TSCA Briefing: Compliance Challenges and Prepare for Future Restrictions

In 2016 under the Obama administration, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act) was signed into law. The Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act[1] amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the law that authorizes the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate the manufacture or importation of new and existing chemicals. The goal of the changes was to help boost consumer confidence in chemical safety by allowing for tougheroversight. But the process of implementing those changes has not gone exactly according to plan. Besides, how TSCA might evolve under Biden administration remains a question. In the 13th Chemical Regulatory Annual Conference (CRAC) and Asian Helsinki Chemicals Forum (HCF), Alexandra Dunn, previously served as the assistant administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, shared her thoughts with us from the following three aspects: Risk evaluations for existing chemicals: Less progress than expected…

Nov. 16th, 2021

EU Nanomaterials Registration: Current Status and Challenges

With the rapid development of nanotechnology, nanomaterials are now widely used across many fields. Although nanomaterials offer technical and commercial opportunities, they may also pose risks to humanhealth and the environment. More and more attention is paid on this sector, and ECHA has tighten the supervision on nanomaterials registration. At the CRAC-HCF 2021 Virtual Forum held by REACH24H on November 11, 2021, Mr. Abdelqader Sumrein, the Science Officer from European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) introduced the current situation of nanomaterials registration in EU and the efforts made by ECHA. The EU REACH Regulation Amendment (Commission Regulation (EU)2018/1881) took effect on January 1, 2020, which outlined specific information requirements for nanomaterials registration, e.g.: Characterization of nanoforms or sets of nanoforms covered by the registration as per Annex VI shall be reported; and Each nanoform or set of nanoforms must be reported separately, including the characterization information in Annex VI and information on nanoform…

Nov. 16th, 2021

UK Rolls out Plan to Cope with Challenges under UK REACH

This year marks the first year for the implementation of UK REACH, which entered into force on January 1, 2021. UK REACH maintains EU REACH\’ s aims and principles, with the necessary changes to make it operable in a domestic context. Transitional provisions were also introduced to reduce post-Brexit trade friction. Under the Northern Ireland Protocol, the EU REACH Regulation continues to apply to Northern Ireland, while UK REACH will regulate the access of substances to the GB market. This means that all existing NI-based EU REACH registrations will remain valid and GB-based EU REACH registrations will no longer be valid in NI. As UK REACH comes into force, issues and concerns faced by industry inevitably continue to increase. Julie Mayhew from UK’s Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said in the 13th Chemical Regulatory Annual Conference (CRAC) and Asian Helsinki Chemicals Forum (HCF) that there is still a long way to…

Nov. 16th, 2021

Growing Focus on Alternatives to Animal Testing

A study published in Environmental Science

Nov. 10th, 2021

Green Chemistry and Future Changes to Relevant Regulations

With the rapid development of the industry, the safety and sustainable development of chemical industries has attracted more and more attention. At the CRAC-HCF 2021 Virtual Forum held by REACH24H on November 8, 2021, Mr. Otto Linher from the European Commission, together with Ms. Tatiana Santos form the European Environmental Bureau, Prof. Joel Tickner form the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and Mr. Pang Guanglian from the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation Executive Board, discussed the topic of green chemistry and sustainable development and shared their opinions. The European Commission adopted its Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (hereinafter referred to as Strategy) on October 14, 2020, which is in the framework of the European Union Green Deal whose primary goal is to bring about climate neutrality for Europe by 2050, aiming to better protect humans and the environment from hazardous chemicals. Speaking at the CRAC-HCF 2021, Mr. Otto Linher, who is…

Nov. 10th, 2021

Shanghai Consults on Use Safety Management Guidelines of Hazardous Chemicals in Industrial and Trade Enterprises

On August 23, 2021, Shanghai Emergency Management Bureau issued a notice to seek public feedback on the draft Guidelines for the Use Safety Management of Hazardous Chemicals in Industrial and Trade Enterprises in Shanghai (Trial) (hereafter referred to as the Guidelines). The consultation will end on October 10, 2021. Given many problems encountered by industrial and trade enterprises in safe use of hazardous chemicals, e.g., insufficient awareness of the dangers of hazardous chemicals among the responsible persons and safety managers of enterprises, inadequate capacity of enterprises to manage and control the use of hazardous chemicals, etc., more and more provinces and cities are implementing local regulations to improve the use safety management of hazardous chemicals in practice. For example, Zhejiang has issued and implemented similar guidelines in 2020. Shanghai’s Guidelines was drafted based on the Work Safety Law of the people’s Republic of China[1], Regulations on the Control over Safety of Hazardous Chemicals (Decree 591)[2], China Inventory of Hazardous Chemicals (2015 Edition)[3], etc. It…

Sep. 03rd, 2021

China Legislates on Dust Explosion Protection for Industry and Trade Enterprises

On August 2nd, 2021, the China Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) issued its Order No.6 [1] to publish the Safety Regulations on Dust Explosion Protection for Industry and Trade Enterprises. The Regulations are formulated in accordance with the newly issued Work Safety Law and will enter into effect on September 1st, 2021, simultaneously with the Law. The Regulations consist of five chapters as follows: Chapter 1 General Provisions, which specifies the background, terms and definitions, main responsibilities, and authorities; Chapter 2 Guarantee of Safe Production, which specifies the person responsible for dust explosion protection, the safety management system, risk factors identification, explosion-proof measures, etc. Chapter 3 Supervision and Inspection, which specifies the responsibilities of authorities on inspections, key inspection items, testing and examination, etc. Chapter 4 Legal Responsibilities, which specifies the violation circumstances and corresponding penalties; Chapter 5 Supplementary Provisions, which specifies that the implementation date of the Regulations. On June 10, 2021, a…

Aug. 09th, 2021

South Korea MoE Issues a Manual for Hazardous Chemicals Handling Site Compliance

On June 3rd, 2021, the South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) issued a <a href=\"http://www.kcma.or.kr/sub5/5_1.asp?b_name=notice

Jun. 29th, 2021

South Korea Consults on Revised K-REACH Enforcement Decree

South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) issued <a href=\"https://www.chemnavi.or.kr/chemnavi/spkreach/archivesdetail.do?idx=53471

Jun. 29th, 2021

China MEE Supplements 255 Substances into IECSC

On June 18, 2021, the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) published a notice [1], announcing the addition of 255 substances into the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances (IECSC). These substances were previously registered under the Measures on Environmental Management of New Chemical Substances (SEPA Order No. 17 of 2003) and qualified for listing into the IECSC as existing chemical substances in China. They could be the last batch of substances meeting the listing criteria under SEPA Order No.17 since according to the Article 45 of the revised Measures for the Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances (MEE Order No. 12, effective on January 1, 2021)[2] the new chemical substances that have completed regular notification of environmental management registration in accordance with SEPA Order No.17 while not been listed into the IECSC shall be listed within 6 months after the Measures enters into effect. The substances details can be accessed here[3], including chemical name, CAS No….

Jun. 29th, 2021
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