Nickel
Nickel
Nickel
2022
Copyright © - International Nickel Study Group
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Contents
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Background to Report.......................................................................... iv
Canada................................................................................................... 39
Colombia............................................................................................... 53
European Union.................................................................................... 55
Finland............................................................................................. 76
Germany.......................................................................................... 80
Italy................................................................................................... 89
Netherlands..................................................................................... 92
Sweden............................................................................................ 93
Norway................................................................................................... 100
Indonesia............................................................................................... 101
Japan...................................................................................................... 111
OECD............................................................................................... 126
UNEP............................................................................................... 127
WHO................................................................................................ 128
ILO.................................................................................................... 130
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Background to the Report
The International Nickel Study Group has compiled information on regulations affecting nickel
since 1998. This work began as an initiative of the Environmental and Economics Committee
and has gradually evolved over time. The original objectives of the project were to provide a
comprehensive overview of existing legislation affecting nickel, covering:
– Exposure standards
– Emission standards
– Hazardous waste standards
– Drinking water regulations
– Health and safety in nickel producing workplaces.
In the years since the project began the volume of environmental regulation and law has grown
markedly. Among the most prominent change in regulations has been the adoption of the
REACH regulation by the European Union, but other jurisdictions have also been active in
amending existing and formulating new regulations.
The International Nickel Study Group hopes that this publication will provide useful information
to member governments as well as the general public and will promote the sustainable use of
nickel worldwide.
Information on regulations affecting nickel has been compiled and maintained by INSG in a
spreadsheet format and updated on a regular basis. In order to improve the readability of the
report, the 2022 publication lists each legislation item on a separate page in four columns:
Legislation Title, Legislation Summary, Impact on Nickel, and Status.
The present publication is based on information available up to late 2021 which was used to
update the Group’s database of information on regulations relating to environment, health and
safety (EHS). Taking into consideration the fast-evolving legislation landscape, the Secretariat
has for the first time, where available, included links to the actual legislation items. Readers can
then use to the links in order to obtain information regarding future updates.
The objective of this document is to briefly summarize regulations and other initiatives, current and
proposed which might affect the production, processing, use, trade and recycling of nickel in the
future. For its preparation, the secretariat relied on its internal resources and information retrieved
from the internet. Although the secretariat aims for completeness, please note that this overview
does not claim to be exhaustive, and that it contains only unofficial summaries of regulations and
other initiatives. For precise content, please refer to the original texts.
The 2022 compilation includes information on 136 pieces of legislation and initiatives from 13
countries, the European Union, and 4 international organizations. For some of the countries,
separate entries have been made for states or provinces.
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EHS Regulations Relating to Nickel: 2022 Compilation by INSG
Australia
Regulations and Initiatives:
Safe Work Australia (SWA) Published Workplace Exposure Standards for Airborne
Contaminants in December 2019
Source: https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/workplace-exposure-standards-airborne-
contaminants
Summary
Occupational, Health and Safety Regulations fall in the States jurisdiction. Under the
framework of Model Work Health and Safety Regulations released by Safe Work Australia
and Published by the Parliamentary Counsel’s Committee, the employer shall ensure that
no employee is exposed to hazardous substances at levels above the appropriate
exposure standards for the relevant time as listed in Workplace Exposure Standards for
Airborne Contaminants (2019).
TWA: time weighted average: the average airborne concentration of a particular substance
when calculated over a normal eight hour working day for a five-day working week.
Impact on Nickel
Status
Current
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Regulations and Initiatives:
Safe Work Australia (SWA) completed an update of the Hazardous Chemical Information
System (HCIS) in March 2021. HCIS is an internet advisory service that assists in finding
information on chemicals that have been classified in accordance with the Globally
armonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) by an authoritative
source, such as the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) or the Australian Industrial
Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS).
Summary
Occupational, Health and Safety Regulations fall in the States jurisdiction. Under the
framework of Model Work Health and Safety Regulations , suppliers of hazardous
chemicals must make sure that chemicals they supply are without risks to health and
safety and provide SDS with hazardous chemicals; manufacturers or importers of
hazardous chemicals must make sure that chemicals they manufacture or import are
without risks to health and safety and correctly classify the chemicals that they import
and/or manufacture, and prepare correct labels and SDS for those chemicals. The model
WHS Regulations do not apply to transporting hazardous chemicals, questions about
transporting hazardous chemicals should be addressed to local transport regulator.
Impact on Nickel
Status
From 1 January 2021, Australia began a two-year transition from the 3rd revised edition of
the GHS (GHS 3) to the 7th revised edition of the GHS (GHS 7). The transition will finish
on 31 December 2022. During the transition, manufacturers and importers may use either
GHS 3 or GHS 7 for classifications, labels and safety data sheets of hazardous chemicals.
From 1 January 2023 only GHS 7 may be used.
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Australia
Regulations and Initiatives:
Summary
The Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989, as recently
amended in 2016, implements in Australia the Basel Convention for the control of
Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. Exports and Imports
of spent Nickel Cadmium Batteries and Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries are regulated
pursuant to section 33 of the Act
Nickel and nickel compounds are, however, not listed as a waste constituent of concern on
Annex 1 of the convention. The Australian government is required to ensure the
environmental soundness of the disposal or facility receiving the transported wastes in the
case of exports. Exports are not permitted under the Act unless the governments of the
importing country - and those of any countries of transit- have given their explicit consent.
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Australia
Regulations and Initiatives:
Summary
The object of these Regulations is to make regulations for section 13C of the Hazardous
Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 giving effect to the OECD Decision
as amended and in force on 1 July 2017. OECD Decision means OECD Decision
C(2001)107, being Revision of Decision C(92)39/FINAL on the control of transboundary
movements of wastes destined for recovery operations, made on 14 June 2001 by the
Council of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. It requires a
similar process of prior notification of the governments of importing countries. The
regulations only apply to movements of listed wastes destined for recovery in OECD
countries. They allow for tacit consent to an import to be assumed for most wastes 30
days after the importing country's government has acknowledged receipt of notification of
the movement. Acceptance of the receiving country's government is regarded as sufficient
assurance of the recovery facility's operations.
Impact on Nickel
Exports of batteries are regulated under either the Hazardous Waste Act (see above) or
the OECD Decision Regulations, Waigani Regulations (see below), or East Timor
Regulations (see below).
Status
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Australia
Regulations and Initiatives:
Summary
The Convention to Ban the Importation into Forum Island Countries of Hazardous and
Radioactive Wastes and to Control the Transboundary Movement and Management of
Hazardous Wastes within the South Pacific Region (the Waigani Convention) entered into
force in 2001.
Impact on Nickel
Exports of batteries are regulated under either the Hazardous Waste Act (see above) or
the OECD Decision Regulations (see above), Waigani Regulations, or East Timor
Regulations (see below).
Status
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Australia
Regulations and Initiatives:
Summary
For section 13C of the Act, these Regulations are a set of Article 11 regulations that
provide for and in relation to giving effect to an Article 11 arrangement, being the bilateral
arrangement between Australia and the Democratic Republic of East Timor It implements
a bilateral arrangement made between Australia and the Republic of East Timor under the
Basel Convention in essentially the same way as the Basel Convention. The regulations
only apply to movements of listed wastes destined for import into Australia.
Impact on Nickel
Exports of batteries are regulated under either the Hazardous Waste Act (see above) or
the OECD Decision Regulations (see above), Waigani Regulations (see above), or East
Timor Regulations.
Status
Current
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Australia
Regulations and Initiatives:
for the Movement of Controlled Wastes Between (Australian) States and Territories
Information: http://www.nepc.gov.au/nepms/movement-controlled-waste
Summary
Regulates the movement of certain wastes (including Nickel Cadmium Batteries and
wastes contaminated with nickel) across Australia's internal jurisdiction borders. Under the
Measure, the receiving jurisdiction's governments must be advised in advance of a
proposed movement and must grant their consent before it can go ahead.
Impact on Nickel
Status
Current
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Australia
Regulations and Initiatives:
National Environment Protection Measure (NEPM) for the National Pollutant Inventory
(NPI).
Information: http://www.npi.gov.au/about-npi
Summary
Impact on Nickel
Emission reports on nickel carbonyl, nickel sub-sulphide and nickel and compounds are
available on a financial year basis from 1998-99 to 2007-08. Data for the financial year
2019-2020 is released to the NPI web site on 31 March 2021. http://www.npi.gov.au/npi-
data/latest-data
Status
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Australia
Regulations and Initiatives:
Information:
http://www.environment.gov.au/marine/marine-pollution/sea-dumping-publications
Summary
The Act implements the London Convention and controls the dumping of wastes into the
sea through a system of permits and licenses; and provides for a regime of offences and
penalties for unauthorized or excessive dumping. Annex 1 of the Convention lists
substances prohibited from sea dumping and Annex 2 lists substances which may be
dumped if special care is taken, including issuing of a permit with conditions.
Impact on Nickel
Status
Current
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Australia
Regulations and Initiatives:
Manager, MobileMuster
Email: spyro.kalos@amta.org.au
Website: www.mobilemuster.com.au
Summary
Impact on Nickel
Marketable products from the recycling process are nickel, cadmium, plastics and small
quantities gold and copper. All nickel containing batteries, including the Lithium Ion and
Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries can be processed.
Status
Current
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Australia
Regulations and Initiatives:
Information:
https://www.environment.gov.au/protection/waste/publications/national-waste-policy-2018
Summary
The National Waste Policy: Less waste, more resources 2018 provides a framework for
collective action by businesses, governments, communities and individuals until 2030. The
National Action Plan 2019 creates targets and actions to implement the 2018 National
Waste Policy. These targets and actions will guide investment and national efforts to 2030
and beyond. It complements and supports the implementation of better waste
management plans by state and territory governments, local government, business and
industry.
Impact on Nickel
Nickel and nickel-containing products including nickel chemicals are among those affected
by the extended producers responsibility scheme and ban on export.
Status
Current
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Australia
Regulations and Initiatives:
Information:
https://www.environment.gov.au/protection/waste/publications/australian-packaging-covenant-2017
Summary
Impact on Nickel
Status
Current
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Australia
Regulations and Initiatives:
Information:
https://www.environment.gov.au/marine/publications/national-assessment-guidelines-
dredging-2009
Summary
The Guidelines are intended to provide greater certainty about the assessment and
permitting process as well as provide some guidance on opportunities for longer-term
strategic planning. These Guidelines should be read in conjunction with the Sea Dumping
Act and its Regulations, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
1999 (EPBC Act), the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 (GBRMP Act) and
Australias international obligations outlined in the London Protocol.
Impact on Nickel
Nickel and nickel compounds are listed in the Annex 2 to the London Protocal as restricted
dumping materials and need permit for dumping.
Status
Current
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Australia
Regulations and Initiatives:
Information: https://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/about
Summary
The EPBC Act enables the Australian Government to join with the states and territories in
providing a truly national scheme of environment and heritage protection and biodiversity
conservation. The EPBC Act focuses Australian Government interests on the protection of
matters of national environmental significance, with the states and territories having
responsibility for matters of state and local significance.
Impact on Nickel
All activities related to nickel exploration, mining, transportation, smelting and refining
should ensure compliances to the Act and Regualtions.
Status
Current
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Information: https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/licensing-and-regulation/legislation-and-
compliance/about-the-poeo-act
Summary
The POEO Act enables the Government to set out explicit protection of the environment
policies (PEPs) and adopt more innovative approaches to reducing pollution. It provides a
single licensing arrangement to replace the different licences and approvals under existing
separate Acts relating to air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution and waste
management..
Impact on Nickel
The release of nickel in air emissions is controlled via the Protection of the Environment
Operation (Clean Air) Regulation 2010. Nickel and nickel compounds are listed as
principal toxic air pollutants. Nickel is regulated as type 2 substance.
https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/sl-2010-428 water pollution,
noise pollution and waste discharge in the process of nickel-related activities shall all
comply to the Act and apply for licences
Status
Current
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Summary
The Environment Protection Act 1993 provides the regulatory framework to protect South
Australia's environment, including land, air and water. Regulatory tools under the Act
include Environment Protection Policy, Code of Practice, National Environment Protection
Measures (NEPMs).
Impact on Nickel
Nickel compounds and solutions are "Listed Wastes" in South Australia under the
Environment Protection Act. Generators of listed wastes are required to be licensed along
with persons transporting wastes for fee or reward.
Status
Current
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Australia: Queensland
Regulations and Initiatives:
Information: https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au
Summary
The object of this Act is to protect Queensland’s environment while allowing for
development that improves the total quality of life, both now and in the future, in a way that
maintains the ecological processes on which life depends.
Impact on Nickel
Nickel exploration, mining, smelting and refining activities shall all comply to the Act
Status
Current
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Australia: Queensland
Regulations and Initiatives:
Information: https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/pdf/repealed/2016-07-08/sl-2008-0441
Summary
The purpose of this policy is to achieve the object of the Queensland Environmental
Protection Act in relation to the air environment.
Impact on Nickel
Sets ambient air quality goals for nickel (20 ng/m3), nickel and compounds (measured as
the total metal content in PM10) in the timeframe of 1 year
Status
Current
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Australia: Queensland
Regulations and Initiatives:
Information: https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/pdf/inforce/2017-07-01/sl-2008-0370
Summary
The object of this regulation is to enforce the Qeensland Environmental Protection Act
Impact on Nickel
Nickel ore mining is defined as environmentally relavant activities in the regulation. Nickel
compounds are listed as a type of waste coded as D210, and fall in category of regulated
waste.
Status
Current
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Australia: Queensland
Regulations and Initiatives:
Summary
Policy sets out waste management principles, including waste management hierarchy.
Regulations set out requirements to track waste.
Impact on Nickel
Status
Current
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Australia: Queensland
Regulations and Initiatives:
Information: https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/pdf/inforce/2021-01-29/sl-1996-0414
Summary
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2021L00650
Impact on Nickel
Status
Current
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Information:https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/main_mrtitle_304_ho
mepage.html
Summary
The EP Act does not specifically cover nickel, its ores, compounds or products. Parts of
the Act may cover nickel under certain circumstances.
Impact on Nickel
Some parts of the Act or subsequent regulations may impact on the mining processing or
disposal of nickel wastes.
Status
Current
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Summary
. chemical manufacturing;
Impact on Nickel
May affect nickel mining, refining or processing proposals depending on the size and
location of the project.
Status
Current
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Summary
Where nickel compounds (including ores) are released into the environment enforcement
action may be taken if the release exceeds specified values.
Impact on Nickel
Status
Current
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Information: https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/law_s3479.html
Landfill Waste Classifications and Waste Definitions 1996 (As amended 2019)
Information: https://www.der.wa.gov.au/images/documents/our-work/licences-and-works-
approvals/WasteDefinitions-revised.pdf
Summary
Waste disposal facilities including landfills are also licensed under Part V of the EP Act.
The class of landfill at which a waste can be accepted is given in the tables in the
definitions document.
Impact on Nickel
Nickel is specified as a metal of concern in the tables, and can affect the disposal options
and costs of any wastes containing nickel
Status
Current
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The Medicines and Poisons Act 2014 (update July 2021) and its subsidiary legislation, the
Medicines and Poisons Regulations 2016 (as amended 2020) administered by the Health
Department of WA.
Summary
Impact on Nickel
Status
Current
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Summary
Under this Act the exploration for and mining of nickel is controlled. There is a
memorandum of understanding between the Department of industry and Resources which
administers this Act and the EPA that significant mining projects will be referred to the EPA
for consideration.
Impact on Nickel
If mining project is referred and involves nickel it may be a concern to the nickel industry.
Status
Current
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Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 (update Nov. 2020) and Regulations 1996 (as
amended June 2021)
Summary
Impact on Nickel
Use or handling of any substance that contains more than 0.5% nickel as an abrasive
material in abrasive blasting is prohibited
Status
Current
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Australia: Victoria
Regulations and Initiatives:
Information: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/in-force/acts/environment-protection-act-
2017/005
Summary
The Authority must consult with the Minister administering the Mineral Resources
(Sustainable Development) Act 1990 before issuing a site management order to a person
in respect of (a) a mine (within the meaning of that Act); or (b) a site where extractive
industry (within the meaning of that Act) is occurring or has occurred.
Impact on Nickel
Status
Current
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Australia: Victoria
Regulations and Initiatives:
Inforamtion: https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/for-business/find-a-topic/manage-industrial-
waste/hazardous-waste#environment-protection-industrial-waste-resource-regulations-
2009
Summary
1. Industrial Waste Resource Guidelines section 6.2 – Soil hazard categorisation and
management (IWRG621)
Information: https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/about-epa/publications/iwrg621
2. Industrial Waste Resource Guidelines section 6.3 – Solid industrial waste hazard
categorisation and management (IWRG631)
Information: https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/about-epa/publications/iwrg631
Impact on Nickel
The maximum total Ni concentration in solid waste is 1mg/L and 3000mg/kg. The
maximum total Ni concentration allowed in prescribed industrial waste to be disposed of as
Category C is 3000mg/kg, and for leachable concentration it is 2.0mg/L. The maximum
total Ni concentration allowed in prescribed industrial waste to be disposed of as Category
B is 12000mg/kg, and for leachable concentration it is 8.0mg/L.
Status
Industrial Waste Resource Guidelines section 6.2 – Soil hazard categorisation and
management (IWRG621) replaced publication 448.3, Classification of wastes.
Industrial Waste Resource Guidelines section 6.3 – Solid industrial waste hazard
categorisation and management (IWRG631) replaced publication 996, Guidelines for
hazard classification of solid prescribed industrial wastes.
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Australia: Victoria
Regulations and Initiatives:
Information: https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/about-epa/what-we-do/standards/scheduled-
premises-regulations-review
Summary
Premises, with solely land discharges or deposits, used only for the discharge or deposit of
mining or extractive industry wastes and that are in accordance with the Mineral
Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 are exempt from works approval under
section 19A of the Act and licensing under section 20(1) of the Act. Landfills used for the
discharge or deposit of solid wastes (including solid industrial wastes) onto land except
premises with solely land discharges or deposits, used only for the discharge or deposit of
mining or extractive industry wastes and in accordance with the Mineral Resources
(Sustainable Development) Act 1990.
Impact on Nickel
Status
Current
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Australia: Victoria
Regulations and Initiatives:
Nickel in Soil
Information: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2013C00288
Summary
Sets out several guideline values ("Investigation Levels") depending on land use.
HIL-A = for sensitive land uses (low density residential, childcare etc) to
HIL-F = commercial/industrial.
There is also an Ecological Investigation Level (EIL). The IL chosen depends on the
relevant land use and beneficial uses to be protected. ILs are not 'maximum allowable
levels' or 'response levels'. Investigation Levels are triggers to undertake further
investigation, to consider the site-specifics contact and the possible exposure potential to
the site occupiers. ILs may be exceeded if a risk assessment show that uses will be
protected.
Impact on Nickel
Status
Current
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Australia: Victoria
Regulations and Initiatives:
Nickel in Water
Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (2011) (updated March 2021)
Information: https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/publications/australian-drinking-water-
guidelines
ANZECC Australian & NZ Guidelines for Fresh & Marine water Quality (2000) (revised in
2018)
Information: https://www.waterquality.gov.au/anz-guidelines
Summary
Ecosystem values are not ‘maximum permitted values’; there are ranges, depending on
the percentage certainty of protection required for a particular habitat/ecosystem. The
values quoted are for ‘95% protection’.
Impact on Nickel
Status
Current
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Australia: Victoria
Regulations and Initiatives:
Summary
SEPP is subordinate legislation under the Environment Protection Act which sets
objectives state wide.
Impact on Nickel
Varies from 8-11 ugl-1 for freshwater. 7-70 ugl-1 for marine (as per ANZECC 2000
guidelines).
Status
Current
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Summary
The operation of a facility for the crushing, grinding or separating of materials (including
sand, gravel, rock, minerals, slag, road base, concrete, bricks, tiles, asphaltic material,
metal or timber) into different sizes, if the processing facility is designed to produce more
than 10 000t of processed materials per year. Regulates nickel in waste disposal, as a
contaminant and for discharges to air.
Impact on Nickel
Nickel contaminant releases are controlled. Regulates discharges to air of nickel carbonyl
from scheduled activities.
Status
Current
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Information: https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/sl/2005-38
Summary
Nickel was listed as pollutant in various water supply. Nickel containing products are
regulated/controlled wastes. Regulates discharges to receiving waters.
Impact on Nickel
Aquatic habitat ≤ 0.025mg/L including mountain streams, lowland streams, urban lakes &
ponds, urban drains and streams, urban wetland, mountain reservoirs.
Sediment nickel metal concentrations must not be more than 2 standard deviations higher
than the long-term mean.
Nickel containing material must be assessed and classified against the ACT's
Environmental Standards: Assessment and Classification of Liquid and Non-liquids
Wastes June 2000 prior to disposal to landfills.
Nickel containing waste material entering or leaving the ACT must be tracked under the
Controlled Waste NEPM. Discharges to waters are controlled.
Status
Current
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Australia: Tasmania
Regulations and Initiatives:
Information:
Email: Enquiries@epa.tas.gov.au
Summary
Impact on Nickel
Maximum in-stack concentration limit for metals is 5mg/m3 total (for any trade industry or
process emitting Sb, As, Cd, Pb, Hg, Be, Cr6, Co, Mn, Ni, Se, Sn or any compound
thereof); and 1mg/m3 for Cd or Hg.
There is also an ambient maximum predicted ground level concentrations for receptor
locations, defined as the 99.9 percentile peak concentration for averaging periods of one
hour or less. For Nickel Carbonyl the 3-minute average is 0.0017 ppm (or 0.012 mg/m3).
In general, any stack emission containing nickel (or its compounds) and nickel carbonyl
would have to meet both criteria.
Status
Current
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Canada
Regulations and Initiatives:
Information: https://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2015-17/index.html
Summary
On February 11, 2015, the Government of Canada published in the Canada Gazette, Part
II the Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR), which, in addition to the amendments made
to the Hazardous Products Act under the Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No.1, modified
the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) 1988 to incorporate the
Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) for
workplace chemicals. This modified WHMIS is referred to as WHMIS 2015.
Impact on Nickel
Businesses dealing with nickel or nickel compounds in their workplace shall comply to the
Regulations.
Status
Current
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Canada
Regulations and Initiatives:
Information: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/canadian-
environmental-protection-act-registry/related-documents.html
Summary
Establishes authority for regulatory approaches to institute goals of the Act, including
Export and Import of Hazardous Wastes Regulations. The new Act differentiates wastes
for recycling and wastes for final disposal (section 185). New Act has provisions on
Pollution Prevention Planning. Under CEPA: a substance is "CEPA toxic" if it is entering
or may enter the environment in quantity or concentration or under conditions
- having or that may have an immediate or long-term harmful effect on the environment;
- constituting or that may constitute a danger to the environment on which human life
depends; or
Impact on Nickel
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Canada
Regulations and Initiatives:
Summary
Lists emissions from facilities of materials toxic under CEPA and other “pollutants”.
Impact on Nickel
Nickel and nickel compounds are on the 2020 to 2021 NPRI substance list. Mining and
smelting sector show up as leading “emitter”.
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Canada
Regulations and Initiatives:
Information:
https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/management-toxic-
substances/policy.html
Summary
Impact on Nickel
Nickel compounds listed as “toxic” under CEPA are not candidates for virtual elimination,
but are candidates for management strategies, including pollution prevention, pollution
control, remediation. Risk assessment and risk management approaches will be used to
identify Track 2 substances and management options.
Status
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Canada
Regulations and Initiatives:
Summary
Targets persistent, bio accumulative and toxic materials for virtual elimination. Regulatory,
non-regulatory, emission inventories, product labelling, use limitations and economic
incentives may be employed.
Impact on Nickel
Nickel compounds are not identified as priority, but subject to ad hoc inspections
Status
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Canada
Regulations and Initiatives:
Summary
Sets out “Safe Use Principle” for metals and minerals, i.e.: metals cannot be virtually
eliminated from environment, promotes risk assessment and risk management as decision
factors, recognizes that some metals and products may require management throughout
their life cycle, promotes need to differentiate between metal bearing recyclables and
wastes destined for final disposal.
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Canada
Regulations and Initiatives:
Information: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/great-lakes-
protection/canada-ontario-agreement-water-quality-ecosystem.html
Summary
Prevent and control pollution with an emphasis on the virtual elimination of persistent toxic
substances of greatest concern and significant reduction of other pollutants. On May 27,
2021, the governments of Canada and Ontario renewed their commitment to restore,
protect and conserve the Great Lakes by signing the Canada-Ontario Agreement on Great
Lakes Water Quality and Ecosystem Health (COA), 2021.
Impact on Nickel
Nickel compounds are not identified as priority, but may subject to ad hoc inspections.
Status
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Canada
Regulations and Initiatives:
Information: https://www.ijc.org/en/who/mission/glwqa
Summary
A commitment of each country to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and
biological integrity of the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem, including a number of objectives
and guidelines to achieve these goals.
Impact on Nickel
The concentration of total nickel in an unfiltered water sample should not exceed 25 mg/L
to protect aquatic life.
Status
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Canada
Regulations and Initiatives:
Information: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/environmental-workplace-
health/reports-publications/water-quality/guidelines-canadian-drinking-water-quality-
summary-table.html
Summary
Impact on Nickel
No value listed currently for nickel. If listed, may require that nickel recyclables be tested
for leachability of nickel thereby triggering Export and Import of Hazardous Waste
Regulations for such nickel- containing recyclables, depending upon leachate limits
chosen.
Status
The Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality are established by Health Canada. It
is updated regularly and published on Health Canada’s water quality page
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/environmental-workplace-
health/reports-publications/water-quality.html
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Regulations and Initiatives:
Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life (Fresh Water)
Information: https://ccme.ca/en/chemical/139
Summary
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Canada
Regulations and Initiatives:
Information: https://ccme.ca/en/chemical/139
Summary
Impact on Nickel
Nickel (total):
0.2 mg/ L for irrigation;
1.0 mg/L for livestock.
Status
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Canada
Regulations and Initiatives:
Soil Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Environmental and Human Health
Information: https://ccme.ca/en/chemical/139
Summary
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Canada
Regulations and Initiatives:
Information: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/household-products/safe-
use-cookware.html#st
Summary
Health Canada recommends with respect to cookware that: "Nickel is not poisonous in
small quantities but it can provoke a reaction in people allergic to nickel. The average adult
consumes between 150 to 250 micrograms of nickel per day. Using corrosion-resistant
nickel containing stainless steel cookware, even for cooking acidic foods such as rhubarb,
apricots or tomatoes, will not add significant amounts of nickel to the diet."
Impact on Nickel
Nickel is constantly on the legislation radar in terms of its use in cook wares.
Status
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Canada: Ontario
Regulations and Initiatives:
Information: https://www.ontario.ca/page/soil-ground-water-and-sediment-standards-use-
under-part-xv1-environmental-protection-act
Summary
Regulates Ontario’s soil, ground water and sediment standards effective July 1, 2011
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Colombia
Regulations and Initiatives:
Information: www.minambiente.gov.co
Summary
Regulates the handling and discharge of hazardous wastes generated in the course of
production. This regulation applies not only to nickel but to other materials as well.
Impact on Nickel
Nickel and nickel related production activities should comply with the regulation.
Status
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Colombia
Regulations and Initiatives:
Information: https://www.minambiente.gov.co/index.php/asuntos-ambientales-sectorial-y-
urbana/gestion-del-aire/emisiones-contaminantes
Summary
For the control and prevention of pollutant emissions generated by fixed and mobile
sources, this Protocol sets the admissible emission standards for air pollutants and
establishes procedures and technical specifications required for their monitoring.
Impact on Nickel
Nickel and nickel compounds as well as other nickel related production activities should
comply with the regulation.
Status
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European Union
(Note: Many EU Directives also apply to members of the European Economic Area (EEA).
These are Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein. Swiss laws also follow many EU directives.)
Information: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2008/1272/2021-05-10
Summary
This Regulation is to harmonise the criteria for classification of substances and mixtures,
and the rules on labelling and packaging for hazardous substances and mixtures. It also
aims at establishing a classification and labelling inventory of substances. This Regulation
repealed Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC as of 1 June 2015.
Impact on Nickel
Alloys containing nickel are classified for skin sensitisation when the release rate of 0,5 μg
Ni/cm2/week, as measured by the European Standard reference test method EN 1811, is
exceeded.
Nickel and 21 nickel compounds are identified as International Chemicals with assigned
numbers to conform to specific classification and labelling criteria.
Status
To keep abreast of the lasted update of the Directive, readers are suggested the reference
to https://osha.europa.eu/en/legislation/directives/regulation-ec-no-1272-2008-
classification-labelling-and-packaging-of-substances-and-mixtures
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European Union
(Note: Many EU Directives also apply to members of the European Economic Area (EEA).
These are Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein. Swiss laws also follow many EU directives.)
Information: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2009/48/2021-05-21
Summary
Manufacturers shall, before placing a toy on the market, carry out an analysis of the
chemical, physical, mechanical, electrical, flammability, hygiene and radioactivity hazards
that the toy may present, as well as an assessment of the potential exposure to such
hazards.
Impact on Nickel
Nickel in stainless steel is exempted from the clauses managing substances that are
classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR). Nickel is classified
as CMR 2 and is permitted to be used in toys and toy components made of stainless steel.
In toy components which are intended to conduct an electric current.
Nickel migration limits, from toys or components of toys, shall not be exceeded: 75mg/kg
in dry, brittle, powder-like or pliable toy material, 18.8mg/kg in liquid or sticky toy material,
930mg/kg in scraped-off toy material.
Status
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European Union
(Note: Many EU Directives also apply to members of the European Economic Area (EEA).
These are Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein. Swiss laws also follow many EU directives.)
Information: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2006/1907/2021-07-05
Summary
The assessment of the operation of the four main legal instruments governing chemicals in
the Community, i.e. Council Directive 67/548/EEC, Council Directive 76/769/EEC,
Directive 1999/45/EC and Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 identified a number of
problems in the functioning of Community legislation on chemicals, resulting in disparities
between the laws, regulations and administrative provisions in Member States directly
affecting the functioning of the internal market in this field, and the need to do more to
protect public health and the environment in accordance with the precautionary principle.
This regulation is to fill the gaps and harmonize legislations governing chemicals
management.
Impact on Nickel
Nickel and its compounds are listed in the Restrictions on the Manufacture, Placing on the
Market and Use of Certain Dangerous Substances, Preparations and Articles. Certain
nickel compounds are listed as category 1 carcinogenic substances. Nickel tetracarbonyl
is listed as category 2 toxic substance to reproduction.
Status
Current
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European Union
(Note: Many EU Directives also apply to members of the European Economic Area (EEA).
These are Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein. Swiss laws also follow many EU directives.)
Information: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2004/107/2015-09-18
Summary
With the aim of minimising harmful effects on human health, paying particular attention to
sensitive populations, and the environment as a whole, of airborne nickel, target values
should be set, to be attained as far as possible. Member States may maintain or introduce
more stringent protective measures relating to nickel.
Impact on Nickel
Target value for the total nickel content in the PM 10 fraction averaged over a calendar
year: 20 ng/m3. Specific assessment thresholds, sampling standards and analysis
methods are also listed in Directive.
Status
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European Union
(Note: Many EU Directives also apply to members of the European Economic Area (EEA).
These are Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein. Swiss laws also follow many EU directives.)
Information:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02009R1223-
20210617&qid=1626778688444
Summary
This Regulation establishes rules to be complied with by any cosmetic product made
available on the market, in order to ensure the functioning of the internal market and a high
level of protection of human health.
Impact on Nickel
Nickel and nickel compounds are listed as substances prohibited in cosmetic products.
Status
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European Union
(Note: Many EU Directives also apply to members of the European Economic Area (EEA).
These are Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein. Swiss laws also follow many EU directives.)
Information: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32019R1009&qid=1626779917848
Summary
The regulation defines nickel concentrations in fertilizers that are allowed on the EU and
EEA market.
Impact on Nickel
Status
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European Union
(Note: Many EU Directives also apply to members of the European Economic Area (EEA).
These are Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein. Swiss laws also follow many EU directives.)
Information: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32012L0018&qid=1626779917848
Summary
Major accidents often have serious consequences. The Directive to ensure that
appropriate precautionary action is taken to ensure a high level of protection throughout
the Union for citizens, communities and the environment
Impact on Nickel
Nickel compounds in inhalable powder form: nickel monoxide, nickel dioxide, nickel
sulphide, tri-nickel disulphide and dinickel trioxide are listed as dangerous substances in
the Annex 1 of the Directive.
Status
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European Union
(Note: Many EU Directives also apply to members of the European Economic Area (EEA).
These are Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein. Swiss laws also follow many EU directives.)
Information: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32011R0691&qid=1626779917848
Summary
Impact on Nickel
Data on nickel extraction activities within EEA and import and export of nickel ores and
concentrates shall data to be collected, compiled, transmitted and evaluated for Module for
Economy-Wide Material Flow Accounts (EW-MFA) by the Member States
Status
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European Union
(Note: Many EU Directives also apply to members of the European Economic Area (EEA).
These are Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein. Swiss laws also follow many EU directives.)
Information: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2010/75/2011-01-06
Summary
In order to prevent, reduce and as far as possible eliminate pollution arising from industrial
activities in compliance with the ‘polluter pays’ principle and the principle of pollution
prevention, the Directive establishes a general framework for the control of the main
industrial activities, giving priority to intervention at source, ensuring prudent management
of natural resources and taking into account, when necessary, the economic situation and
specific local characteristics of the place in which the industrial activity is taking place.
Impact on Nickel
Average emission of nickel and nickel compounds over a sampling period of a minimum of
30 minutes and a maximum of 8 hours must not exceed 0.5mg/Nm3; Emission limit values
for discharges of waste water from the cleaning of waste gases must not exceed 0.5mg/L.
Status
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European Union
(Note: Many EU Directives also apply to members of the European Economic Area (EEA).
These are Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein. Swiss laws also follow many EU directives.)
Summary
REACH is a European Union regulation that addresses the production and use of
chemical substances, and their potential impacts on both human health and the
environment. Manufactures, importers and downstream users of nickel chemicals or
product containing nickel chemicals may incur associated obligations stipulated in
REACH. Conditions of restriction on nickel and its compound under REACH is elaborated
in ANNEX XVII TO REACH. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in Helsinki has
oversight of the REACH programme.
Impact on Nickel
The text of the Conditions of Restriction on nickel and nickel compounds can be found at
https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/3bbe9024-52a6-8e63-5581-e686331eb459
Status
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European Union
(Note: Many EU Directives also apply to members of the European Economic Area (EEA).
These are Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein. Swiss laws also follow many EU directives.)
Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to
carcinogens or mutagens at work
Information: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02004L0037-20190726&qid=1626788791471
Summary
This Directive has as its aim the protection of workers against risks to their health and
safety, including the prevention of such risks, arising or likely to arise from exposure to
carcinogens or mutagens at work. It lays down particular minimum requirements in this
area, including limit values.
Impact on Nickel
This Directive affects processing of nickel and nickel compounds which are classified as a
carcinogens class 1 and 2.
It also affects processing of cupro-nickel mattes, as in Annex I of this Directive, "work
involving exposure to dusts, fumes and sprays produced during the roasting and electro-
refining of cupro-nickel mattes" is mentioned separately.
Status
Current
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European Union
(Note: Many EU Directives also apply to members of the European Economic Area (EEA).
These are Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein. Swiss laws also follow many EU directives.)
Information: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02008L0068-20201224
Summary
This Directive shall apply to the transport of dangerous goods by road, by rail or by inland
waterway within or between Member States, including the activities of loading and
unloading, the transfer to or from another mode of transport and the stops necessitated by
the circumstances of the transport.
Impact on Nickel
Status
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European Union
(Note: Many EU Directives also apply to members of the European Economic Area (EEA).
These are Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein. Swiss laws also follow many EU directives.)
Directive 98/24/EC Protection of the Health and Safety of Workers from the Risk Related
to Chemical Agents at Work
Information: The RAC Opinion on scientific evaluation of occupational exposure limits for
Nickel and its compounds can be found at
https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/13641/nickel_opinion_en.pdf
Summary
This Directive provides minimum requirements for protection of workers from health and
safety risks arising, or likely to arise, from chemical agents at the workplace.
- it is included as any chemical agent that is assigned an occupational exposure limit value
under Article 3 of the Directive;
- its physic-chemical, chemical or toxicological properties and the way it is used or present
at the workplace presents a health and safety risk.
Impact on Nickel
Nickel and nickel compounds are within the scope of the Directive. The Committee for
Risk Assessment under European Chemicals Agency set out the derived limit values for
the inhalation route: 0.005 mg/m3 for respirable dust, 0.03 mg/m3 for inhalable dust.
Status
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European Union
(Note: Many EU Directives also apply to members of the European Economic Area (EEA).
These are Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein. Swiss laws also follow many EU directives.)
REGULATION (EC) No 1935/2004 Materials and Articles Intended to Come into Contact
with Food
Information: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02004R1935-20210327&qid=1626860711600
Summary
The purpose of this Regulation is to ensure the effective functioning of the internal market
in relation to the placing on the market in the Community of materials and articles intended
to come into contact directly or indirectly with food, whilst providing the basis for securing a
high level of protection of human health and the interests of consumers.
Materials and articles intended to come into contact with food should not release any
substance likely to be detrimental to health or have any detrimental organoleptic effects
under foreseeable conditions of use.
Impact on Nickel
Nickel is used intensively as an alloy in materials for storage and processing of food.
Metals and alloys are on the List of groups of materials and articles which may be covered
by specific measures
Status
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European Union
(Note: Many EU Directives also apply to members of the European Economic Area (EEA).
These are Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein. Swiss laws also follow many EU directives.)
DIRECTIVE (EU) 2020/2184 on the quality of water intended for human consumption
Information: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32020L2184&qid=1626862816554
Summary
The objectives of this Directive are to protect human health from the adverse effects of any
contamination of water intended for human consumption by ensuring that it is wholesome
and clean, and to improve access to water intended for human consumption. It covers
(a)all water, either in its original state or after treatment, intended for drinking, cooking,
food preparation or other domestic purposes in both public and private premises,
regardless of its origin and whether it is supplied from a distribution network, supplied from
a tanker or put into bottles or containers, including spring waters; (b) all water used in any
food business for the manufacture, processing, preservation or marketing of products or
substances intended for human consumption.
Impact on Nickel
Status
Current
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European Union
(Note: Many EU Directives also apply to members of the European Economic Area (EEA).
These are Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein. Swiss laws also follow many EU directives.)
Summary
This Directive shall apply to all types of batteries and accumulators, regardless of their
shape, volume, weight, material composition or use.
Impact on Nickel
Recycling processes shall achieve the following minimum recycling efficiencies: recycling
of 75 % by average weight of nickel-cadmium batteries and accumulators and recycling of
50 % by average weight of other waste batteries and accumulators.
Status
The draft was withdrawn in 2001. The revision of this Directive has now been chosen as a
pilot project on Extended Impact Assessment.
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European Union
(Note: Many EU Directives also apply to members of the European Economic Area (EEA).
These are Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein. Swiss laws also follow many EU directives.)
Information: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02006R1013-20210111
Summary
This Regulation establishes procedures and control regimes for the shipment of waste,
depending on the origin, destination and route of the shipment, the type of waste shipped
and the type of treatment to be applied to the waste at its destination. It also implements
the Basel Convention and the OECD Decision on trans frontier shipment of waste for
recovery operations in the EU framework.
Impact on Nickel
Nickel scrap and spent catalysts excluding liquids used as catalysts, containing nickel
subject to the controlling clauses for Annex V, Part 1, List B in the regulation. Annex IX to
the Basel Convention is listed in this Regulation in Annex V, Part 1, List B.
Status
Current
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European Union
(Note: Many EU Directives also apply to members of the European Economic Area (EEA).
These are Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein. Swiss laws also follow many EU directives.)
Summary
This regulation establishes common rules and procedures to apply to shipments to certain
non-OECD countries of certain types of waste.
Impact on Nickel
Annex A of this Regulation lists countries and territories which have indicated to the
Commission that they do not wish to receive shipments for recovery of certain types of
waste listed in Annex II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93. Singapore exempts nickel
waste and scrap in its list. Tunisia bans any spent metal-bearing catalysts containing
nickel.
Status
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European Union
(Note: Many EU Directives also apply to members of the European Economic Area (EEA).
These are Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein. Swiss laws also follow many EU directives.)
Directive 86/278/EEC on the protection of the environment, and in particular of the soil,
when sewage sludge is used in agriculture
Information: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A01986L0278-20180704&qid=1626959100282
Summary
The purpose of this Directive is to regulate the use of sewage sludge in agriculture in such
a way as to prevent harmful effects on soil, vegetation, animals and man, thereby
encouraging the correct use of such sewage sludge.
Impact on Nickel
Limit Values for Concentrations of Nickel in Soil: 30-75mg/kg of dry matter; in sludge for
use in agriculture: 300 to 400mg/kg of dry matter; limit values for amounts of nickel which
may be added annually to agricultural land, based on a 10-year average: 3kg/ha/yr Nickel
has to be analysed in sludge and soil analysis.
Status
Current
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European Union
(Note: Many EU Directives also apply to members of the European Economic Area (EEA).
These are Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein. Swiss laws also follow many EU directives.)
Risk Assessment (RAC) for evaluation of limit values for nickel and its compounds in the
workplace
Information: https://echa.europa.eu/echas-executive-director-requests-to-the-committees-
previous-consultations
Summary
European Chemicals Agency prepared an annex in support of the Committee for Risk
Assessment (RAC) for evaluation of limit values for nickel and its compounds in the
workplace.
Impact on Nickel
Status
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European Union
(Note: Many EU Directives also apply to members of the European Economic Area (EEA).
These are Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein. Swiss laws also follow many EU directives.)
Information: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A01999L0031-20180704&qid=1626946123861
Summary
With a view to supporting the Union’s transition to a circular economy and meeting the
requirements of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1),
and in particular Articles 4 and 12 thereof, the aim of this Directive is to ensure a
progressive reduction of landfilling of waste, in particular of waste that is suitable for
recycling or other recovery, and, by way of stringent operational and technical
requirements on the waste and landfills, to provide for measures, procedures and
guidance to prevent or reduce as far as possible negative effects on the environment, in
particular the pollution of surface water, groundwater, soil and air, and on the global
environment, including the greenhouse effect, as well as any resulting risk to human
health, from landfilling of waste, during the whole life-cycle of the landfill.
Lays down technical standards for the landfill of waste at Community level. Landfills are
divided into three classes:
landfills for hazardous waste;
landfills for non-hazardous waste;
landfills for inert waste.
Impact on Nickel
Member states are allowed to require more stringent measures. Nickel and nickel
containing waste treatment should comply to this Directive.
Status
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Summary
This Decree aims at protecting the surface waters and to improve their quality by
preventing deterioration due to the dangerous and harmful substances.
Impact on Nickel
Nickel and its compounds are listed as substances harmful to the aquatic environment.
Environmental quality standards are not given.
Status
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Summary
The purpose of this Decree is to prevent the pollution of surface water, groundwater, soil
and air, and to combat climate change and other comparable large-scale adverse
environmental impacts by directing the planning, establishment, construction, operation,
management, closure and aftercare of landfills, and the depositing of wastes in them in
such a way that they will not, even over a long period of time, endanger or cause harm to
human health or the environment.
Impact on Nickel
Eligibility criteria: Wastes acceptable at landfills for inert waste (wastes that require
testing): Limiting value for nickel: 0,4 mg/kg (dry weight);
Non-hazardous waste and inert hazardous waste disposed together: Limiting value for
nickel: 10 mg/kg (dry weight);
Landfill of hazardous waste: Limiting value for nickel: 40 mg/kg (dry weight).
Status
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Information: https://www.tyosuojelu.fi/web/en
Summary
Impact on Nickel
Nickel and nickel compounds are among the substance lists of various legislations and
decrees. Detailed exposure limits and employers´ obligations are elaborated in the
annexes to legislations and decrees which can be found at the website of the Finland
Occupational Health and Safety Administration https://www.tyosuojelu.fi/web/en
Status
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Summary
Impact on Nickel
Nickel and its compounds are listed as substances requiring a permit for discharge into
waters or a public sewer
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Information: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/publikationen/sewage-sludge-disposal-
in-the-federal-republic-of
Summary
The new sewage sludge ordinance entered into force on 03/10/2017. Therefore, for
wastewater treatment plants with more than 100,000 and 50,000 populations equivalents
the utilization of sewage sludge on soil is only possible until 2029 and 2032 respectively.
Impact on Nickel
Nickel is strictly monitored in sewage sludge as heavy metal. The value ranges of nickel in
sewage sludge in Germany is 30–35mg/kg (raw).
Status
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Information: http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bioabfv/index.html
Summary
This Ordinance applies to 1. untreated and treated biowaste and mixtures which are
applied to agricultural, forestry or horticultural soils for use as fertilizer or which are given
away for the purpose of application and 2. the treatment and investigation of such
biowaste and mixtures.
Impact on Nickel
Maximum Ni concentration in soils to which sludge can be applied: 35-50 mg/kg d.m.
depending on soil type.
Status
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Information:
https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/fileadmin/Dateien/3_Downloads/E/Englisch
e_Dateien/Drinking_Water_Ordinance.pdf
Summary
It is the purpose of this Ordinance to protect human health from the adverse influences
resulting from any contamination of water intended for human consumption, by ensuring
its wholesomeness and purity
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Information: http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/abwv/index.html
Summary
This Ordinance on Requirements for the Discharge of Waste Waters into Waters relates
quality requirements to the best available technology. It contains apart from general
requirements and regulations on analysis and measurement procedures special pollutant
related requirements for waste water from different sources and industrial branches in 57
appendices. For the NF-metal industry appendices 39 (NF-metal producing) and 40 (NF-
metal processing) are of relevance.
Impact on Nickel
Limit for Nickel in waste water from metal production: 2.0 mg/l;
from metal processing: 0.5 mg/l
Status
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Information: http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bbodschg/index.html
Summary
Includes different values such as action values, trigger values and precautionary values for
different pathways (soil-human being, soil- plant, soil-groundwater) and different uses of
soil (e.g., children’s playgrounds, industrial areas).
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Summary
Impact on Nickel
Nickel and Nickel Compounds are classified as WGK1-3 and NWG according to specific
properties. Details can be found at https://webrigoletto.uba.de/Rigoletto/Home/Search
Status
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Information: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/immission-control-law#undefined
Summary
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Ordinance on Underground Waste Stowage and to Amend the Provisions pertaining to the
List of Wastes
Information:
https://www.bmu.de/fileadmin/Daten_BMU/Download_PDF/Abfallwirtschaft/versatzv_en.p
df
Summary
Sets limit values for wastes which are allowed to be utilised underground. If metal
concentration in wastes exceeds certain limits reclamation of the metal is requested.
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Information: http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/ger126682E.pdf
Summary
Includes limit values for nickel in wastes on surface landfills as well as for nickel in
recultivation layer.
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Information: https://www.normattiva.it/
Summary
Impact on Nickel
Status
Entry into force of the provision: 11/04/2014 (Last document update published on
19/06/2015)
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Information: https://www.normattiva.it/
Summary
Impact on Nickel
Status
Entry into force of the provision: 12/05/2011 (Last document update published on
30/11/2020)
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Information: https://www.normattiva.it/
Summary
Industrial workers who are exposed to the influence of toxic or contaminating substances
or substances which in any case result harmful and indicated in the Annex to the decree,
will have to be examined regularly by a competent physician.
Impact on Nickel
Nickel, alloys and components are included in the Annex. Workers employed in refining of
nickel should be examined half-yearly; those employed in the production and use of nickel-
carbonyl should be examined monthly. Specific Exposure limits are not included; central
authorities refer to the values adopted by the American Conference of Government
Industrial Hygienists.
Status
Entry into force of the decree: 15-5-2008 (Last document update published on 21/10/2021)
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Summary
Under the current health and safety system, employers and employees have their own
responsibility for the safe handling of hazardous substances in the workplace. That is why
the Social and Economic Council manages the database Limit Values for Dangerous
Substances in the Workplace. Management is in the hands of the SER Subcommittee on
Limit Values for Substances in the Workplace. This committee advises the Ministry of
Social Affairs and Employment on the feasibility of legal limit values for substances without
a safe level of exposure. These are often carcinogenic and mutagenic substances, and
substances that can cause respiratory allergies. Mutagenic means that the substance can
affect DNA.
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Summary
Occupational Exposure Limits are determined by the Swedish Work Environment Authority
(Arbetsmiljöverket). The limits are reviewed every three years. Revisions are made in
consultation with representatives from employers and employees
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Information: SFS (Collection of Swedish Laws and Regulations) 1998: 944, par. 20
Summary
Sludge for agricultural use may only be sold if specific metal concentrations are not
exceeded.
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Car Washers
Information: Industry Fact Sheet NV (From National Environment Protection Agency) page
4
Summary
Lead, chromium and nickel to the waste water should not exceed certain levels.
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Summary
Impact on Nickel
Potential risks and limits are elaborated in the document, details and update can be found
at https://www.av.se/sok/?qry=occupational%20exposure%20limits%20Nickel
Status
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Summary
The aim of review is to describe the health risk associated with handling electronic and
electric waste
Impact on Nickel
Potential exposure risks to nickel contained in the waste and exposure limits are listed in
review: https://www.av.se/sok/?qry=occupational%20exposure%20limits%20Nickel
Status
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Summary
The aim of this review is to describe effects and diseases associated with inhalation of
welding-generated gases and particles. The review comprises a short description of some
common methods of welding.
Impact on Nickel
Potential exposure risks to nickel fumes and protective proposals are listed in the review:
https://www.av.se/sok/?qry=occupational%20exposure%20limits%20Nickel
Status
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Drinking Water
Information: LIVS FS (Regulation from the National Food Administration) 2005:10 page
17
Summary
Threshold limit value for untreated drinking water for general consumption.
Impact on Nickel
Nickel 20 mg/l
Status
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Information: https://www.arbeidstilsynet.no/tema/kjemikalier/metaller-og-metallforbindelser/
Summary
In regulations on action and limit values, some metals (for example nickel and nickel
compounds) are listed as carcinogenic, mutagenic and cause allergies or other
hypersensitivity in the eyes or respiratory tract and in contact with skin. The action value
for nickel is only 0.05 mg / m 3 (calculated as Ni) and is an example of how important it is
to perform measurements and analyses of the compounds in welding dust and not just the
amount of total dust. Occupational Exposure Limits are determined by the Norwegian
Labour Inspectorate (Arbeidstilsynet): www.arbeidstilsynet.no/
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Indonesia
Regulations and Initiatives:
Regulation of the Minister of Manpower No. 5/2018 on Occupational Safety and Health at
Work Environment
Summary
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Indonesia
Regulations and Initiatives:
Summary
Specifies requirement for efficient occupational safety and health management system at
workplace
Impact on Nickel
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Indonesia
Regulations and Initiatives:
Summary
Impact on Nickel
Industries which use nickel and its compounds should follow the standard to avoid
environment pollution/damage.
Status
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Indonesia
Regulations and Initiatives:
Summary
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Indonesia
Regulations and Initiatives:
Summary
Regulates hazardous and toxic waste (B3 waste), mainly waste discharged from the
industrial sector
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Indonesia
Regulations and Initiatives:
Regulation of the Minister of Environment No. 4/ 2014 Concerning Emission Standards for
Stationary Sources of Mining Industry Activities
Summary
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Indonesia
Regulations and Initiatives:
Summary
These regulations set wastewater standards and management obligations for industries
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Indonesia
Regulations and Initiatives:
Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 101/ 2018 on Guidelines for
Rehabilitation of Soil Contaminated with Hazardous and Toxic Wastes (B3 Wastes)
Summary
These regulations set to prevent soil pollution and degradation as a result of economic
activities.
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Indonesia
Regulations and Initiatives:
Summary
Law enforcement on environmental impact carried out only by Bapedal and Bapedalda
(local EPA).
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Indonesia
Regulations and Initiatives:
Summary
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Japan
Regulations and Initiatives:
Summary
The PRTR (Pollutant Release and Transfer Register) system is a system under which
business operators are required to report the amounts of chemical substances imposing
risks to human health or ecosystems released into the environment (air, water, and soil)
and transferred outside the relevant place as part of waste.
Impact on Nickel
Nickel compound is on the List of Class I Designated Chemical Substances. Metal mining
and industrial waste treatment in on the list of targeted industries.
Status
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Japan
Regulations and Initiatives:
Information: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/english/labour_standards_index.html
Summary
The 13th Occupational Safety & Health Program in FY2018, specifies the goals and
priority activities to be achieved by the government, employers, workers and other relevant
parties to minimize occupational accidents and realize safe and healthy workplaces for the
FY2018-2023
Impact on Nickel
Industries are obliged to fulfil various subprograms including but not limited to Promotion of
measures to prevent health disorders due to chemical substances
Status
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Japan
Regulations and Initiatives:
Summary
With the aim of minimising harmful effects on human health, paying particular attention to
sensitive populations, and the environment as a whole, of airborne nickel, target values
should be set, to be attained as far as possible.
Impact on Nickel
Improved recovery and collection of nickel containing products (NiCd batteries) will
increase availability of nickel units.
Status
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Basal Convention
Mr. W. E.Scott
Summary
South Africa ratified the Convention May 1994, and draft regulations are published to
control the movement of such wastes.
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Summary
These regulations apply to an employer or self-employed person who carries out work at a
workplace which may expose any person to the intake of hazardous chemical substances
at that workplace.
Impact on Nickel
Status
Current
Recent update: Notice No. R. 683 dated 27 June 2008
https://www.labourguide.co.za/health-and-safety/848-health-and-safety-downloads
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Summary
Nickel compounds listed as Mobile Source Air Toxics for which regulations are to be
developed. Nickel compounds listed as Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPS). Under the
Urban Air Toxics Strategy, Ni compounds are identified as one of 33 HAPS that present
the greatest threat to public health in urban areas.
Impact on Nickel
Status
Current
Act amended 2004
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Clean Water Act: Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing Effluent Guidelines; Nonferrous Metals
Forming and Metal Powders Effluent Guidelines
Information: https://www.epa.gov/eg/industrial-effluent-guidelines
Summary
Under Effluent Guidelines nickel and nickel compounds are listed as Toxic Pollutants.
Biosolids Rule sets ceiling concentration of nickel (type not specified) for land appllications
=420 mg/kg
Impact on Nickel
Water Quality Criteria. Based on fish/shellfish and water consumption = 610 µg/L (nickel,
type not specified), Based on fish/shellfish consumption only = 4600 µg/L.
Status
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Summary
Provides for liability, compensation, clean-up and emergency response for hazardous
substances released into the environment and the clean-up of inactive hazardous waste
disposal sites.
Impact on Nickel
Status
Current
Act first passed in 1980, amended in 2002
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Impact on Nickel
Status
Current
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Summary
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Summary
In 1998, TLVs for nickel have been adopted, based on "inhalable fraction" rather than on
"total particular". Moreover, the cancer classification for nickel was changed into:
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Summary
Uniform national labelling requirements for regulated batteries (including NiCd) by May
1998. The act also provides for streamlining of regulations governing battery collection and
recycling, encouraging voluntary industry programs. EPA is responsible for enforcing most
of the provisions of the act.
Impact on Nickel
Status
Current
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Report on Carcinogens
Summary
The report lists substances that “are either known or may reasonably be anticipated to be
human carcinogens, and to which a significant number of persons in the United States is
exposed".
Impact on Nickel
The decision to include "metallic nickel" into the list does not affect legislation on nickel
directly, but it can be used as reference for legislation on national as well as states level.
Status
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Summary
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Information:
https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1000TABLEZ1
Summary
Impact on Nickel
Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) = 1 mg/m3 (metallic nickel and compounds other than
nickel carbonyl); 0.001 ppm (0.007 mg/m3) (nickel carbonyl)
Status
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Information: https://legalinstruments.oecd.org/public/doc/221/221.en.pdf
Summary
The Decision was adopted on the occasion of the 14 June 2001 Ministerial meeting. The
Decision revises the 1992 OECD Decision on the Control of Trans-frontier Movements of
Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations manner. A two-tiered system serves to
delineate controls to be applied to such transboundary movements of wastes.
Impact on Nickel
Green Control Procedure: Wastes listed in Annex IX of the Basel Convention; Metal
Bearing Wastes Arising from Melting, Smelting and Refining of Metals; Other Wastes
Containing Metals.
Amber Control Procedure: Wastes listed in Annexes II and VIII of the Basel Convention;
Metal Bearing Wastes.
Status
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Information:
http://www.basel.int/TheConvention/Overview/TextoftheConvention/tabid/1275/Default.asp
x
Summary
The Convention was adopted in 1989, and entered into force in 1992, 189 parties signed
the Convention (up to November 2021). Parties are obliged to ensure that hazardous
wastes are managed and disposed of in an environmentally sound manner.
Impact on Nickel
Status
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Information: https://www.who.int/teams/environment-climate-change-and-health/water-
sanitation-and-health/chemical-hazards-in-drinking-water/nickel
Summary
The Guidelines are updated through a “rolling revision” process which ensures that the
GDWQ presents the latest scientific evidence and addresses key concerns raised by
countries. Nickel is included in the rolling revision of the GDWQ
Impact on Nickel
It is identified that the primary source of nickel in drinking-water is leaching from metals in
contact with drinking-water, such as pipes and fittings. Stainless steel cooking utensils
(e.g., oven pans, roasting pans) contributed markedly to the levels of nickel in cooked
food. This information may impact the use of nickel containing alloys in water
transportation and food preparation.
Status
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Information: http://www.iarc.fr/
Summary
Monograph Volume 49 on "Chromium, Nickel and Welding" is the most recent IARC
review specifically on nickel. In this monograph, metallic nickel is classified as a possible
carcinogen to humans (Group 2B); nickel compounds as carcinogens to humans (Group
1).
Impact on Nickel
Volume 74:
Group 2B: implanting foreign bodies of:
- metallic nickel, and
- an alloy powder containing 66-67% nickel, 13-16% chromium and 7% iron.
Group 3 (not classifiable as to their carcinogenicity to humans): implanting foreign bodies
of stainless steel.
Classification by IARC does not affect legislation on nickel directly. However, IARC
reviews are considered to be authoritative, and are used as a reference for
recommendations or legislation on national as well as international level.
Status
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Information: https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/safety-and-health-at-work/normative-
instruments/code-of-practice/WCMS_107713/lang--en/index.htm
Summary
The objective of ILO Codes of Practices, which are the result of tripartite negotiations, is to
provide guidance for safety and health management in relation to specific occupational
hazards (e.g., chemicals), sectors of activity (e.g., mining) or equipment. They are not
intended to replace national laws or regulations or accepted standards. This Code does
not deal with mining or downstream processing of non-ferrous products; however,
recycling activities are included
Impact on Nickel
The Code contains general provisions, principles, practices and duties of the competent
authorities, employers and workers in the non-ferrous metals industry and some specific
issues related to Nickel and nickel recycling.
Status
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