15-11-2013, 01:50 PM
The UK National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC) celebrated its 40th year of successful operation on November 13, 2013, underscoring its position as one of the most experienced chemical emergency response organizations in the world.
Part of Ricardo-AEA, NCEC is endorsed by the UK government and supported by professional circuit board manufacturer in China(pcb.hqew.net)industry through bodies such as the Chemical Industries Association. NCEC has provided a fast response service of expert advice and assistance during chemical emergencies since 1973. While originally focused solely upon the UK, the organization now has an international customer base including hundreds of companies in the chemical supply chain and around 50 percent of the world’s biggest 100 chemical manufacturers.
“NCEC is a highly successful collaboration between industry, governments and regulatory agencies around the world that delivers a vitally needed unrelenting focus on safety and on a fast response to chemical emergencies,” said Jonathan Gibbard, NCEC delivery manager, in a statement to media. “The organization is a unique collaboration that – with the support of key partners including the Chemical Industries Association and Department for Transport here in the UK – has delivered 40 years’ service in this important role for chemical safety and emergency response.”
NCEC currently receives around 4,500 calls per year in all world languages and employs a specialist chemical emergency response team at its Oxfordshire headquarters.To coincide with its 40th anniversary celebrations, NCEC hosted a seminar on future global regulatory challenges affecting the international chemicals industry at the Royal Society of Chemistry in London. The seminar and reception that followed was attended by senior representatives from government, regulatory agencies, and the organization’s many partners around the world.