In most companies, there are one or more persons who are appointed as hazardous substance advisors. The tasks of a hazardous substance advisor are varied and extensive. In this blog… Continue reading The tasks of a hazardous substances advisor
Category: Hazardous Substance Administration
Acceptance and tolerance concentrations of carcinogenic substances
After more than 10 years since the last revision, an amendment to the Ordinance on Hazardous Substances (GefStoffV) [1] is due this year. I have already dealt with this topic… Continue reading Acceptance and tolerance concentrations of carcinogenic substances
Are your hazardous substances up to date?
In my last blog post, I dealt with the amendment of the Gefahrstoffverordnung (Ordinance on Hazardous Substances) [1]. However, this is not the only legal text that will change in… Continue reading Are your hazardous substances up to date?
The amendment of the Hazardous Substances Ordinance
An amendment to the Hazardous Substances Ordinance (GefStoffV) [1] is due before the end of the year. The Hazardous Substances Ordinance itself has already been amended more frequently, for example… Continue reading The amendment of the Hazardous Substances Ordinance
Effort for the maintenance of a hazardous substances register
If a company uses hazardous substances, these must be documented and managed in a hazardous substances register. The Hazardous Substances Ordinance [1] states that the employer must keep this register,… Continue reading Effort for the maintenance of a hazardous substances register
Deviations that aren’t any – the solution lies in the detail
You already know our online tool SDBcheck® (Currently only available in German) for checking the plausibility of your safety data sheets from my last blog posts. Today I would like… Continue reading Deviations that aren’t any – the solution lies in the detail
New SDS in 2023
Some people working with SDSs may not have noticed it yet, but we are currently in the transition period to a new SDS format. For the second time, Annex II… Continue reading New SDS in 2023
Deviations in the safety data sheet
In my last blog post I dealt with why the plausibility check of safety data sheets is so important (and also obligatory in Germany according to TRGS 400 [1]). With… Continue reading Deviations in the safety data sheet
Plausibility check of safety data sheets
According to the German TRGS 400 [1], you as the recipient of safety data sheets are obliged to check it for “obviously incomplete, contradictory or incorrect information”. If you find… Continue reading Plausibility check of safety data sheets
Help for substitution – the TRGS 600
I have already presented the column model of TRGS 600 [1] to you in recent weeks. However, the TRGS 600 naturally also offers further information and assistance on the subject… Continue reading Help for substitution – the TRGS 600