The first provides a legal framework … Read More
September 2019 Edition
ChemRegs Newsletter – September 2019 EU Commission consults on proposed REACH SDS changes The European Commission has started a consultation on an amendment to Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) concerning safety data sheets (SDS). The amendment is to bring Annex II into line with the CLP Regulation and with the guidance on the preparation of SDS as … Read More
August 2019 Edition
ChemRegs Newsletter – August 2019 When do you need a DGSA? August is a quiet month with regards to chemical and dangerous goods news, so we thought we would write an article on a question we get asked a lot i.e. “What is a ‘secondary activity’ in relation to appointing a Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser (DGSA)?” There are various well … Read More