The Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA)
In 1999, Canada enacted the Environmental Protection Act, which aims to prevent pollution and protect the environment and human health. It is the legal basis for a number of federal programmes on environmental and health protection.
These include the following measures:
- Assessment and management of risks posed by chemicals, polymers and living organisms,
- Programmes relating to air and water pollution, hazardous waste, air pollutants and
SCIP stands for Substances of Concern In articles as such or in complex objects (Products).
The SCIP database is developed by ECHA (=European Chemicals Agency) based on the Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC. From 5 January 2021, companies that place articles on the EU market containing SVHCs (Substances of Very High Concern) on the REACH Candidate List have to submit information on these articles to the ECHA. Specifically, this concerns articles manufactured, distributed or imported into
Cobalt Reporting
To stop climate change and improve environmental protection, electric cars will have to replace the current combustion engines. This will create a need for many raw materials such as cobalt, which is useful for the production of batteries to power electric vehicles.
However, more than half of the cobalt needed worldwide comes from mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which are operated by artisanal miners and where children are often employed as early as the age of
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IMDS Expert (cert.) and IMDS Officer (cert.)
Details about the certification
For IMDS users, the tasks related to material reporting are becoming increasingly complex: new or amended regulations, changes in the IMDS system, further laws or substance bans are constantly being added. The requirements of the automotive manufacturers (OEMs) themselves have also become very extensive and must be taken into account along the entire supply chain.
In order to fulfill all these tasks, a great deal
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We are pleased that you are interested in/registered for one of our online training courses. On this page we have compiled some technical information for you.
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- a stable internet connection
- Headset (for participation via VoIP) or telephone (the number is displayed in the webinar room)
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- Change browser; we recommend Mozilla Firefox
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What are POPs?
POP is the abbreviation of Persistent Organic Pollutants. These are carbon-based organic chemical substances. They possess a particular combination of physical and chemical properties such that, once released into the environment, they:
- remain intact for exceptionally long periods of time (many years);
- become widely distributed throughout the environment as a result of natural processes involving soil, water and, most notably, air;
- accumulate in the fatty tissue of living
You can find helpful documents about CAMDS here:
IMDS Trainings
On this page you will find our trainings around the IMDS - both as face-to-face and online training.
Please click on the PDF icon to view the seminar content.
If you wish, we offer all trainings as exclusive training (in-house training) specifically for your company.
Classroom trainings:
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IMDS On-site Trainings
On this page you will find our seminars around the IMDS.
Please click on the PDF icon to view the seminar content.
If you wish, we offer all trainings as exclusive training (in-house training) specifically for your company.
On-site Trainings:
| 6120 | IMDS Basics |  |
| 6121 | IMDS Advanced | |
| 6132 | Working with Chemistry Manager | |
| 6160 | Checking, analysing and reporting of MDS | |
| 6172 | Requirements and Guidelines | |
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