Navigating Environmental Compliance: Understanding Canada’s Environmental Protection Act (CEPA)
In today’s world, environmental protection is a critical issue that requires careful regulation and oversight. In Canada, the Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) stands as a key legislative instrument aimed at safeguarding the environment and promoting sustainable practices. As industries and businesses navigate the complex landscape of environmental compliance, understanding CEPA’s provisions and implications is essential. […]
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)- Restrictions and deadline
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large family of synthetic chemicals widely used in the society. PFOA is one of those families present in PFAS. Since they contain Carbon chain of different lengths and the Hydrogen atoms are completely or partly substituted by Fluorine atoms, they form a very stable bond and are not degradable […]
ECHA working to make Drinking water safe
On 10 th Jan 2020, ECHA announced that they are working on developing a positive list of substances that can be safely used in materials that come into contact with drinking water. It will improve consumer protection and ensure equal safety standards for the industry. The first positive list containing around 1500 chemicals, is expected […]
Conflict minerals in EU – What it means for you and your business.
It’s a most conversable topic in the environment and material compliance space; In 2010, US Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act, with rules requiring SEC listed companies to disclose their use of conflict minerals viz., Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten or Gold (3TG). The purpose of the rule was to keep a check on exploitation and trade of […]
It’s time to update your SDS for REACH
1st June 2015 is the deadline for manufacturers to update all their MSDS to SDS and today, just a few days away from the deadline, we thought it would be useful to share some our thoughts about the importance of SDS in REACH and the need for its updation. SDS and its importance in REACH […]
Do You Need to Worry about WEEE Compliance?
In this entry, we thought we would look briefly at the European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (or conveniently WEEE compliance) and why this environmental compliance directive may apply to you. WEEE is there to try and encourage the collection, recycling and recovery of all or parts of waste electronic or electrical apparatus. This […]