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Japan Introduces Occupational Exposure Limits for 116 Substances
May 08, 2024
On May 8, 2024, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) published 116 substances with corresponding occupational exposure limits (8-hour OELs and 15-minute OELs).
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Japan Announces Updates to PAC List, 5 Substances Removed and 12 Added
Apr 02, 2024
According to the Gazette on April 1, 2024, Japan added 12 substances to the List of Priority Assessment Chemical Substances (PAC List) following the removal of 5 substances on March 29. This brings the total number of PACs to 225.
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Japan Announces Updates to PAC List, 6 Substances Removed and 6 Added
May 17, 2023
According to the Gazette on April 3, 2023, Japan added six substances to the List of Priority Assessment Chemical Substances (PACs) following the removal of six substances on March 31. The total number in the List is 218 now.
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Japan Establishes OELs for 67 Substances
May 11, 2023
On April 27, 2023, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) published 67 substances with corresponding occupational exposure limits (8-hour OELs and 15-minute OELs).
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Japan to Designate NPE as Class II Specified Chemical Substance
Mar 22, 2023
Japan is planning to designate poly(oxyethylene) nonylphenyl ether (NPE) as Class II Specified Chemical Substance.
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Japan Announces 200 Carcinogenic Substances Requiring Exposure Record Keeping for 30 Years
Jan 09, 2023
On December 26, 2022, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) issued a ministerial notice to clarify the definition of “carcinogenic substances” regulated under the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health. At the same time, two batches of 200 carcinogenic substances are published.
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Japan to Designate about 860 Substances with Exposure Limits in Workplace
Dec 20, 2022
An MHLW list of substances that present a risk to workers and thus are subject to exposure limits will be published before April 1, 2024 and will continue to be updated.
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Japan Consults on Carcinogenic Substances Definition
Nov 18, 2022
Japan is consulting on a ministerial notice1 to clarify the definition of “carcinogenic substances” regulated under the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health (hereafter referred to as the Ordinance), a subordinate regulation to the Industrial Safety and Health Act (ISHL).
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Japan Seeks Hazard Information on Three Candidate Substances
Sep 20, 2022
On September 15, 2022, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of Environment (MoE) jointly released a notice to seek hazard information on three ‘default candidate substances’.
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Japan Announces 185 New Chemicals Substances as General Chemical Substances under CSCL
Aug 08, 2022
185 new chemical substances are considered as Newly Announced Chemical Substances (notified on and after April 1, 2011) and categorized as General Chemical Substances under the framework of Japan CSCL.
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