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PAST Events

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26th AGM & 9th Annual Lectures, 24 & 25 November 2020, online

Are You Working Safely With Metalworking Fluids?, Webinar, 8 October 2020
GHS vs. Dangerous Goods: Section 14 Might Be More Difficult Than You Realize!, Webinar, 1 October 2020
Dangerous Goods To And From The USA, Webinar, 24 September 2020
An Introduction To In Silico Toxicology – (Q)SAR And Read-Across, Webinar, 15 September 2020
Taiwan Chemical Regulation Introduction, Webinar, 30 June 2020
Introduction To Korea REACH, Webinar, 23 June 2020
Chemical Regulatory Management In China, Webinar, 16 June 2020
Classifications & Safety Data Sheets: Common Problems & Fixes, Webinar, 29 May 2020
In Vitro Skin Corrosion Testing Webinar, 21 January 2020
25th AGM & 8th Annual Lectures, 20 November 2019, NEC, Birmingham
EU Exit: CHCS / HSE Joint Stakeholder Event, 22 January 2019, NEC, Birmingham
24th AGM & 7th Annual Lectures, 14 November 2018, Loughborough
23rd AGM & 6th Annual Lectures, 22 November 2017, NEC, Birmingham
Poison Centres Webinar, 8 June 2017
Essentials of REACH Registration for Registrants and Downstream Users, 1 March 2017, Loughborough
22nd AGM and 5th Annual Lectures, 16 November 2016, Loughborough
21st AGM and 4th Annual Lectures, 18 November 2015, Nottingham

CHCS News

Second Amendment Of Annex VIII of CLP (Poison Centres) Is Published
The second amendment to Annex VIII to CLP, concerning poison centres was published in the Official Journal on 13 November 2020 and entered into force on 14 November 2020. CHCS members can read more on our News Briefings page. [Posted on 23 November 2020]

SCHC: Benefits to CHCS members
CHCS have a reciprocal agreement with the US-based Society for Chemical Hazard Communication. Members of both organisations can join certain events of the others.

SCHC have announced "Advanced Topics in EHS: Risk Management & Communication", 1 & 3 December 2020. Please see our SCHC web page for more information. [Posted on 20 November 2020]

New "Brexit" Web Pages
As the end of the transition period is nearly upon us (31 December 2020), and we are starting to learn more about the changes to our own regulations and our future relationships with the EU, we are pleased to present you with several new web pages on specific Brexit-related topics. Please visit our website Brexit page. [Posted on 13 November 2020]

Poison Centre Portal Updated
The poison centre portal has recently been updated to support amended Annex VIII solutions. In particular, derogations for fuels, construction products (standard formulas) and the cross-sector concept of interchangeable components. CHCS members can read more on our News Briefings page. [Posted on 30 October 2020]

Member States Slowly Starting To Use The New Portal

There are now six Member States that are accepting Annex VIII notifications through the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) portal.
CHCS members can read more on our News Briefings page. [Posted on 24 August 2020]

Option To Anonymise The Unique Formula Identifier (UFI)
The Unique Formula Identifier (UFI) generator has been updated to allow companies to chose not to use their company VAT number to create their UFIs.
CHCS members can read more on our News Briefings page. [Posted on 22 June 2020]

Endocrine Disruptors - 1st CHCS Video

We have produced our first video for members: "Endocrine Disruptors", which is available to members free-of-charge.

This introductory video explains the various components of the human endocrine system and how they interact, to help understand the mechanisms of endocrine disruptors on human systems.

The video is just over 10 minutes long.

To register for access to the video, please visit our video registration page: Endocrine Disruptors Video Registration.

[Posted on 1 July 2019]

News Briefings Summary

26 May 2020
New ECHA CLP Guidance Documents Published
19 May 2020
Draft Regulation Amending Article 25 Of CLP
23 April 2020
Draft Second Amendment to Annex VIII of CLP
23 April 2020
Reminder: 13th ATP to CLP applicable from 1st May 2020
23 March 2020
Multilateral Agreements For ADR & RID
17 March 2020
The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
3 March 2020
UK Chemical Industry: Regulatory Divergence
2 March 2020
Corrigendum To the 14th ATP Published
10 February 2020
Third Corrigendum To ADR 2019 Published
13 January 2020
Poison Centres - Annex VIII amendment published

CHCS Members can read these News items, and older posts, on the CHCS News Briefings page.

Next 3 CHCS Training Courses:

Module 4, Poison Centre Notification (4.003) (session 2 of 2)

30 November 2020 09:15

This Module will be delivered, online, as two, live morning sessions, as detailed.
Module 8, Classification For Transport (8.208) (session 1 of 2)

14 January 2021 09:15

This Module will be delivered, online, as two, live morning sessions, as detailed.
Module 8, Classification For Transport (8.208) (session 2 of 2)

15 January 2021 09:15

This Module will be delivered, online, as two, live morning sessions, as detailed.

For a full list of our CHCS Training Courses, please visit our Training page.

OTHER CHCS EVENTS

Other events are in preparation. Please visit again soon.

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