Standards
Act can help construction ‘right its wrongs’, says building
April 30, 2024 The Building Safety Act will bring about changes to culture on a scale never seen before, according to the CEO of Local Authority Building Control (LABC) in England and Wales. ...
Sustainability expert urges Scottish Government to act on He
23 April 2024 The Scottish Government’s recent announcement that the 2030 climate target will be scrapped is a blow to the country’s efforts towards a greener future. Prof. Dave Pea...
Chemicals: EU Enacts New Regulation For Fluorinated Greenhou
April 5, 2024 On February 20, 2024, the EU enacted Regulation (EU) 2024/573 on fluorinated greenhouse gases. The regulation: · Lays down rules on the containme...
Djibouti ratifies the Kigali Amendment
Djibouti becomes the 157th country to ratify the Kigali Amendment. Date : 2024/03/22 Subject : Regulation; Developing country Themes : HFCs; Regulations and standar...
Refrigerant Landscape, The AIM Act, and the Role of Refriger
March 19, 2024 The regulatory and environmental landscape for the HVAC industry continues to evolve. With the AIM Act sector-based regulation and refrigerant management rules issued this year...
EHPA manifesto: priorities for EU policy 2024-2029
16 Feb 2024 Photo: Guillaume Périgois, Unsplash In the next few months, voters across Europe will take part in the 2024 EU elections. After this, a new EU Commission and Parliamen...
China Releases a New Standard for QR Codes on Chemical Label
January 29, 2024 By Lily Hou, PhD, CHMM On December 25, 2023, China released a new Association Standard: T/CCSAS 047-2023 (Technical Specification for Coding and Labeling of Hazardou...
Japan to Regulate Flupentiofenox as Deleterious Substance un
January 26, 2024 By Yuko Howell, Regulatory Affairs Lead, Supply Chain team, UL Solutions On January 22, 2024, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) issued a prop...
Building Safety Act Already Changing The Legal Landscape
JAN 24, 2024 2024 will see significant change to the legal liabilities of building services contractors because of new powers introduced under the Building Safety Act, according to the Building Eng...
The Heat Planning Act: momentum for the local heat transitio
2024-01-19 The new Heat Planning Act introduces an instrument for strategic planning of the heat transition at local level. It also stipulates for the first time what proportions of renewable energ...
