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New guidance on occupational exposure limits

ECHA has published guidance for preparing a scientific report for health-based exposure limits and occupational exposure limits (OELs) in the workplace. It aligns the methodologies in REACH and occupational health and safety legislation, to establish safe levels of exposure to chemicals in the workplace. The document takes the findings of the ECHA/RAC – SCOEL joint task force into account.

This is a follow-up of the REACH review, improving the interface between REACH and occupational health and safety legislation. As of 2019, ECHA has started providing recommendations for occupational exposure limits that protect workers exposed to hazardous chemicals.

Guidance | Occupational exposure limits

CLP

New proposals and intentions to harmonise classification and labelling

Three intentions to harmonise the classification and labelling have been received for:

reaction mass of N,N'-ethane-1,2-diylbis(decanamide) and 12-hydroxy-N-[2-[(1-oxodecyl)amino]ethyl]octadecanamide and N,N'-ethane-1,2-diylbis(12-hydroxyoctadecanamide) (EC 430-050-2, CAS -),
dichloromethane; methylene chloride (EC 200-838-9, CAS 75-09-2), and
1,4-Benzenediamine, N,N'-mixed Ph and tolyl derivs. (EC 273-227-8, CAS 68953-84-4).

One proposal has also been submitted for bentazone (EC 246-585-8, CAS 25057-89-0) by The Netherlands.

Registry of CLH intentions

Board of Appeal

Change of bank account details for appeals

On 1 July 2019, the bank account details for appeal fee payments changed. After this date, appeal fees must be paid to the following bank account:

Bank: ING Belgium, Avenue Marnix 24, 1000 Brussels, Belgium,

IBAN: BE40 3631 8789 1363, BIC/SWIFT: BBRUBEBB.

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ECHA

New contributions from Eurometaux and EuRIC

We invite stakeholders to contribute articles on their work and priorities related to chemicals in our everyday life in a new initiative that we call the Guest corner.

Check the latest contributions where Violaine Verougstraete from the European Association of the Metals Industry (Eurometaux), writes about how the metals industry is working to evaluate risks and taking actions to control them. Also online is Louis Ollion’s piece about waste and circular economy. Ollion is a Scientific Officer at the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC).

Chemicals in our life - Guest corner

Announcements

New bank account

From 1 July 2019, we will indicate new bank account details on our REACH and biocides invoices. Invoices issued before 1 July 2019 can either be paid to the old bank account, as shown on the invoice, or to the new, regulation specific one.

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