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[US] Proposed Rule Update for Effluent Analysis Methods under the Clean Water Act

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing amendments to the pollutant analysis methods that are used by industries to analyze the chemical, physical, and biological components of wastewater.  EPA also proposes…

  • Air, Soil, Water
  • Environment
  • Waste Management
  • #Clean Water Act (CWA)
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Redraft of the Decree on Operational Safety (BetrSichV) and amendments to the Decree on Dangerous Substances (GefStoffV) [DE]

The decree "on the reorganisation of occupational health and safety requirements for the use of work equipement and hazardous substances" of 3 February 2015 ("Verordnung zur Neuregelung der Anforderungen an…

  • Chemical Products
  • Health and Working Conditions
  • Occupational hazards
  • Risk and Health
  • #Health & Safety
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[EU] REACH compliance: EC to simplify the authorization procedure

On the occasion of a parliamentary question, the European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs indicated, in her answer published on 13 January 2015, that "it is too…

  • Chemical Products
  • Risk and Health
  • #REACH
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[US] NY Proposes New Hazardous Waste Management Regulations

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) has proposed revisions to 6 NYCRR Part 370 series of the NY Hazardous Waste Management Regulations, which includes State statutory requirements…

  • Environment
  • Waste Management
  • #Pollution
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Employees Driving at Work [Northern Ireland]

A guide to managing work-related road safety for employers In an effort to reduce road casualties the HSE, PSNI and Environment Minister have launched a guide “Driving at Work Northern…

  • Health and Working Conditions
  • Risk and Health
  • #Health & Safety
  • #HSE
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EPA announces review of Hazardous Air Pollutant nPB [US]

The EPA has received a complete petition requesting that it add the chemical n-Propul Bromide (nPB) to the list of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) contained in section 112(b)(I) of the…

  • Air, Soil, Water
  • Environment
  • #Clean Air Act (CAA)
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[UK] Amendments to classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals

The Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Chemicals (Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2015 make amendments to 20 statutory instruments due to changes to European legislation. (more…)

  • Chemical Products
  • Risk and Health
  • #CLP
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PHMSA proposes incorporating 98 special permits into the Hazardous Materials Regulations [US]

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) proposed incorporating 98 special permits into the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) in the January 30, 2015 issue of the Federal Register. PHMSA…

  • Environment
  • Transport
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Waste disposal regulations : Texas reduces max. disposal rate for shielded low-level radioactive waste [US]

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is amending §336.1310 of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) to reduce the maximum waste disposal rate that a licensee may charge generators for…

  • Environment
  • Waste Management
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Health & Safety risk management : CLP => new report on CMRs ! [EU]

In a press release dated 15 January 2015, the European Chemicals Agency announced the publication of a new report on CMRs (carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction) available on the…

  • Chemical Products
  • Risk and Health
  • #CLP
  • #European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
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