The European Regulatory Conference on Biocides: A Strategy for Product Authorization is taking place on February 3, 2015, at the Sheraton Airport Hotel in Brussels, Belgium.
By June 2015, U.S. chemical manufacturers and importers will be required to comply with new U.S. OSHA Hazard Communication regulations with adoption of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).
The initiative of ECHA to launch a public consultation on the proposal submitted by France to amend the current harmonized classification and labeling of Bisphenol-A from reproductive toxicity category 2 (hazard statement code H361f) to reproductive toxicity Category 1B (hazard statement code H360F) has created a debate in the industry.
The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) has submitted comments to Environment Canada (EC) raising questions with a proposed approach that would set VOC limits for a range of consumer products based on the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) rules.
The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) has raised concerns with the California Department of Toxic Substance Control’s (DTSC) “Safer Consumer Products” proposed regulation, saying that it could lead companies to leave California markets or relocate manufacturing facilities to other states.
The California Supreme Court has upheld standards by California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) that allow air pollution authorities to create air-quality regulations based on technologies that don’t exist but may be “reasonably anticipated to exist by the compliance deadline.”
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is commending Massachusetts authorities for improving the regulation of hazardous materials storage and processing in the state, including monitoring of high-risk facilities to ensure they are complying with key federal process safety and risk-management programs.
The South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (SCAQMD) plans to reopen Rule 1168 and the EPA’s continued efforts to seek information on consumer exposure to diisocyanates will be critical areas that the Adhesive and Sealant Council’s (ASC) government relations department will focus on in 2012.
