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Professor Anna Stec has resigned from Grenfell Tower’s Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) investigating potential contamination from chemicals created in the June 2017 fire, stating “nothing is in place” to assess environmental and health risks.

The Nordic Council of Ministers has published a paper reviewing the applicability of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) to manufactured nanomaterials, taking into account the progress of international scientific work.

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published new guidance on preparing a scientific report for health-based exposure limits and occupational exposure limits (OELs) at the workplace.

The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has published the final draft of the Best Available Techniques (BAT) document on surface treatment using organic solvents including preservation of wood and wood products with chemicals under the Industrial Emissions Directive 2010/75/EU (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control).

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) have published Updated Guidance on harmonised information relating to emergency health response.

The European Commission sent to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) a draft regulation on Friday 19th July 2019 amending Annex VIII, including delaying the first notification deadline to 1 Jan 2021.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a list of Carriage of Dangerous Goods prohibition notices issued by the police, issued by Police or Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) or the Department for Transport for February 2019.

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the draft amendment on Annex VIII of CLP.

A Sheffield-based kitchen worktop manufacturer has been sentenced for non-compliance of Improvement Notices and failure to effectively manage health and safety.

In one of his last policy acts as Environment Secretary, Michael Gove set out the Government’s ambitions for the full Environment Bill in an updated summer policy statement with firm positions, following a range of consultations, on issues ranging from trees to water to recycling.