The UK's Chemical Business Association (CBA) has expanded its regulatory service offering through the acquisition of the REACH Facilitation Company (ReFaC).
CHINA Experts in China are calling for new legislation to mete out severe punishment for those who lie about containers carrying dangerous cargo, according to China Water Transport newspaper
CHINA A revised Dangerous Cargo Trucking Code will take effect in China on July 1. The new Code spells out detailed requirements in a number of areas, including parking, personnel, truck maintenance and third-party safety assessment
France has initiated a multilateral special agreement under ADR on the carriage of damaged or defective lithium cells and batteries of UN 3090, 3091, 3480 and 3481.
RAIL Although the applicability of the RID Regulations is broadening, operators and users still need to interface with a different legal structure to the east, in both regulatory and technical areas. Smoothing this interface is likely to be one of the most demanding tasks of the new RID standing working group
US PHMSA has issued a final rule under HM-258, making changes to the maximum and minimum civil penalties for a knowing violation of hazardous materials laws, regulations and associated special permits and approvals.
UK HSE has added a section to its website to explain the changes that will enter into force via the revised Seveso Directive, known as ‘Seveso III’, on June 1, 2015.
CONFERENCE REPORT Most trade associations perform a Janus-like function, on the one hand disseminating news and information to their members and on the other lobbying on behalf of members to legislators. BADGP’s annual meeting shows both of those functions off in a single day
