The ICTA SSHE Committee has produced a useful general overview of the upcoming deadlines based on information found online. This overview can help ICTA members get a first understanding of local applicable legislations and find their way to the relevant legislation. The document covers Australia, Canada, China, EU, India, Japan, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, US, UK. Note that Vietnam is also working on a national chemical inventory, requiring companies to submit e.g. tonnage bands and safety datasheets.

The ICTA document has recently been updated and can be found on the extranet here.One of the challenges for chemical distributors is ensuring compliance with the different chemical legislations for all jurisdictions in which they operate. Several countries have well-established regulatory systems, while others are currently developing new regulation for chemical substances. Often these countries use a system similar to EU REACH.