To celebrate the 5th anniversary of ChemistryViews.org, for five months (June – October) we highlight great pieces of content from the archives along with newly created features. For this last entry, we focus on the safe use of chemicals and regulatory issues.
The European REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) regulation aims to ensure a high level of protection for human health and environment. Companies manufacturing or importing chemical substances into the EU are required to register these with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in Helsinki, Finland. According to REACH, manufacturers, importers, and downstream users are responsible for the safe use of their chemicals.
REACH entered into force in June 2006; registration started in 2008. Since then, a lot has been achieved, but challenges remain and with every new registration deadline new ones appear. ECHA and the companies involved keep discussing on what is working, what is not, and how aligned the stakeholders are in their ambitions for sound chemicals management.
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Safer Chemicals with Less Animal Testing How can science help to avoid animal studies when evaluating chemicals safety? |
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) held its 10th Stakeholders’ Day in Helsinki to inform about latest news and updates |
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) is the European Union chemicals regulation |
Quiz on new hazard symbols of chemicals |
Wonderlab Comic – The Forgotten Savior Regular checks of the safety equipment in the lab are very important, as the occupants of Wonderlab find out |
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Process Safety – Industry-Wide Discipline S. Kadri, Executive Director of the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) on improving industrial process safety worldwide |
Klaus Berend, European Commission, talks about the negotiations over the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) |
Plasticizers – Benefits, Trends, Health, and Environmental Issues Dr. Stéphane Content, ECPI, on one of the most widely researched chemical substances |
The Challenges of Regulating Nanomaterials Dr. Otto Linher, European Commission, talks about the challenges of defining and regulating nanomaterials |
Challenges of REACH – Interview with Geert Dancet G. Dancet, Executive Director, European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), talks about the past, present, and future challenges of the agency |
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