There is renewed interest around the world in ensuring that industrial chemicals are safe and removing from the market those chemicals that are considered unsafe. Different countries address the question of chemical safety in various ways that reflect divergent regulatory philosophies. Some countries carefully evaluate the risks and benefits of chemicals under the intended conditions of use and focus on risk management options. Other countries focus more heavily on their inherent hazard and address problems through prohibitions and bans thereby forcing industry to switch to so-called “safer” substitutes. This webinar will examine the different approaches used in the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Asia Pacific addressing problem chemicals.

Bloomberg BNA's informative 90-minute webinar is designed to help you:

• Understand which countries have “new” chemical notification laws that also provide legal authority to restrict or ban “existing” chemicals.
• Recognize the important differences between countries in terms of their philosophical approaches and standards for regulating and banning chemicals.
• Consider the procedures used in these countries to ban or restrict chemicals and how a company can meaningfully participate in these procedures.
• Get up-to-date with the most recent developments in all jurisdictions, with emphasis on the United States, Canada, South Korea, and Japan.
• Learn current trends, including “green chemistry,” the precautionary principle, and existing chemical inventory prioritization and screening.

Begin development of strategies for “protecting” chemicals in these jurisdictions to maintain markets and avoid de-selection.

Register easily and securely to reserve your space now for Bloomberg BNA's upcoming EHS Webinar and get a $75 discount as a Bloomberg BNA subscriber! Or, call 800-372-1033, menu Option 6, submenu Option 1, and refer to the date and title of this conference. Lines are open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET, excluding most federal holidays.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear a lively, dynamic presentation. Not only are EHS Webinars an excellent way for you to stay current, with Bloomberg BNA you also get:

• Quality. Count on it. Nothing is canned.
• Objectivity. Bloomberg BNA provides you with the best and most objective information. Unlike other companies, we don’t use our Webinars as a forum to sell outside solutions.
•  Affordability. EHS Webinars are inexpensive compared to the cost of travel to attend a conference. Plus, you may use a speakerphone and invite as many of your colleagues as you want to listen in—all for the price of a single registration.
• Convenience. No airlines. No travel. No time out of the office.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• Personal attention. Once you’ve registered, send your questions in advance to annebrown@bna.com and they’ll be included in the program. You’ll also have a chance to ask your questions during the Webinar.
• Follow-up materials. You need no materials upfront to follow along to our live conference. But BNA always issues a follow-up e-mail with contact information for our speakers as well as other materials related to the topic.
• CLE credits   will be available for this EHS Webinar.

Thomas Berger, Partner in Keller and Heckman’s Washington D.C. office and Herbert Estreicher, Partner in Keller and Heckman’s Washington D.C. office.

 
Thomas Berger is a partner in Keller and Heckman’s Washington D.C. office and heads Keller and Heckman’s Indianapolis satellite office. Thomas has extensive experience in representing foreign and domestic companies in a broad range of areas, including counseling, advocacy, and
rulemaking in environmental law, occupational safety and health law, contracts, EPA enforcement proceedings, and chemical and product liability management. He assists clients in bringing new products to market in an expedient, cost-effective manner using an interdisciplinary approach that combines law and science with an emphasis on emerging technologies in the industrial chemicals area. He frequently undertakes matters that involve polymers and complex chemical nomenclature issues. His practice focuses on the regulation and approval of new and existing chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and its international counterparts in Australia, Canada, China, the European Union, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, South Korea, and Taiwan. Thomas also counsels trade association clients on various matters, including environmental, product data disparagement, and defense issues. He designs, conducts, and manages voluntary compliance audits, counsels companies on managing liability under EPA’s audit policy and other penalty mitigation policies, and assists companies in preparing for agency inspections and responding to EPA information requests and subpoenas. In addition, he assists clients with the TSCA premanufacture notification review process, and negotiates the terms and conditions of TSCA section 5(e) consent orders, and significant new use rules. He has a chemical engineering background and prior to joining Keller and Heckman was employed by the E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co. Inc.


Herbert Estreicher is a partner in Keller and Heckman’s Washington D.C. office. He has a broad practice in international environmental regulatory law. Herb has an interdisciplinary approach combining law and science. He provides advice on product liability risk control and assists clients with crisis management for embattled products, including chlorinated pesticides, wood preservatives, dioxins, and persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals. He helps clients secure and maintain chemical approvals and pesticide registrations in Canada and Europe, advises clients on responding to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act challenge program, and provides advice on European chemical directives and initiatives, such as the European Union (EU) Marketing and Use Directive, the EU Biocidal Products Directive, and the EU Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) regulation. Herb also represents clients in the negotiation and development of various international environmental instruments governing persistent organic pollutants, has been actively involved in the Great Lakes Binational Toxics Strategy, and has participated in the Canadian Strategic Options Process. He also is actively engaged in the areas of TSCA Reform, Korea REACH and the California Green Chemistry Initiative.