20th March, 16h30-17h30 CET. Lessons from Golden Age Nursing Home fire: author and HSE professional, Eric Ebinger. November 1963. 63 residents die in tragic nursing home fire. “The Great Fires of Chicago in 1871 and Boston in 1872 ushered in a trove of laws and...
Over 70 industry leaders call for a European Industrial Deal to complement the Green Deal and keep high quality jobs. On 20th February, almost 20 industrial sectors including Cefic (the European Chemical Industry Council), presented ‘The Antwerp Declaration for a...
To 5th April: ECHA consultation on inclusion of melamine in REACH Annex XIV (Authorisation List). If a chemical is on the Authorisation list, then any company wishing to use it (for specified uses/conditions and after a specified “sunset” date) must obtain...
To 5th April: ECHA public call for evidence and information on aromatic brominated flame retardants. This initiates implementation of the ECHA Regulatory Strategy for Flame Retardants (European Chemicals Agency, March 2023, see pinfa Newsletter n°147) which also...
pinfa shares the grief of all those impacted by the devastating fire in two blocks of flats, Campanar, Valencia, 22nd February. Flames engulfed a 14-storey apartment block, and then spread and destroyed a second adjoining 10-storey block. The flats were built in 2008...
