Chemical Standards Exchange - "Safeguarding our workers and workplaces" and sharing of revised SS 586 Part 2 and 3
The Chemical Standards Exchange is an annual flagship seminar organised by the Chemical Standards Committee (CSC) to highlight the importance of Singapore Standards in promoting health, safety, environment, and sustainability in the chemical industry.
As the theme for 2022 focuses on health and safety, this exchange will showcase the revised Singapore Standard SS 586 : 2022 on Part 2 “Globally harmonised system of classification and labelling of chemicals – Singapore’s adaptations”, and Part 3 “ Preparation of safety data sheets (SDS)”, compared to the previous edition published in 2014 and 2008, respectively.
Highlights of the revised standard will be presented by the experts of the working group (WG) who were involved in the document’s development.
Other safety related standards under the care of CSC, will also be presented to briefly demonstrate how these documents can be used by the industry.
Event details:
Date : 7 Mar 2023 (Tuesday)
Time : 2.00pm to 5.00pm (Registration starts at 1.30pm)
Venue : Amara Singapore
Level 3 Ballroom
165 Tanjong Pagar Rd
Singapore 088539
Who should attend: Chemical manufacturers, importers, suppliers, users, testing laboratories and supply chain service providers, relevant government agencies, academia and research institutions.
How to register:
To register, interested participants will need to purchase a copy of SS 586 – 2 : 2022 or SS 586 – 3 : 2022 (at a 20% discounted price of $ 23.00 and $56.60 (excl. GST) respectively) from Toppan Leefung Pte Ltd (click here for SS 586-2 and here for SS 688-3) or via the QR codes below:
Click here, for the event registration after purchasing SS 586-2 or SS 586-3. Please note that, for each purchase of the standards, the organisation can send one representative to attend the physical event.
For enquiries on the purchase of standards, please contact Mr Rahman Daud from Toppan Leefung Pte Ltd at rahmandaud@toppanleefung.com.
Please note that seats are limited and would be on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Registration deadline: 1 Mar 2023
Programme in brief:
- Overview of Chemical Standards Committee
- The important role of standards in enabling safety in our workplaces
- Practices in the safe storage of flammable liquids (SS 532)
- Overview of revised SS 586 Part 2 and 3
- Highlights of key changes made to SS 586 Part 2 and Part 3
- Industry practices in adopting the change in SS 586
- Panel discussion on SS 586 Part 2 and 3
