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ELV: BeST submits comments to ELV Directive Roadmap
At the beginning of October, the European Commission published an evaluation roadmap on Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles (ELV...
Nov 4, 2018
RoHS: BeST submits feedback to RoHS evaluation Roadmap
The European Commission launched the RoHS evaluation Roadmap on 14 September 2018 – Feedback can be submitted by end of today (12 October...
Oct 11, 2018
BeST becomes official campaign partner of EU-OSHA workplace campaign
BeST has joined, as official campaign partner, EU-OSHA’s two-year workplace campaign entitled “Healthy Workplaces Manage Dangerous...
Sep 4, 2018
BeST Summer Quarterly Newsletter is now out
In this issue: European Parliament looks at worker protection; No need to restrict Beryllium; Campaign to promote and not substitute...
Sep 4, 2018
RoHS: BeST submits comments to RoHS consultation
In February 2018, the European Commission announced that it had commissioned Oeko Institut to conduct another substance review project...
Jun 17, 2018
OEL: BeST submits comments to the European Commission’s proposal for an OEL for Beryllium
On 5 April 2018, the European Commission proposed an OEL of 600 ng/m3 as an 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) for “Inhalable”...
Jun 14, 2018
BeST welcomes CBL Ceramics LTD as new associate member
With the addition of CBL Ceramics LTD, a manufacturer of advanced ceramics specializing in beryllium oxide ceramics, BeST has a total of...
Jun 14, 2018
BeST Spring Quarterly Newsletter is out
In this issue: Where protection starts – safe working with Beryllium; BeST supports safer worker campaign; EU to do more on sourcing of...
May 30, 2018
RoHS: BeST position paper on RoHS
In February 2018, the European Commission announced that it had commissioned Oeko Institut to conduct another substance review project...
May 17, 2018
OEL: BeST Position Paper on the proposed Occupational Exposure Level for Beryllium
On 5 April 2018, the European Commission proposed an OEL of 600 ng/m3 as an 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) for “Inhalable”...
Apr 22, 2018
OEL: European Commission proposal for an EU-wide Binding Beryllium OEL
On 5 April 2018, The European Commission published its proposal for a binding occupational exposure level (OEL) for the 3rdwave of...
Apr 10, 2018
UK Atomic Energy Authority joins BeST
The UK Atomic Energy Authority joins the Beryllium Science & Technology Association as a new associate member. UKAEA researches fusion...
Apr 9, 2018
BeST Quarterly Newsletter – Winter Edition
In this issue: Be Responsible Program in five different languages; New Critical Raw Materials List – Beryllium included as a CRM; Finding...
Jan 25, 2018
Be Responsible Program in five different languages
BeST publishes the Be Responsible Product Stewardship Program also in French, German, Italian and Spanish. The translations can be found...
Dec 11, 2017
Finding the Optimal Balance Between Protection and Feasibility
BeST’s “Benchmark Occupational Exposure Limits (OEL) at a glance” features the OELs for Beryllium and Beryllium compounds currently...
Dec 5, 2017
New Critical Raw Materials list – Beryllium confirmed as a CRM
On 13 September 2017, the European Commission published its new 2017 list of Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) – Beryllium is, once again,...
Sep 17, 2017
OEL: BeST Leaflet on EU Occupational Exposure Limit for Beryllium Metal and Alloys
BeST releases leaflet on the need for an appropriate EU Occupational Exposure Limit (OEL) for Beryllium Metal and Alloys under the...
Sep 3, 2017
OEL: ACSH Opinion on Beryllium OEL
The Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (ACSH) adopted its Opinion on an EU Occupational Exposure Limit value for Beryllium...
Aug 21, 2017
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