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DGO & Hazardous Materials ANZ 2024
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Dangerous and hazardous goods are just some of the chemical industry products embedded in almost all manufactured goods.
As such, the sector is carrying the immense weight of its environmental and social responsibilities while working tirelessly to adapt and transform at pace.
We work with organisations to minimise and mitigate the environmental and regulatory risks related to their chemical products and throughout their supply chain. The length and breadth of our experience enables us to support organisations in solving the most complex challenges within the chemical value chain as we collectively work to achieve a safe and sustainable world.
Below you'll find information on some of the solutions we provide to clients in the chemical industry.
If you would like a no-obligation discussion of your specific requirements and would like to speak to one of our team about your chemical emergency response, regulatory compliance or sustainability needs, please get in touch today.
Emergency response and chemical safety
Our best-in-class telephone emergency response service is the first choice for leading chemical companies across the globe – enabling customers to manage the risks associated with the chemical products within their supply chain. Actionable advice is provided in the local language of the caller by chemical experts, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
- Available at all times.
- Rapid connection to an expert (within 3-5 minutes).
- In the local language (multilingual).
- Advice tailored to the circumstances.
- Knowledge of chemicals and chemical behaviour.
- Access to expert network.
- Tactical and regulatory awareness.
Chemdata is a reliable and interactive chemical hazard database containing emergency response advice, recommendations for tackling spillages, fires and decontamination, and information on possible environmental impact.
Used by government bodies; fire, police, and ambulance services, airports, ports, and harbours around the world, Chemdata is a trusted source of information which has been designed and is continuously maintained by emergency responders from one of the world's leading chemical emergency centres.
Ricardo supports businesses in placing, monitoring, and evaluating regulatory tests, providing specialist expertise in developing alternative approaches to standard testing requirements. By working as your outsourced team, we alleviate any environmental concerns while maintaining your bottom line.
Our incident training experts, Hazmat Academy, support organisations to deliver safe, effective and competent emergency response to hazmat incidents. Policy support and operational training are provided by global chemical experts and incident commanders in person at world-class facilities and via eLearning to meet bespoke requirements.
All our courses align with health and safety legislation and industry best practice. All our emergency response courses are accredited by JOIFF.
The Australian Code for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail 2021 is now available.
The 2021 code is effective immediately. The information in this appendix has been reproduced from the Dangerous Goods Emergency Action Code List 2021, published by Ricardo in co-operation with the UK Home Office.
Hydrogen is a key enabler in achieving the Paris agreement targets. Ricardo’s expertise means it is well placed to guide customers looking to hydrogen to decarbonise challenging energy or transport applications where batteries are not practical.
To support our automotive, rail, maritime and aerospace customers in their transition to hydrogen, we offer a variety of hydrogen safety training courses. From entry level awareness through to full engineering control, our world-class trainers provide the scientific and emergency response training that suits your needs so your team knows what could go wrong, how to deal with it safely and how to get your site operational again.
Sustainability in the chemical sector
Per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS) are recognised as a significant environmental and public health challenge and are technically very difficult and expensive to remove from waste, soil and water.
Ricardo has applied its 50 years of world-leading expertise in chemical safety and legislation to develop the Persistence Assessment Tool, to improve the consistency, transparency and robustness of chemical assessments required by global regulations.
Our chemical experts conducted a study commissioned by Cefic on the economic and business impacts of the EU CSS.
According to this first study, as many as 12,000 substances could potentially be in the scope of the two upcoming legislative proposals alone - the changes to Classification, Packaging and Labelling Regulation (CLP) and the application of a Generic Risk Approach (GRA).
The companies consulted indicated that around one third of this most likely affected portfolio of 28% could potentially be substituted or reformulated. Most significantly impacted downstream sectors are expected to be adhesives and sealants, paints, washing and cleaning products.
The appearance or movement of your substance within global regulatory lists may require you to take actions such as phasing out a certain substance from your product range, altering its concentration, or introducing specific workers' safety procedures.
Our horizon scanning tool performs a substance inventory check and identifies whether your substances appear on any global regulatory lists. It provides the results in a clear, easy-to-read report, where you can quickly determine the most recent status of your substances.
Nutrient neutrality has halted development, hitting home builders particularly hard. To achieve the best environmental outcomes from nutrient neutrality, Ricardo's expert provide the strategic approaches needed to deliver long-term, catchment-scale nutrient reductions and support national homebuilding targets.
Our specialists combine their deep understanding of chemicals – including the fate and effects of chemicals in the environment – with regulatory insight to provide our clients with superior outcomes, resilience and value.
Our areas of expertise include:
- Regulatory hazard and risk assessment.
- Persistence and biodegradability.
- Ecotoxicology.
- PBT/vPvB, PMT/vPvM and POP assessments.
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
- Emerging contaminants.
Our experts are members of working groups across ECHA, HSE, BEIS and Defra, and can help you understand the impact of legislative changes and upcoming chemical policies, such as the European Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, and the steps you need to take to remain compliant.
Over the past decade, we have developed a flexible approach to life cycle assessments (LCAs) that has delivered value for a diverse range of businesses.
Ricardo has been helping organisations work towards net zero across numerous sectors including food and drink manufacture, waste and resource management, NHS, police, water, shipping and more. With our deep knowledge of the chemicals sector, we are perfectly placed to support you, whether you are just starting to plan your journey to net-zero carbon emissions, or already have a roadmap in place and need support to deliver your ambitions
Ricardo’s experts understand how to manage the scope of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and keep the focus on significant environmental issues, which is of benefit to your organisation, regulators and local communities.
We will work with you to provide EIAs that are timely, robust and defensible. This results in faster, positive decision making; reduced business risk; stakeholder confidence; and community reassurance. We also provide leading technical expertise in a range of key disciplines, in particular air quality, ecology and water resources.
Ricardo Australia and New Zealand
We have been operating in Australia and New Zealand for over 15 years. With more than 200 consultants across rail and mass transit, water management, environmental consulting and waste and resource management our team has the cross-sector expertise to solve our clients’ most complex, strategic and operational challenges.
We have completed over 5,000 projects for some of Australia and New Zealand’s leading businesses and government organisations.
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