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Contents Feb Contents FEB. 19, 2021 (click on page numbers for links) CONTACT US REGULATORY UPDATE subscribers@chemwatch. ASIA PACIFIC net Gazette No. 3, 9 February 2021 ....................................................................................4 tel +61 3 9572 4700 South Korea: Over 17,000 substances now pre-registered under K-REACH 4 fax +61 3 9572 4777 AMERICA 1227 Glen Huntly Rd US Department of Labor’s OSHA issues proposed rule to update Glen Huntly hazard communication standard ................................................................................5 Victoria 3163 Australia The ABCs of PFAS: What you need to know about liabilities for the “Forever Chemical” ............................................................................................................6 Will the Pentagon continue to flout state standards for ‘Forever Chemicals’? ..........................................................................................................................8 OSHA’s proposed updates to Hazard Communication Standard will include particle characteristics .....................................................................................9 GHS Regulation: New national electronic notification system for chemical substances manufactured and imported in Chile ............................10 * While Chemwatch EUROPE has taken all efforts to Renewed interest in shore power due to EU and Environmental Regulation ..........................................................................................................................11 ensure the accuracy German lawmakers call for ending exports of banned pesticides ................12 of information in (Title of Article) .................................................................................................................14 this publication, it (Title of Article) .................................................................................................................14 is not intended to INTERNATIONAL be comprehensive (Title of Article) .................................................................................................................14 or to render advice. 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Roadmap to address substances of very high concern complete ................15 UK REACH registrations grow, but major obstacles remain on EU data ......16 JANET’S CORNER The Other Slide.................................................................................................................19 Copyright Chemwatch 2021 © 1 Contents FEB. 19, 2021 Contents FEB. 19, 2021 HAZARD ALERT ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH ......................................................................................91 Sodium Bicarbonate .......................................................................................................20 OCCUPATIONAL................................................................................................................91 PHARAMACEUTICAL/TOXICOLOGY ..........................................................................91 GOSSIP Anti-depressant found to promote healing in osteoarthritic joints .............28 Protein discovery promises powerful new muscle regrowth treatments ..29 Transparent wood is coming, and it could make an energy-efficient alternative to glass ..........................................................................................................31 Devious sperm ‘poison’ their rivals, forcing them to swim in cericles until they die .....................................................................................................................32 ’Invisible killer’: fossil fuels caused 8.7m deaths globally in 2018, research finds ....................................................................................................................34 EPA alleges Trump officials interfered in toxic chemical assessment ...........37 6 women who are changing chemistry as we know it ......................................38 Asteroid the size of the Golden Gate Bridge will whiz past Earth in March 46 The race to treat a rare, fatal syndrome may help others with common disorders like diabetes ...............................................................................48 CURIOSITIES Prozac turns guppies into ‘zombies’ .........................................................................54 The environmental threat you’ve never heard of ................................................56 How paving with plastic could make a dent in the global waste problem 58 Is there a limit to how much the coronavirus can mutate? ..............................63 Assisting evolution: how far should we go to help species adapt? ..............68 Illicit centipede raises thorny question: Should journals have refused to publish a paper about it? ........................................................................73 Can privacy coexist with technology that reads and changes brain activity? ...............................................................................................................................75 Could there be a cluster of antimatter starts orbiting our galaxy? ...............82 Lizards may be protecting people from Lyme disease in the southeastern United States .........................................................................................85 Mardi Gras is an environmental disaster .................................................................87 TECHNICAL NOTES (Note: Open your Web Browser and click on Heading to link to section) ...91 CHEMICAL EFFECTS ........................................................................................................91 Copyright Chemwatch 2021 © 2 Copyright Chemwatch 2021 © 3 Regulatory Update FEB. 19, 2021 Regulatory Update FEB. 19, 2021 ASIA PACIFIC substance each year must pre-register it to obtain a grace period for full registration. Gazette No. 3, 9 February 2021 Read More 2021-02-09 Chemical Watch, 21 January 2021 9 February 2021 - PDF (976.86 KB) | DOCX (133.79 KB) https://chemicalwatch.com/205170/south-korea-over-17000-substances- Contents now-pre-registered-under-k-reach Agricultural Chemical Products and Approved Labels – 4 Veterinary Chemical Products and Approved Labels – 18 AMERICA Approved Active Constituents – 22 US Department of Labor’s OSHA issues proposed rule to Content last updated: update hazard communication standard 9 February 2021 2021-02-05 WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety Content last reviewed: and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a proposed rule to update 9 February 2021 the agency’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to align with the seventh revision of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Read More 9 February 2021 - Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). The deadline for APMVA, 9 February 2021 PDF (976.86 KB) | OSHA expects the HCS update will increase worker protections, and submitting comments reduce the incidence of chemical-related occupational illnesses and https://apvma.gov.au/node/79831 DOCX (133.79 KB) is April 19, 2021. injuries by further improving the information on the labels and Safety Data . Sheets for hazardous chemicals. Proposed modifications will also address South Korea: Over 17,000 substances now pre- issues since implementation of the 2012 standard, and improve alignment registered under K-REACH with other federal agencies and Canada. 2021-01-21 Individuals may submit comments identified by Docket No. OSHA-2019- Tally increases by 140 since July 0001, electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) has updated the list of e-Rulemaking Portal. Read the Federal Register notice for details. The pre-registered substances under K-REACH, which now stands at 17,045 deadline for submitting comments is April 19, 2021. substances – up from 16,905 in July. OSHA has preliminarily determined that the proposed modifications Although the pre-registration deadline was June 2019, more substances would enhance the effectiveness of the standard by improving have since been added to the list as companies began manufacturing or dissemination of hazard information so employees are more appropriately importing existing substances for the first time. apprised of exposure to chemical hazards in the workplace. Published on 11 January, the revised list covers: Established in 1983, the Hazard Communication Standard provides a standardized approach to workplace hazard communications associated The list is designed to encourage joint registration, by helping companies with exposure to hazardous chemicals. OSHA updated the standard to identify others looking to register the same substance. Under K-REACH, in 2012 to align with the third revision of the United Nations’ GHS to those manufacturing or importing one tonne or more of an existing Copyright Chemwatch 2021 © 4 Copyright Chemwatch 2021 © 5 Regulatory Update FEB. 19, 2021 Regulatory Update FEB. 19, 2021 provide a common and coherent approach to classifying chemicals and PFAS have been used in a multitude of products since they were created communicating hazard information. by a DuPont scientist in 1938.[3] For example, PFAS have been utilized as stain resistant coatings (e.g., Teflon, Scotchguard and Gore-Tex); in Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers chemical, automotive and electronic industries; in firefighting foam; in are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their food packaging to resist
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