Regulatory Summit North America 2024

• an overview of OSHA's recent update to the Hazard Communication Standard to align with Revision 7 of the GHS; 
• review the compliance dates for substances and mixtures;
• give an overview of the available resources; and
• a review on how this impacts U.S. trading partners.

Maureen Ruskin

Consultant, MKRuskinconsulting (DBA), USA

• Health Canada’s WHMIS 2015 update;
• US HAZCOM 2012 Update; and
• similarities and differences;
  • despite aligned GHS hazard classes and categories, differences exist between the two countries 

Dr Luc Séguin, PhD Chemist

Owner, Luc Séguin, LLC

• background on chemicals management in Canada;
• elements and requirements of the modernized Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA):
• implementation status
• consultation opportunities

Magdalena Jagla

Acting Manager, Environment and Climate Change Canada

• risk assessment under the revised Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999;
• Canada’s assessment of existing substances;
• Canada’s new substances program; and
• past successes and moving forward with the chemicals management plan

Dan Bastien

Senior Director and Head of Chemicals, Intertek, Canada

• the impact of European Parliament’s elections on the EU Green Deal and the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability;
• the One Substance One Assessment initiative, its consequences on the EU regulatory landscape;
• ‘Substances of concern’, the emerging concept that spreads; and
• status update on the PFAS restriction proposal and some national developments

Thomas Delille

Partner, Squire Patton Boggs, Belgium

VIRTUAL PRESENTATION

• KKDİK strategy setup with new deadlines;
• advised timing for registration based on Tonnage band; and
• SDS provisions based on KKDİK Annex II

Melih Babayigit

General Manager, CRAD, Turkey

VIRTUAL PRESENTATION

• what is the Global Framework on Chemicals and when was it adopted?;
• outline of the global targets and mechanisms to support the urgent implementation of actions; and 
• how do we deliver the paradigm shift required for safe and sustainable chemical management?

Kay Williams, MBE

Head of the Global Framework on Chemicals secretariat, UN Environment Program (UNEP)

• overview of chemical management regulations in China;
• experience sharing on new chemical substance regulation;
• updates on hazardous chemical management; and
• updates on China GHS

Lucy Wang

Senior Regulatory Consultant, CIRS Group USA Inc, USA

• 100-1,000T registration progress;
• amendments for SMEs; and
• government's efforts to support SMEs

Junho Lee

Director, CIRS Group Korea, South Korea

• current status of National Inventories of Chemical Substances regulations within Latin America; and
• the potential impacts of the EU Chemical Strategy for Sustainability within Latin America

Ana Giannini

Head of Regulatory Affairs and Product Safety for Latin America, Givaudan, Brazil

• overview of conflict minerals such as cobalt, mica, tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold and their critical role in electronics manufacturing;
• the complexities companies face in ensuring social compliance, including regulatory requirements, supply chain transparency, and ethical considerations related to conflict mineral sourcing; and
• presentation of practical strategies for companies to address these challenges, emphasizing the importance of due diligence, supplier engagement, and adopting responsible mineral sourcing practices to promote ethical standards and transparency in the electronics industry.

Aury Hathout

President and Lab Quality Manager, Enviropass Expertise Inc, Canada