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And with regulations like CSRD and SEC, companies are increasingly required to disclose ESG performance using auditable financial grade data. The EHS function is pivotal in managing effective and successful EHS, ESG, and Sustainability programs and providing data to incorporate in ESG disclosure reports. ...
Cority, the global enterprise EHS software provider, today announced that its Waste Management solution received the Top Product of the Year Award in the elite Environment + Energy Leader Awards program. ...
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Following the recent SAP NetWeaver certification announcement, it was with great pleasure that we were accepted to share how Sphera can unlock the full potential of customers SAP EH&S data. Martina Frenette, Sphera’s senior regulatory analyst, as well as John Falk, president of opesus, a Sphera partner, shared best practices to accelerate corporate ...
Employers eliminate the need to transcribe injury data from their internal EHS software into the GIP-MDS portal, or create, print and fax CERFA reports from their solution. ...
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“AR technology has the potential to reshape how industrial companies can provide even more protection to their employees with real-time data,” said Bardia Bina, CEO, Interaptix. “Together with Cority, we make it easier for EHS practitioners to create a safer, more productive work environment.” Many businesses face considerable challenges ...
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The intuitive, user-friendly interface enables users to quickly review the submission information and provide any additional data elements. Built-in validation rules provide intelligence and facilitate the submission workflow. 3E Notify seamlessly integrates with clients’ product safety and hazard communication platforms, including 3E Generate™, Verisk 3E’s ...
On 19 March 2018, the European Union issued a Regulation implementing article 4 of Regulation 2283/2015 on novel foods. The new regulation concerns the consultation process for the determination of novel food status. The regulation becomes effective on 8 April 2018. Verisk 3E Analysis Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/456 of 19 March 2018 on the procedural steps of the consultation ...
On 12 April 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a press release of the availability of a new “Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substance Inventory.” The inventory is one of a kind, and reflects the new requirements under the amended law, i.e. active designations. Inactive designations will be published once the reporting exercise is ...
Verisk 3E, the leading global provider of intelligent compliance solutions, today unveiled a new tool providing streamlined access to its industry leading database of more than seven million Safety Data Sheets (SDSs). 3E SDS™ from Verisk 3E empowers businesses of all sizes with on-demand access to SDSs, enabling optimized hazard communication processes, improved workplace ...
On 28 March 2018, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a proposed Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States (GCC) Technical Regulation restricting the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (commonly referred to as "RoHS," as modeled off of the EU’s ...
On April 18th, I will have the pleasure of co-chairing a panel at the 2018 EHSQ Alliance Industry Conference in Austin, Texas with my dear colleague Kristen Duda, VP of Strategic Alliances at Intelex. The title of the panel will be “Customer + Partner Panel.” In this session, EHSQ leaders from leading companies will talk about how they drive cultural change in their organizations to ...
A California court reportedly proposed a ruling on 28 March 2018 that coffee companies operating in California, including Starbucks, Peet's Coffee & Tea, and Seattle's Best, among others, must provide cancer warnings related to the consumption of coffee, baked goods, and other products sold in those stores. The substance at issue, acrylamide (CAS RN 79-06-1), has been listed since 1990 as ...
A big deadline is approaching in Canada -- Full compliance with WHMIS 2015 is expected by 1 December 2018 across all Canadian jurisdictions. On 28 March 2018, Health Canada emailed two fact sheets addressing compliance with the Hazardous Products Regulations, otherwise known as WHMIS 2015. The fact sheets published by Health Canada are titled “Employers Transitioning to WHMIS 2015” ...
On 20 March 2018, Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) announced the adoption of amendments to the Act on Registration, Evaluation and etc. of Chemicals (K-REACH), along with the enactment of the Act on Safety Management of Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides (K-BPR). K-BPR K-BPR applies to biocides used in preservatives and anti-bacterial treatments of products, and to household ...
This past week, Senior Toxicologist Hans Plugge and I attended the 2018 NAEM EHS & Sustainability Software & Data Management conference in St. ...
On 1 March 2018, the Eurasian Economic Union enforced the Eurasian Economic Union Technical Regulation on Restrictions on use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronics products (037/2016). The Regulation is aligned with the EU RoHS 2 (Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in ...
Bisphenol A (BPA, CAS RN 80-05-7) is once again in the news. Following the recent tightening of regulations related to BPA in food contact materials in the European Union, a U.S. government research agency brings new data which shows much less reproductive toxicity impact than previously suspected. In February 2018, the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP) released a draft study report on a ...
Health Canada issued on 10 February 2018 a proposed rule to require front-of-package (FOP) labeling of prepackaged products under the Food and Drugs Regulations (FDR). Specifically, the Ministry recommends products to bear a nutrition symbol on the principal display panel (PDP) that indicates that the food product is high in one or more nutrient of public health concern, e.g., sodium, saturated ...
Monitoring chemical regulations, new product standards, social pressure and one’s supply chain can challenge even the best EHS teams. In a recent Aberdeen study, 48% of participants indicated that “ensuring compliance with current and future regulations” was their single greatest compliance challenge. ...
The European Commission adopted legislation on 12 February 2018 that establishes a new specific migration limit (SML) for bisphenol A (BPA) used in varnishes and coatings for food contact (FC) applications and significantly reduces the existing migration limit in the entry for BPA in the Food Contact Plastics Regulation (2011/10/EU). Verisk 3E Review Published in the EU Official Journal on 14 ...