Wednesday, 24th February 2010
Part of the Association's strategy is the development of appropriate Training Courses, primarily for the benefit of the BACS membership. BACS is now able to announce a series of dates and venues for its Surfactants Training Courses in 2010.
24 March - A Basic Introduction to Surfactants, Birmingham
12 May - Surfactants and Their Applications: A Brief Refresher for the Practising Surfactant Chemist, Newton Aycliffe - postponed
16 June - A Basic Introduction to Surfactants, Manchester
19 October - Formulating with Surfactants: A Practical Guide to Surfactant Formulations, Stockport
26 October - Surfactants and Their Applications: A Brief Refresher for the Practising Surfactant Chemist, Stockport
23 November - A Basic Introduction to Surfactants, Huddersfield
25 November - A Basic Introduction to Surfactants, Watford - cancelled
The two established courses are “A Basic Introduction to Surfactants”, which is designed for non-chemists or chemists with little knowledge of surfactant technology, and “Surfactants and Their Applications - A Brief Refresher for the Practising Surfactant Chemist”. The latter is a more advanced course and requires some basic knowledge of surfactants.
A further course "Formulating with Surfactants: A Practical Guide to Surfactant Formulations" is in preparation and will be available by autumn 2010, the first course being scheduled for 19 October. This course will examine all the issues that have to be considered when formulating with surfactants and provide a practical approach to the subject, including the resolution of specific formulation issues.
BACS members are given priority when booking for a particular course but courses are also open to companies who are not BACS members at a non-members' fee. All delegates receive paper copies of the presentation at a meeting, followed by a CD of the course slides shortly afterwards.
For further information on all courses, please contact Jackie Hall at the BACS office at enquiries@bacsnet.org
Tuesday, 24th February 2009
TESS is 'Toolbox to Support Environmental and Sustainable Systems' and the Toolbox is the result of a collaborative project of which BACS is a member. The Toolbox is designed to help companies in various aspects of complying with REACH.
The TESS Toolbox can be accessed directly from the Members' Area
BACS is currently planning a one-day seminar on TESS, negotiating the Toolbox website and understanding and making the best use of the tools.
Friday, 20th February 2009
BACS has recently been elected an Affiliate member of Cefic (The European Chemical Industry Council). Cefic is the voice of the European chemical industry in the European Union and the world. Membership of Cefic will provide BACS with a major source of information on developments on legislation and policies relevant to BACS members. Membership will also provide another route for the views of members on issues to be raised at the European level. If you would like to know more about Cefic and BACS membership contact the the BACS Office.
Monday, 28th April 2008
The joint BACS/UK Cleaning Products Industry Association (UKCPI) Public Procurement Task Force has published guidance on Sustainable Cleaning for users of professional cleaning products. This guidance addresses factors affecting the overall sustainability of cleaning and considers impacts at each stage of the life cycle of cleaning products from product design, raw materials selection and product manufacture to use and disposal. The guidance has been welcomed by Defra as part of its committment to support sustainable public procurement in the UK in line with its strategy for promoting sustainable development across Government.
For background to the work of the task force on the development of the guidance on Sustainable Cleaning and on the previous Guidance for Responsible Public Procurement of Cleaning Products, published in 2006, and for links to the documents, please click on the Sustainable Cleaning tab on this page.
