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Malaysia Amends Occupational Safety and Health Act (Updated on April 2, 2024)
May 06, 2024
The Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Act 2022 was passed by Parliament of Malaysia on March 16, 2022 and will come into force on June 1, 2024. The amendments to the existing Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (OSHA 1994) are aimed at providing workers with a safer and healthier environment.
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ECHA's Enforcement Authorities to Check Poison Center Notification in 2025
Mar 28, 2024
The European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA) Enforcement Forum announced that it will initiate a 6-month inspection project on poison center notifications (PCN) beginning in January 2025.
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EU Introduces Stricter Occupational Exposure Limits for Lead and Diisocyanate
Mar 20, 2024
On March 19, 2024, the Council of the European Union published the Directive (EU) 2024/869 as regards the limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and for diisocyanates.
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Malaysia Considers Updating Guidelines on Storage of Packaged Hazardous Chemicals
Jan 16, 2024
Recently, Malaysia's Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Malaysia (DOSH) initiated a public consultation on updating Guidelines on Storage of Hazardous Chemicals: A Guide for Safe Warehousing of Packaged Hazardous Chemicals. Public views (especially chemical manufacturers, suppliers and distributors) are welcome until January 20, 2024.
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EU Council and Parliament Strike Deal on CLP Revision
Dec 13, 2023
In a recent development, the Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement regarding the amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on the classification, labeling, and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP Regulation). The CLP revision aims to better identify and classify hazardous chemicals, improve communication on chemical hazards and address legal gaps and high levels of non-compliance.
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South Korea Implements OSHA Revisions for MSDS Preparation Using CBI-Protected Substance Information
Dec 04, 2023
On September 27, 2023, the Ministry of Employment and Labor of South Korea (MoEL) promulgated the partial revision to the Enforcement Rules of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). The revised Article 162 stipulates that manufacturers and importers are allowed to directly use alternative chemical names and content ranges for CBI-protected substances to prepare the MSDS for a mixture containing them.
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ECHA’s Insight: Evolving Trends in European Chemicals Management
Nov 17, 2023
Speaking at the 15th Chemical Regulatory Annual Conference (CRAC) held on November 16, 2023 in Shanghai, Catherine Cornu, the Senior Scientific Officer of European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), introduced the trends in European chemicals management originating from the Commission’s Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability.
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ECHA’s Investigation Finds Toxic Chemicals Present in Childcare Products
Nov 14, 2023
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) 's investigation, drawing on information from 48 different sources, shows that substances which are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR) may be present in childcare products (articles). Metals like cobalt and lead, along with phthalates like DEHP, are the most common CMR substances found in childcare products.
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Vietnam Consults on Permissible Exposure Limits for 80 Chemicals at Workplace
Aug 24, 2023
On August 21, 2023, Vietnam's Ministry of Health released a draft Circular XX/2024/TT-BYT, which promulgates the National Technical Regulation on Permissible Exposure Limit Value of 80 Chemicals at the Workplace (hereinafter referred to as the Regulation). The Circular is proposed to take effect from May 2024 and is now open for public consultation.
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UK Government to Revoke Annex VIII of EU CLP, Eliminating Poison Centre Notification
May 23, 2023
The UK Government recently announced the plan to revoke Annex VIII of EU CLP (Classification, Labelling and Packaging) by the end of 2023. At present, Annex VIII remains applicable in the UK.
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