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SCHC (Society For Chemical Hazard Communication)

CHCS is delighted to have a relationship with US-based SCHC - a relationship that offers benefits to members of both organisations. 

SCHC is a professional society with a mission to: 

  • Promote the improvement of hazard communication for chemicals;
  • Educate SCHC members on hazard communication issues;
  • Provide a forum for exchange of ideas and experiences;
  • Enhance the awareness of members and the general public of new developments in hazard communication; and
  • Provide guidance or technical expertise to a private group, legislative body, or governmental entity.
You can find out more by visiting the SCHC website: www.schc.org.

Benefits To Our Members

Our relationship is governed by a Memorandum of Understanding with 3 main aims:
  1. making our respective members aware of the existence of both organisations (via our websites)
  2. publicising each other's events, webinars, conferences, training etc.
  3. offering reciprocal member discount pricing for these events
CHCS Members
CHCS members can, therefore, book onto SCHC events at SCHC member rates and vice-versa. If a CHCS member wishes to book onto an SCHC event, please email schc-admin@schc.org, providing your full name and organisation. SCHC will verify your membership status and email you back with instructions on how to register for the event.

SCHC Members
SCHC members can book onto CHCS events, at CHCS member rates by emailing enquiries@chcs.org.uk, providing your full name and organisation. CHCS will verify your membership status and email you back with instructions on how to register for the event. 

SCHC members can find CHCS information on the SCHC website.  

SCHC Contact Details


SCHC Consultants Listing

SCHC provide a list of their members who offer consultancy services. To view the list, please visit the "Hazcom Consultants" page of the SCHC website. 

SCHC Newsletter

The latest SCHC Newsletter is now available, as a PDF download, from this link: SCHC February 2019 Newsletter.

Forthcoming SCHC Events  

  • Other events to be posted soon

CHCS News

Poison Centre Portal Released

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) have released the long awaited poison centre portal. The portal will allow notifications under Annex VIII of CLP to be made in the new harmonised format. The portal will be used by both, notifiers (industry) and Member State appointed bodies.

CHCS Members can read more on the CHCS News Briefings page. [Posted on 11 May 2019]

CHCS April 2019 Newsletter now published Articles include: CHCS preparing training for REACH in case of No-Deal Brexit, Latest Brexit News on REACH, US statement to the WTO asking the EC to postpone the harmonised classifications of titanium dioxide and cobalt, New CHCS Training Modules: "Chemical Regulation, Asia-Pacific" and "COMAH / Seveso III".

CHCS Members can download the full Newsletter from the Member Only pages of this website. [Posted on 29 Apr 2019]

HSE Consultation on revision of Workplace Exposure Limits (WELs) for a range of carcinogens

The Health and Safety Executive is consulting on revision of Workplace Exposure Limits (WELs) for a range of carcinogens. The workplace exposure limits are implemented to help protect workers from the ill-health effects of exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace.

CHCS Members can read more on the CHCS News Briefings page. [Posted on 24 Apr 2019]

News Briefings Summary
  • 28 March 2019
    Poison Centre Guidance Document Published

  • 22 March 2019
    Poison Centre Guidance Document Published

  • 23 January 2019
    Links To Guidance & Legislation Recently Laid Before Parliament

  • 23 January 2019
    RPA Seeks Input From Companies In Chemicals Supply Chain To Assess Impacts Of Brexit

  • 11 January 2019
    Preparing For A Potential 'No-Deal' Brexit

  • 12 December 2018
    Impacts Of Additional Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs) & Other New Measures Under The Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive (CMD)

  • 11 December 2018
    HSE Adds Additional No-Deal Brexit Guidance On REACH 

  • 11 December 2018
    Latest Consolidated Version Of CLP

  • 7 November 2018
    EU Withdrawal Stakeholders Meeting (held October 2018)

  • 11 October 2018
    13th ATP for CLP Published

  • 11 October 2018
    Regulating chemicals (REACH) if there’s no Brexit deal

  • 25 September 2018: Microplastics and the current situation

  • 4 September 208: IATA publishes significant changes to the 60th Edition of the Dangerous Goods Regulations

  • 26 July 2018: REACH or CLP regulatory measures proposed for persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT/vPvM) substances

  • 26 July 2018 - REACH or CLP regulatory measures proposed for persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT/vPvM) substances

  • 6 July 2018 - HSE provide a "Chemicals" EU Exit web page.

    CHCS Members can read more on the CHCS News Briefings page.

    26 July 2018 - CHCS Labelling Competition

    Have you overcome a tricky labelling problem? Are you labelling a small or awkwardly shaped package, printing on a difficult surface, or have overcome another problem?

    Are you proud of your label designs that make it easier for customers to read and understand your labels?

    CHCS Members can enter our new competition. For more details please visit: CHCS Labelling Competition.

    9  July 2018 - CHCS Needs Your Help!

    CHCS has a number of vacancies on our committees and are looking for volunteers to fill them. For more information please see: CHCS Vacancies.

    Next 3 CHCS Training Courses:

    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.

    HOW TO JOIN CHCS

    CHCS Membership is open to any person with an interest in chemical hazard communications. You can join by completing the simple on-line form at Join CHCS. Membership is currently £85.00 (+ £17.00 VAT where applicable; a total of £102.00). 

    Contact CHCS

    • General, membership and events/training enquiries: enquiries@chcs.org.uk, tel: + 44 (0) 333 210 2427 (option 1)

    • For all enquiries related to invoices, payments and any other accounting issues:
      accounts@chcs.org.uk, tel:       + 44 (0) 333 210 2427 (option 2)

    See full CHCS Contact Details.

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