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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 critical raw materials; U.S. OSHA and industry reach beryllium sett…

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 under the RoHS Directive. Seven shortlisted substances have been …

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” beryllium-containing particulates, for a transition period of 5 year…

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 three full members and three associate members gathering all th…

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 Critical Raw Materials; Critical Raw Materials and Circula…

BeST position paper on RoHS

BeST Position Paper on the proposed Occupational Exposure Level for Beryllium

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 substances including Beryllium and its inorganic compounds, to be rev…

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 energy and related technologies with the aim of positioning t…

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 an optimal balance between protection and feasibility &…

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 under General Health and Safety Guidance Documents in the Guida…

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 applied in EU and Non-EU countries. The OELs are expressed…

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, included as a critical raw material. The Raw Materials init…

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 framework of the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive. Download BeST…

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 and Inorganic Beryllium Compounds under Directive 2004/37/EC. Th…

SCOEL Recommendation for Beryllium adopted in February 2017

On 8 February 2017, the Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits (SCOEL) officially adopted its Recommendation for an occupational exposure limit (OEL) for Beryllium. SCOEL has, therefore,…

RMOA Beryllium

On 19 December 2016, the Risk Management Option Analysis (RMOA) on Beryllium conducted by Germany’s Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA – Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschut…

BeST’s Comments on the beryllium OEL Recommendation from the SCOEL

The Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits (SCOEL) is seeking public comments on its recently issued draft recommendation for an occupational exposure limit (OEL) for beryllium. In t…

Outcome of Beryllium RMOA

On February 4, 2016, the German Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (BAuA) held a meeting to present the outcome of their evaluation of Beryllium. It invited the companies and industry represe…

How to Set a Beryllium OEL

BeST would like to outline some important scientific factors that need to be considered when deriving an occupational exposure limit (OEL) for Beryllium. In order to protect workers from developing Ch…

Have you ever wondered why we have beryllium on Earth?

Following Forbes journalist, Ethan Siegel, a NASA columnist and professor at Lewis & Clark College, the whole process of forming different elements started right after the Big Bang, when the uni…

BeST Supports European Commission Initiative on Better Regulation

The Beryllium Science and Technology Association (BeST) is a nonprofit organization which represents the suppliers of Beryllium in the EU market, as well as traders and industries who rely on the uniq…

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