Falcon Safety Products Announces Appointment of Steve Smith as Senior VP of Sales
Falcon Safety Products Announces Appointment of Steve Smith as Senior Vice President of Sales Falcon Safety Products Inc. (Falcon), a world leader in compressed-gas technologies and manufacturer of the Dust-Off brand of office and consumer electronics cleaning …
Check out the fun recycling video from South African Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association
Check out this cool video from from The Aerosol Manufacturer's Association (South Africa). It uses real school kids to get the message out about Aerosol Recycling. Here are the lyrics, feel free to sing along...and …
Colep acquires contract manufacturing plant in Mexico
Colep, a leading global player in the consumer goods packaging and contract manufacturing industries, has announced today the acquisition of the aerosol personal care products contract manufacturing plant of Aerosoles y Liquidos S.A de C.V., in Santiago …
Spray it on
In the U.S., the hair care product market grew 3% in 2012, similar to 2011, according to Euromonitor International. Relatively high growth rates for standard shampoos and conditioners were offset by single-digit growth in styling …
Why isn’t spray package corrosion easier to predict, so we can skip corrosion testing?
There is often push-back on the need for corrosion testing, particularly when market timetables are short. The no-corrosion-data risk is approximately 62% that some type of corrosion will occur in traditional aerosol containers. In other words, …
Compliance is as Easy as A-B-C
I began my career as a Dangerous Goods Consultant more than 20 years ago when I was working at the U.S. Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Office in Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA. I was the Division …
CARB, New Hampshire Ozone Transport Commission and DTSC
CARB On Sept 26, 2013 The California Air Resources Board (CARB) held an Executive Board hearing to adopt amendments to the Consumer Products regulation and to the Aerosol Coating Products regulation. The formation of these amendments …
Reminder: The Dec. 1, 2013 Hazcom 2012 Training Deadline is Approaching
By Mike Moffatt, Ph.D. Nexreg Compliance, Inc. Under the U.S.' GHS-based Hazcom 2012 rule, employers are expected to train “employees on the new label elements and safety data sheet (SDS) format” by December 1, 2013. This training …
WAIB October Legislative Update:
Canada On September 16, 2013 Environment Canada (EC) issued a proposal to add 13 compounds to the VOC Exclusion list under Schedule 1 of CEPA. A 30 day comment period commenced. Some of the compounds include …
LIQUID WRENCH to lower VOC Levels for aerosol products in 2014
LIQUID WRENCH to lower VOC Levels for aerosol products in 2014 Brand Plans to Reformulate Aerosol Products to Meet California VOC Requirements The LIQUID WRENCH brand announced plans to reformulate their aerosol lubricants in accordance with 2014 …