Contents

3E EH&S Express

Product News
3E News
3E in the News
Tips N Tricks
Ask the 3Expert
Events
Industry Articles

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Product News

Ariel Data Manager (ADM)™ - VMSDS for SAP EH&S is now available! This powerful new data management solution helps SAP EH&S users manage their vendors’ global inbound Material Safety Data Sheets (VMSDSs) within the SAP EH&S platform. »Read More

3E is proud to announce several new enhancements to its flagship 3E Online – MSDS application, including an enhanced Chemical Approval Module, Advanced Search with "3E Suggest" Technology, an Expanded Secondary Container Module, User-managed Custom Values and an Event Journal. »Read More

The Ariel Document Association window in MSDgen has been modified to allow the user to specify conditional output on the basis of one of the assigned list values. This essential new feature allows the appearance of regulatory data within documents to take place based on conditions specific to the data within the Ariel list. »Read More

3E’s Global Incident Response Hotline service is now available to provide manufacturers and distributors with reliable, 24-7-365 international hotline support for global distribution of hazardous materials by allowing them to place 3E’s emergency number on their global SDS and dangerous goods transportation documents. »Read More

3E News

3E Company Wins Third Consecutive EBJ Business Achievement Award for Development of Innovative REACH, GHS & SAP EH&S Solutions. Award highlights 3E Company's continued enhancements of its information products and services for EH&S regulatory compliance. »Read More

3E Company Extends Internationalization of MSDgen MSDS Authoring System with Expanded Multi-lingual Capabilities. MSDgen 6.01 boasts multi-lingual enhancements as well as innovative features to facilitate compliance with REACH and GHS. »Read More

CDC Software adds 3E Company's Environmental Health & Safety compliance solution to its Ross ERP product set. »Read More

3E Company Launches Powerful Global Vendor MSDS Management Solution for SAP® EH&S. New ADM-VMSDS integrates with SAP EH&S to ensure efficient loading and updating of vendor MSDS documents and Meta data. »Read More

3E in the News

3E's MSDgen authoring system was recently featured in OH&S Magazine. The article is paticularly noteworthy since this is the first time that an MSDS Authoring System has been featured in a lengthy article in the EH&S press. »Read More

Business journal, Smart Business, recently conducted an interview with 3E's CEO Bob Christie to get his take on how to grow your business and stay adaptable. »Read More

Tips N Tricks

Did you know that you can use WebInsight to check for changes in certain CAS numbers against a particular regulation? »Read More

Ask the 3Expert

"Canadian Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations 9.1 identifies the requirements for shipping products from the US into or through Canada. Is Consumer Commodity ORM-D material covered under this section? If not, can we ship products into Canada as Consumer Commodities?" »Read More

Events

Upcoming Tradeshows

Please come visit 3E at the following shows:

ChemCon Asia 2009
March 2-6, 2009
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Location: Le Méridien, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

COSTHA Annual Forum & Expo
March 29, 2009-April 1, 2009
Long Beach, CA
Location: Westin Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

Speaking Engagements

Our regulatory experts will be speaking at the upcoming events:

Tamar Szeps-Znaider, Regulatory Analyst, Middle East & Africa, will be providing a regulatory update on Middle East, Pakistan, Israel, Turkey, Oman, Saudi Arabia at ChemCon Asia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Date: March 6, 2009
Time: 10:45 a.m.
Location: Le Méridien, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Jytte Syska, President, Ariel Operations & Managing Director, 3E Company Europe, will be discussing GHS at Ciba Expert Services workshop: The new EU CLP Regulation XXXX/2008/EC, implementing the GHS in the EU in London, England.

Dates: April 21-22, 2009
Time: TBD
Location: Chemical Industries Association, London, UK

Web Seminars

Please join us for the following Web seminars this month:

EH&S Best Practices:

Europe & Asia: "Best Practices in MSDS Authoring on SAP EH&S" with Alex Ortiz and Betty Hicks, February 17th at 12 a.m. PST/9 a.m. CET/5 p.m. JST. Register here.
North America: "Why World Class MSDS and Regulatory Information Management Does not Need to Cost a Fortune" with Michael Beckel, February 19th at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/ 5 p.m. CET Register here.

Solutions Showcase:

3E Online: "Manage Your Hazardous Materials Inventory with an Online Application That Provides Employees Real-Time Instant Access to MSDSs" with Erica Miller, February 24th at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/ 5 p.m. CET Register here.
Authoring: "Best Practices in MSDS Authoring and Distribution" with Tony Harris, February 26th at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/ 5 p.m. CET. Register here.