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OSHA Delays Injury and Illness Log Submission Deadline
On May 17, 2017, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced its intention to delay the July 1, 2017 deadline for electronic submission of injury and illness logs. The delay is...
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Three RoHS Exemption Extensions are Official
Earlier this week, the European Union (EU) officially published three RoHS exemption extensions. The extensions, collectively known as Pack 7, concern the use of lead and cadmium in reflective and...
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REACH Substance in Articles Guidance Revision Published
On June 28, 2017, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published a comprehensive update to its Guidance on requirements for substances in articles. The guidance is intended to provide clarity on the...
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EPA Publishes Chemical Safety Framework Rules
Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released three final rules as required under the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act (LCSA) passed one year ago to reform and update the Toxic Substances...
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OSHA Proposes Delay in Injury and Illness Electronic Recordkeeping Rule; Asks...
Last week, OSHA announced a proposed delay in the electronic reporting compliance date of the rule, Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses, from July 1, 2017, to Dec. 1, 2017. In this...
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Chinese Government Issues Draft List of Products Covered by China RoHS2
On June 29, 2017, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued a draft list of 12 consumer products that would be required to comply with hazardous substance restrictions under...
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Proposed IEC Standard on Halogen Free Raises Concerns
Like the game of whack-a-mole, the idea of a standard for low halogen electronics keeps popping up. Originally, proposed as an IPC specification of chlorine and bromine in copper-clad laminates, IEC...
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Court Strikes Down Part of the 2015 DSW Rule
Last week, in a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit struck down parts of the 2015 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Definition of Solid Waste (DSW)...
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IPC supports OSHA Proposal to Delay Reporting of Injury Tracking
Last week, IPC, along with 60 other organizations, submitted comments supporting an Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) proposed rule to delay the compliance date for the reporting requirement under...
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California Publishes Q&A on New Prop 65 Warning Requirements
Last week, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) posted a new question and answer document on the new Proposition 65 Clear and Reasonable Warning regulations announced...
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EU Governments Reach Agreement on Spare Parts Under RoHS
On 21 June, the European Commission, the European Parliament and Council agreed on proposed amendments to the RoHS Directive. These amendments will permit secondary market operations, such as reselling...
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TSCA Inventory Notification Published in Federal Register
On August 11, 2017, the TSCA Inventory Notification (Active-Inactive) Rule published in the Federal Register. This reporting will be used to identify which chemical substances on the Toxic Substances...
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IPC Disappointed by Failure of TSCA Negotiated Rulemaking
Yesterday, after five months of work, the federal advisory committee created to negotiate a rule that would limit the reporting requirements for byproducts sent for recycling decided to end our work...
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CPSC Hearing Reviews Petition to Ban Organohalogen Flame Retardants in...
On Thursday, September 14, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) held a hearing on petition CPSC-2015-0022; Petition Requesting Rulemaking on Products Containing Organohalogen Flame...
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CPSC Votes to Ban Organohalogen Flame Retardants in Electronics Casings
Today, on September 20, 2017, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted, along party lines, to grant petition CPSC-2015-0022; Petition Requesting Rulemaking on Products Containing...
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EPA Schedules Webinars on LCSA Inventory Notification Rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has scheduled three webinars to assist the regulated community with reporting under the TSCA Inventory Notification (Active-Inactive) Rule, published in...
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European Parliament Approves Amendments to RoHS Directive to Facilitate...
On 3 October, the European Parliament approved the review of the scope of the Directive on Restrictions of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS...
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EU Circular Economy Initiatives — Possible Impact on Electronics Waste...
The European Union (EU) is currently discussing new legislative and non-legislative initiatives aimed at establishing a Circular Economy. Their objective is to improve waste management, recycling, and...
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On November 2, 2017, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) hosted a webinar explaining the communication and notification obligations that EU importers, producers and suppliers of products may have when...
View ArticleCalifornia Adds Three Chemicals to the Prop 65 List
On October 27, 2017, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) added N,N‑dimethylformamide, 2‑mercaptobenzothiazole, and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) to the list of...
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