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With the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU and the end of the transition period on December 31, 2020, the validity of EU Regulation No. 1907/2006 ("REACH") in Great Britain also ended. A corresponding British law will now come into force ("UK-REACH"). Companies that trade in chemicals across borders should quickly adapt to the new rules....
DEKRA safety experts advise on quick action on the changes within REACH for the production of EU Safety Data Sheets for solid substances coming into force on January 1, 2021....
Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are prone to cyber-attacks, warn DEKRA experts. Cyber defence measures usually focus on computers, IT networks and data highway, but ICS is often a little-noticed gateway for attacks....
DEKRA has announced the merger of its UK process safety consulting, testing, and advisory firm Chilworth Technology Ltd (trading as DEKRA Process Safety) with its UK behavioural change consultancy DEKRA Organisational Reliability, to form DEKRA Organisational and Process Safety (DO&PS) from 1 October 2020....
Over the last five decades, there have been thousands of incidents in biological laboratories in which pathogen containment has failed1. Those incidents have caused over 150 fatalities since 1970....
How can we manage the return to the office or factory after working from home or short-time work due to the coronavirus crisis? To answer this question, DEKRA experts are starting a mini study with an expert workshop. The objective is to gain insights for employers with regard to occupational safety, mental health, and wellbeing....
DEKRA Organisational and Process Safety (DEKRA O&PS) has launched a comprehensive mental fitness coaching programme, ‘Building a Mentally Fit and Resilient Organisation’, designed to assist and support organisations lead their teams through times of crisis and ensuing disruption....
For over thirty years we have provided specialist services for the identification, analysis, prevention and management of fires, explosions and accidental chemical releases in the chemical and process industry....
The breadth and depth of expertise in process safety makes us globally recognized specialists and trusted advisors. We help our clients to understand and evaluate their risks, and work together to develop pragmatic solutions. Our value-adding and practical approach combines specialist process safety management, engineering and testing. ...
As a manufacturer of electrical equipment suitable for use in explosive and hazardous areas you must design your products to comply with certain standards. For this use IEC 60079-0 or its national derivatives have become by far the most applied standard in all major industrial countries....
