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Responsible for more than 100.000 deaths every year, cancer is the leading cause of work-related mortality in the EU. On 25 May 2016, six European organisations signed a covenant committing them to a voluntary action scheme to raise awareness of the risks arising from exposure to carcinogens in the workplace and exchange good practices: the Roadmap...

Chemical Regulation in the Middle East offers an essential guide to the patchwork of chemical regulatory programs and the complex system of permits and licenses that manage chemicals in the countries of the Middle East. The book explores the range of ministry, legislative, and other decrees that encompass pesticides, occupational safety and he...

13 September 2018: Governments have agreed to recommend listing several hazardous chemicals in an annex of the Rotterdam Convention to ensure they are subject to the Prior Informed Consent procedure (PIC). The recommendation is an outcome of the 14th meeting of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC-14) to the Rotterdam Convention on the PIC Procedure ...

The Poison Centres website has been revamped with new support pages providing stepwise help for industry on how to prepare and submit information on hazardous mixtures. The redesigned pages offer support to importers and downstream users placing hazardous mixtures on the market to help them provide specific information on their mixtures and co...

Insulation and air sealing are two of the most common interventions performed in energy efficiency upgrades, and yet they can introduce many chemicals of concern into buildings. That’s why Healthy Building Network (HBN) teamed up with Energy Efficiency for All (EEFA) and other partner organizations to consider healthier insulation and air sea...