How To Keep Up With Chemical Regs

Both the pace of chemical regulatory change and the pervasiveness of chemical regulation itself have increased dramatically over the past few years. At the same time, keeping track of changing regulatory requirements has become a much more difficult task. This is especially true for small to medium-sized firms, which often face severe budgetary and staff restraints when it comes to regulatory compliance matters. On the other hand, with such sweeping new requirements as the 1986 Superfund Amendme

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A review of the information resources available may prove helpful in keeping up with chemical regulatory change. I would like to present these resources in three rather loosely defined, and somewhat overlapping categories: human re-sources, print information resources, and automated information resources. Although the specific examples within each category are fairly representative, there are usually numerous comparable resources.

Human Resources Human resources are one of the least expensive and often most productive sources of information. One good starting point is to keep in close contact with your suppliers. They should not only be able to provide you with material safety data sheets and updates, but also more specifically regulatory information about the substances they manufacture or distribute. Understanding the supplier's regulatory responsibilities vis-a-vis the chemicals of interest to you can be extremely helpful in alerting you to some of your own responsibilities. Another resource is sharing information with companies with ...

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