Chemical Business Association (CBA)

CBA takes over ReFaC

The UK's Chemical Business Association (CBA) has expanded its regulatory service offering through the acquisition of the REACH Facilitation Company (ReFaC).

Packed lunch

ASSOCIATION The UK's Chemical Business Association has elected a new chairman while simultaneously dishing out the gongs and raising money for charity at its recent Annual Lunch

Anthony Lyons (L), Melrob HSEQ manager, receives the award from the guest speaker Tony Hawks (R)

In safe hands

LOGISTICS A strong culture of safety and an emphasis on proactively meeting the needs of chemical shippers is proving a winning formula for Rhys Davies Freight Logistics

Rhys Davies Logistics road tanker

Going down

DATA While not perfect, the latest statistics published by the UK's Chemical Business Association on the whole tell a very positive story in terms of accidents and safety in the chemical distribution sector

Forklift moving goods off a truck

The long march

CONFERENCE REPORT The UK’s dangerous goods professionals now have their own professional body. It has come a long way in a short time but there is much further to go if its potential to improve standards is to be fulfilled

Delegates watching presentation at FECC 2011

CBA unveils safe stowage guidelines

The UK's Chemical Business Association (CBA) has issued new guidelines to help ensure the safe transport of packaged chemicals.

Azelis covered by Coates

Azelis has appointed HW Coates as its new partner for the warehousing and transport of packed goods in the UK and Ireland. The move, the company says, is part of an overall strategic supply chain plan to improve efficiencies and customer service levels.

CBA blasts HSE cost recovery proposals

The UK’s Chemical Business Association (CBA) has branded the Health & Safety Executive’s (HSE) plans to extend cost recovery as the equivalent of seeking a blank cheque from industry to compensate for cuts in its departmental budget.

CBA stats show logistics incidents rise

The latest Logistics Index released by the UK’s Chemical Business Association (CBA) shows that in 2010 its logistics member companies made more than 1m journeys to transport nearly 6m tonnes of chemicals.

Safety trend continues

ACCIDENTS Despite a slight rise in the number of incidents reported last year, the latest statistics published by the UK’s Chemical Business Association paint a generally positive picture in terms of the chemical distribution sector’s levels of all-round safety

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