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Volume 2, Issue 28 |
February 7-- Welcome to another issue of 3E HazMat Matters. Please forward this newsletter to any colleagues who might find it useful or have them request a subscription by clicking here. For information on how to opt-out, see the instructions at the end of this email.
In this Issue:
Ask the 3Experts
3E News
Tips N Tricks - Getting the most out of 3E services
Events - Tradeshows, Conferences & Web Seminars
Industry Articles - News you can use
Ask the 3Experts...................................................................................................
I heard Germany is revising and reissuing occupational exposure limits. What can you tell me about it?
BAuA, the federal agency responsible for workplace safety and medicine, has reissued TRGS 900. The Technical Guidelines on Dangerous Substances (TRGS) 900 provides rules for exposure to dangerous substances in the workplace, and establishes an OEL list for Germany. The reissued TRGS 900 makes significant changes to annex of substances for which occupational exposure limits have been assigned. You can read more about it here.
-Jess Clayton, Manager, European Regulatory Affairs
What are the MSDS availability requirements for crack sealant that was used previously and still exists in the cracks in the concrete at our facility but is no longer on the shelf and available for employee use?
Per the Federal OSHA Hazard Communication standard (29 CFR 1910.1200), an MSDS is required only if:
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The sealant is a hazardous material (possesses either physical or health hazard properties) and
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The sealant is known to be present in the workplace in such a manner that the employees may be exposed under normal conditions of use or in a foreseeable emergency (spills, leaks, exposure prevention equipment failure).
If the only sealant at your place of business is the used material within the cracks in your pavement, you as the employer must determine whether the hardened sealant in the pavement cracks still possesses any hazard properties and whether there is a potential for employee exposure to that hazard. My inclination is that no potential for hazard exposure exists, however the burden of determination rests with you as the employer.
If there was a potential for employee exposure to this material prior to present conditions, you may have an obligation to maintain a copy of the MSDS under another OSHA regulation (29 CFR 1910.1020).
-Michael Beckel, Director of Onsite Services
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3E News....................................................................................................................
3E Announces New Version of Ariel MSDS Distribution Services
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Tips N Tricks...............................................................................................................
Searching for a CAS RN on a particular North American list in
Ariel WebInsight is easy!
To search for a CAS RN in WebInsight, click on 'DATABASE', check 'N. AMERICA', and click 'GO.' Locate the regulatory list that you want to search. Select that particular list and click on SEARCH BY CAS REGISTRY NO. This should give you the results for your specific CAS RN.
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Events...........................................................................................................................
3E HazMat Management Web Seminar Series
3E is always looking for topics of interest to you to include in our HazMat Management Web Seminar Series. Email your topic ideas or questions to info@3ecompany.com.
Miss one of our seminars? 3E has made many of our Web Seminars, part of the 3E HazMat Management Web Seminar Series, available for replay, including our most recent seminars:
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New Hazardous Waste Manifest Regulations
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Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser and DGSA Work
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Importing Products - TSCA Considerations
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EPA Issues in Healthcare
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HazMat, Homeland Security and International Requirements: What Companies Need to Know About Shipping HazMat
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What Companies Need to Know About OSHA's Occupational Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium: Proposed Rule
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Maximizing Value Creation Through Integration
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Are you Ready for REACH? Implications of the Proposed
New European Chemicals Policy
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Best Practices in MSDS Authoring
Click here to access the Web Seminar topic of your choice. Please forward this information on to any of your colleagues who may benefit from this information.
User Group Events
Current 3E and/or Ariel customers are invited to attend our upcoming User Group events. If you are a current customer, you should expect to receive to receive an email invitation with event details. You can contact Erica Miller at emiller@3ecompany.com with questions.
ToxExpo User Group Dinner
Tuesday March 7, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Location: TBD
GlobalChem User Group Dinner & Meeting
Dinner: Wednesday March 29, Location TBD
Meeting: Thursday March 30, Courtyard by Marriott, 1000 Aliceanna Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
Time: 8am - 12pm
Trade Shows & Conferences
Society of Toxicology ToxExpo
March 7-9
San Diego Convention Center
ToxExpo is in 3E's home town this year! We'll be offering private tours of our corporate office and the 3E 24-7-365 HazMat Mission Control Center. Interested parties should contact Erica Miller at emiller@3ecompany.com to schedule their visit.
COSTHA 2006 Annual Forum & Expo
March 13-15
Omni Austin Hotel
Austin, TX
RILA - Loss Prevention, Auditing & Safety Conference
March 22-23
Gaylord Palms Resort
Orlando, FL
Global Chemical Regulations Conference
March 28-29
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront
Baltimore, MD
AIHce
May 15-17
McCormick Place
Chicago, IL
For a complete list of 3E events anytime, visit the Events page on our website.
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Industry Articles: News You Can Use..................................................................
From Chemical Online
ICIS-LOR To Launch Chinese Language Polyethylene Report
ICIS-LOR, the global market pricing and intelligence service for the oil and chemical industries, is launching a new polyethylene report written in Chinese and focussed on the Chinese domestic market. Read the full story here.
From NSC Membership News Alert
Singapore establishes new workplace safety act
Singapore?s Manpower Ministry announced its Factories Act will be abolished and replaced by the new Workplace Safety and Health Act, which will form the legal framework for a new occupational safety and health regulatory system. According to the ministry, the act will cover all workplaces within the next 3 to 5 years. It is expected to go into effect in late March.
From Occupational Health & Safety
OSHA's pending hexavalent chromium regulations affect general industry more than construction or shipyards.
In January 2006, the new OSHA regulation on CrVI is supposed to go in effect (Occupational Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium, 29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, 1918, and 1926). The most current version of the chromium rule was published as a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the October 4, 2004, Federal Register. The NPRM proposed three separate standards that cover exposure to CrVI in general industry, construction, and shipyards. By a court order mandate, the rule is supposed to be implemented by January 2006. Read the full story here.
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