Society for Chemical Hazard Communication

The Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC), originally know as the American Conference on Chemical Labeling (ACCL), was incorporated in 1982 as a nonprofit professional organization, but it had actually started several years earlier. When the Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA) discontinued the Labeling and Precautionary Information Committee, its members recognized the need for individuals responsible for labeling to have a forum to discuss ideas and keep up to date on new requirements. CMA initially sponsored ACCL and its first four meetings. [Pg.2955]

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Since the chemical industry operates by handling potentially hazardous materials safely, safety has always been an important consideration for chemical engineers. Engineers have never been able to discharge their professional responsibility only by designing efficient equipment or developing efficient processes. Today society has expanded that traditional responsibility to include environmental and community protection. The chemical industry s operations and products should not have an unacceptable impact upon its neighbors, its customers, or the environment. [Pg.270]

SCHC is a professional society of individuals who are engaged in the business of hazard communication. The members have a broad range of occupations - chemistry, industrial hygiene, and toxicology are a few examples. Their jobs are also diverse. Many prepare labels and MSDSs for their employers products. Others train users of hazardous chemicals, act as expert witnesses, or implement government regulations. They work in industry, government, and academia. [Pg.2956]

Blank, FL, S.-A. Wangberg, and S. Molander. 1988. Pollution-induced community tolerance — a new ecotoxicological tool. In Functional Testing of Aquatic Biota for Estimating Hazards of Chemicals, ASTM 988. J. Cairns, Jr. and J.R. Pratt, Eds. American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA, pp. 219-230. [Pg.350]

There are environmental and social compliance elements to which companies must adhere when sourcing certain materials. If left to their own devices, companies may not act in the best interest of the communities they work in or the people they work with, so laws have been enacted to protect people and environments. For example, two European Union regulations outhne requirements for data collection, labeling, and disposal procedures that must be undertaken if certain materials are sourced and used in production. REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals) aims to improve the protection of the environment and human health from the risks imposed by chemicals. What REACH does for chemicals is just like what RoHS does for electronics. The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment protects the environment and society from the harmful disposal of electronic equipment or e-waste. [Pg.198]

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