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
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.
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Leigh Stringer
Managing Editor, Europe
Shimshon Roth
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.
Shimshon helps global businesses by providing regulatory monitoring services covering the Israeli chemicals control legislation. Before Chemical Watch he spent 25 years at the Hazardous Materials Department of the Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection.
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.
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