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BeST holds first Be Responsible Webinar

On 25 June, BeST held its first Be Responsible Webinar – Working Safely with Beryllium. During the webinar, Ted Knudson, Vice President of BeST and Director of Regulatory Affairs and Product Steward…

BeST submits comments to European Commission’s Chemicals Strategy Consultation

On 17 June, BeST submitted feedback to the European Commission’s open consultation on the roadmap for its upcoming Chemicals Strategy. The Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability is part of the Europe…

BeST submits supporting evidence for the general review of RoHS

On 2 April, BeST submitted supporting evidence for the study evaluating Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS …

Be Responsible – Working Safely with Beryllium Webinar on 25 June

On 25 June 2020 (2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. CEST), BeST will host the Be Responsible – Working Safely with Beryllium Webinar! This webinar is part of the “Be Responsible” Beryllium Product …

BeST participated in RoHS Pack 15 Stakeholder Conference

On 27 April, BeST participated in the RoHS Pack 15 Stakeholder Conference. The conference was hosted by the Öko Institute, the consulting group commissioned by the European Commission to conduct subs…

ITER Organisation is looking for a Hygienist & Beryllium Coordinator

The ITER Organisation, an intergovernmental organisation aiming to demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion energy for peaceful purposes located in the south of France, is lo…

BeST Winterly Quarterly Newsletter now available

In this edition: Beryllium, electronics & the EU Beryllium industry and EU cooperate to protect workers Success of the Be Responsible Program What to expect in 2020? Download the quarterly …

BeST contributes to the European Commission’s roadmap on Circular Economy

In its Communication to the European Green Deal, the European Commission committed to the adoption of a new Circular Economy Action Plan by Q1 2020 with the aim to enforce the EU’s transition toward…

BeST Autumn Quarterly Newsletter now available

In this edition: Beryllium receives EU support for use in electronics Don’t know about beryllium’s contribution to circularity and sustainability? Look no further BeST participates in indu…

BeST endorses the recommendation not to restrict Beryllium under RoHS

Oeko Institut, the consulting group commissioned by the European Commission to conduct substance specific assessments under the RoHS Directive, has recently published its final substance report dedica…

Beryllium receives EU support for use in electronics

The European Union conducted an assessment using the new RoHS methodology and has issued a technical report recommending that beryllium and compounds can continue to be used in el…

Know more about Beryllium’s benefits and life cycle

How much do you know about Beryllium’s benefits and life cycle? BeST has prepared an informative infographic to illustrate this. Check out Beryllium’s life cycle: (i) Import, (ii) Process,…

Update: Industry welcomes new worker protection standard for beryllium

Update: On 20 June 2019, the official text of the 3rd amendment of the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive was published on the EU Official Journal. The newly amended directive will enter int…

BeST Spring Quarterly Newsletter now available

In this edition: Industry Welcomes new worker protection standard for beryllium Worldwide producers of Beryllium gather in Brussels for the BeST 2019 AGM BeST receives award as EU-OSHA official campai…

Industry welcomes new worker protection standard for beryllium

After several years of thorough study and consideration, the EU is about to adopt a new worker protection standard for beryllium. The Beryllium Science and Technology Association (BeST) welcomes the n…

BeST receives award as EU-OSHA official campaign partner

BeST participated in the EU-OSHA good practice exchange event and award ceremony on 05 and 06 March 2019 in Brussels. The event marked the 10th anniversary of the campaign partnership scheme of the Eu…

BeST Winter Quarterly Newsletter is now out

In this issue: Protection of workers, key priority for all European Institutions BeST becomes official campaign partner of the Safe Worker Campaign So many legislative activities on RoHS CRMs against …

BeST submits comments to RoHS Consultation on revised (draft) methodology

In February 2018, the European Commission announced that it had commissioned Oeko Institut to conduct another substance review project under the RoHS Directive. Oeko Institut has recently launched a s…

European Parliament and Council adopt their positions on 3rd batch of the CMD

On 20 November 2018, the European Parliament adopted its position on the 3rd batch of substances of the CMD and confirmed the European Commission’s proposal with a few additional elements, i.e biom…

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 Directive) with the aim of updating its content and eliminatin…

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 2018). According to the roadmap, the RoHS Directive will…

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 Substances”. EU-OSHA is the European Union informat…

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