How do you manage the risks of chemicals in your electrical and electronic products?
It’s never been more important for manufacturers to understand what their products are made of, and how this influences not only their compliance, but also their circularity and sustainability. But for product safety professionals managing compliance for the world’s biggest electronics and electrical product manufacturers, this is not an easy task.
We know that compliance teams within the electronics industry face three big challenges:
Understanding the hazardous substances within their products, and communicating this throughout the supply chain
14 April 2021
The Swedish Chemicals Agency (Kemi) has said it will prioritise future enforcement action targeting hazardous chemicals such as phthalates and short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) in articles including toys, shoes and electrical products.
02 February 2021
Indonesia’s environment ministry has published a Regulation to manage polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in certain products and encourage phase-out of their use, as part of efforts to meet its requirements under the Stockholm Convention.
Inspectors conducting tests on some 260 kitchen appliances and gadgets in Sweden have found 13% to contain illegal levels of lead, phthalates or short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs).
Four months on, knoell Germany’s Dr Friederike Danneberg asks what has been gained so far from the notification process – and from the data gathered.
02 March 2021
16 March 2021
21 January 2021
Cross-sector industry group, the Proactive Alliance (PA), would eventually like an international organisation, such as Unep, to coordinate its goal of global cross-sector harmonisation of reporting on substances in articles (SiAs).
The world’s biggest electrical and electronics manufacturers rely on Chemical Watch to proactively manage their compliance and product safety efforts
Keeping up with regulations controlling the use of (hazardous) substances in electronic and electrical products
Following trends towards circularity (and sustainable development) and especially keeping up with rules on extended producer responsibility requirements on batteries and waste
In addition to these EEE-specific challenges, global developments in the field of safe chemicals management indicate that pressure will grow on all manufacturers to improve their internal knowledge of chemicals and toxicology.
As the leading global provider of independent intelligence and insight for product safety professionals managing chemicals, Chemical Watch is perfectly positioned to help you overcome these challenges. Use our award-winning news coverage and analysis, world-class compliance tools, unparalleled events and training programmes, alongside our team of experts to meet your compliance goals and exceed the expectations of your customers.
Introducing our Chemical Watch experts
Leigh Stringer
Global Business Editor
Cristina Garcia
Senior Regulatory and Compliance Analyst
Nhat Nguyen
Chief Analyst
Prior to joining Chemical Watch, Leigh wrote for the Press Association, ICIS and edie.net, covering a range of environmental and business related topics. He also contributes to Guardian Sustainable Business.
Prior to joining chemical watch, Cristina worked in regulatory affairs and compliance management for multinational companies in the food contact, biocides, and chemical industries.
Nhat joined Chemical Watch in April 2018. He is a US licensed attorney, and prior to joining Chemical Watch, he was a regulatory analyst and consultant, advising customers on a range of issues in Asia, the EU and the US.
In-depth comment and analysis
02 September 2020
The world’s largest semiconductor chip manufacturer requires its suppliers to complete screening of all new chemicals used in their operations and products. Leigh Stringer reports on the impact
Following the publication of the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the Chemical Watch analyst team outlines the key issues for product compliance and trade
14 January 2021
IEC's Catherine Bischofberger looks at the tools used for substance and material reporting in helping product managers ensure their products are compliant
02 April 2020
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