Membership benefits

We provide information on regulatory and industry developments

We provide members with timely and targeted information on developments in chemicals legislation and other regulatory activities relevant to the running of businesses operating in the industry, covering EU as well as UK legislation. We do this via

• Timely BCA Alerts.
• Fortnightly Regulatory Updates.
• Regular Sector Group members’ meetings which provide opportunities for members to discuss sector-specific and product-related information as well as developments affecting the industry in general.
• Access to the Yordas Helix chemicals risk management and regulatory compliance software. Contact enquiries@bcaorg.com for access.
• Our confidential BCA Helpdesk service for answering questions on regulatory and industry developments which members may have. Just email questions to enquiries@bcaorg.com

We are a voice for our members

We understand the industry and represent members' interests through engagement with Government, the regulators and other stakeholders in the UK and through involvement at the European level. Engagement means we can work to help shape the regulatory landscape within which our members have to operate and the design of legislation to minimise the adverse impact on industry whilst meeting the regulatory outcomes it is intended to achieve.

In the UK, BCA is inter alia a member of:

• Alliance of Chemical Associations (ACA)
• British Cleaning Council (BCC)
• Process Safety Management Competence Programme Board (PSM CPB)
  
• Environment Agency Chemical Industry Liaison Group (EA CILG)
• Defra Chemicals Policy and Communication Forum (CPCF)
• Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
• North East of England Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC)
• Trade Association Forum (TAF)
• Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment (INCPEN) Trade Association Group (TAG)
• Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group (PWTAG)

We also work with, or support the work of, other organisations such as the Society of Cosmetic Scientists (SCS), Cosmetic Cluster UK (CCUK), British Standards Institute (BSI), the Water Management Society (WMSoc), the Legionella Control Association (LCA) and Replacing Animal Research (RAR) and with contacts in Government and the Regulators.

At the European level, BCA is a member of the European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredients (EFfCI) and the Biocides for Europe (B4E) and the CESIO surfactant producers sector groups of Cefic. We also contribute to the work of the European standards organisation CEN.