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REACH Compliance Seminar: Requirements, Risks and Roadmap For the EU Directive on Registration,
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This Seminar will answer three key questions companies have on REACH Regulations:
1) What does the REACH regulation require?
2) What are the implications for your company?
3) What could/should your company do to protect its market and revenue, comply with REACH Pre-Registration phase, and set the foundation for future REACH phases?

This full-day seminar is held at your facility on a day that is convenient to you. Cost includes pre-Seminar interviews and company research plus approved travel/expenses. Contact prnichols@goodbyechain.com at 888-422-4246, Ext. 87, for a brochure,cost information or to schedule a seminar.

For more information on The GoodBye Chain Group, go to www.goodbyechain.com.

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Gas Storage and Infrastructure Forum Date: Sep. 11-12, 2008 Location: Vienna, Austria Gas storage is beginning to play more and more of a vital role in the wider gas market, by increasing the reliability and security of supply and demand in many regions around the globe. The number of storage facilities, both in the form of underground storage units (salt caverns, aquifers and depleted oil and gas fields), above ground tanks and in-pipeline capabilities, are ...

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10th Renewable Energy Finance Forum - London Date: Sep. 15-16, 2008 Location: London, UK The 10th edition of the conference will unite investors with project developers and senior executives from across the renewable energy and technology sectors, to provide delegates with cutting-edge insight as well as unparalleled networking opportunities. As in the last few years, REFF-London 2008 will also feature the Global Euromoney and Ernst & Young Renewable Energy ...

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The Recycling & Waste Management Exhibition (RWM) 2008 Date: Sep. 16-18, 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK The Essential Event for the Recycling & Waste Management Industry. If you are involved with waste and recycling, this is the only event you need to attend this year. An industry wide exhibitor base, free seminar programmes, live demonstrations of machinery and vehicles. RWM is the place to do serious business. All under one roof and in the most central venue in the UK, NEC Birmingham ...

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Contract Risk Management Date: Sep. 16-17, 2008 Location: Brussels, Belgium Every oil and gas operation involves numerous contracts, from start to finish. At the moment, oil and gas projects are getting bigger and more challenging, meaning the risk inherent in any contract between parties has also increased, between contractors, sub-contractors, operators and governments alike. The market is rife with uncertainties, including the actual (rather ...

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Wallingford Software International User Conference 08 Date: Sep. 16-18, 2008 Location: Reading, UK This year`s International User Conference, will be held over three days from 16th to 18th September. In order to accommodate the increasing numbers of people wishing to attend, this year`s event will be held at the nearby Crowne Plaza Hotel on the banks of the Thames. The packed three-day programme of user case studies & technical presentations will follow a similar structure ...

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Bioenergy World Americas 2008 Date: Sep. 16-20, 2008 Location: Salvador da Bahia, Brazil Bioenergy World Americas 2008 is an international conference responding head-on to the calling to define sustainable bioenergy value chains. Strategies and initiatives will be presented by industry and institutional experts with delegates encouraged to debate the issues and participate in determining how to create feedstock supply chains and integrated fuel production processes ...

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2nd Annual Field Service Management for Utilities Date: Sep. 16-17, 2008 Location: San Diego, CA, USA The marcus evans 2nd Annual Field Service Management For Utilities conference will provide the opportunity to discuss the importance of quality management systems and the significance of maximizing customer service and field service interaction to provide optimal service delivery. Focus will be also placed on the advantage of leveraging mobile solutions and systems, in not only ...

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Carbon Markets USA Date: Sep. 16-17, 2008 Location: Washington DC The American carbon market occupies a unique position. Whilst there is a lot of activity at regional and state level, there is as of yet no federal legislation providing a clear, comprehensive framework. However as the presidential election cycle gathers pace throughout 2008, it is becoming increasingly apparent that a domestic climate plan involving a carbon market will come ...

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OUTLOOK 2008 Date: Sep. 17-19, 2008 Location: Lisbon, Portugal OUTLOOK has gone from strength to strength for 6 editions, attracting over 300 participants. It owes its success to high level speakers, a diverse and relevant programme and unparalleled networking opportunities for all players in the Absorbent Hygiene Products supply chain. It attracts a high-level audience of middle and upper management from the whole supply chain of ...

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Third International Symposium & Exhibition on the Redevelopment of Manufactured Gas Plant Sites (MPG USA 2008) Date: Sep. 23-25, 2008 Location: Mystic, CT, USA With the successful completion of many MGP site closures, the Third International Symposium and Exhibition on the Redevelopment of Manufactured Gas Plant Sites (MGP USA 2008), will convene in Mystic Connecticut on September 23, 24 and 25, 2008. MGP USA 2008 will focus on how the remediation and redevelopment of MGP`s is taking place today. Attendees will learn about the issues, ...

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IFAT CHINA 2008 - 3rd International Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Refuse, Recycling and Natural Energy Sources Date: Sep. 23-25, 2008 Location: Shanghai, China 3rd International Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Refuse, Recycling and Natural Energy SourcesIFAT CHINA is the comprehensive exhibition on the Asian market for practice-oriented solutions in the key sectors for environmental protection and waste disposal including water supply, sewage, recycling, air pollution, environmental technology and environmentally sound energy sources.

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Environment Management Systems - Nairobi Date: Sep. 24-26, 2008 Location: Nairobi, Kenya The ultimate aim of this training course is to train delegates to effectively lead the development and implementation of an Environmental Management System (EMS) in virtually any commercial setting. This comprehensive three-day program will take participants through the implementation of an EMS that is compliant with the international standard ISO14001. The course combines tutorials ...

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Ypsilanti, MI, 30 July, 2008 - Quantum Compliance Systems,Inc.

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Ypsilanti, MI, 14 July, 2008 - Quantum Compliance Systems,Inc.

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Ypsilanti, MI. February, 2008 - Quantum Compliance Systems, Inc.

(Quantum) is pleased to announce the formation of a strategic business partnership with DHI Group, an independent, international consulting and research organization.

DHI offers their clients a wide range of consulting services, leading edge technologies, software tools, chemical / biological laboratories and physical model test facilities as well as field surveys and monitoring programs.

Quantum is partnering with DHI to provide Quantum customers:
   - European and Asian regulatory lists for MSDS Authoring and regulatory reports, which can be purchased through Quantum for an additional cost;
   - Consulting services on environmental issues in Europe and Asia, particularly with REACH registration and Dangerous Goods procedures.

This partnership gives Quantum clients access to expertise in rapidly changing international regulations for their existing plants, or when they want to expand into new markets or locations. Access to this expertise is available for companies that don’t use Quantum’s software, either through Quantum or directly from DHI.

Patricia Brooks, founder and CEO of Quantum, says “We are pleased now to be able to offer all of our clients access to DHI’s depth of experience and subject matter experience in these areas of regulatory compliance.”

“DHI is pleased to form this cooperative agreement with Quantum and with this excellent opportunity to supply our expert knowledge on chemical management, regulatory compliance and regulatory data to the clients of Quantum” said Helle Westphal, Director of Centre, Centre for Environment & Toxicology, DHI.

Quantum Compliance Systems, Inc. (http://www.qcs-facts.com) is a privately held, profitable operation, with over 100 separately licensed installations. It was founded in 1986, by a team of environmental engineering and computer science professionals who knew “there had to be a better way” based on their direct experience in EH&S. In 1989, Quantum released their flagship product platform named Facility Tracking System (FacTS™). This enterprise wide Environmental, Health & Safety Information Management System offers the most comprehensive set of EH&S capabilities, so that with a single vendor relationship, customers can control the entire compliance process across the enterprise.

DHI (http://www.dhigroup.com) formed by merging Danish Hydraulic Institute, VKI - Institute for the Water Environment and Danish Toxicology Centre. DHI's main office is located in Hørsholm, Denmark, with offices located in Australia, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, United Arab Emirates and USA. DHI has representative offices in Brazil, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam and also an extensive agents network.

For more information about purchasing FacTS™ or European and Asian environmental regulations consulting services, please contact Terry Collins at collins@qcs-facts.com or 734.572.1000 ext 143.

FacTS™ is a trademark of Quantum Compliance Systems, Inc.

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Ypsilanti, MI. September, 2007 - Quantum Compliance Systems, Inc.

Quantum Compliance Systems announces the release of an integrated Dashboard tool for FacTS™, their Environmental Health & Safety Information Management System software package. The Dashboard will allow customers to create reports, graphs, etc. to track Key Performance Indicators (KPI) by directly reading data stored in FacTS™.

Quantum has partnered with Yellowfin International to use their proven technology to provide this new tool to current and new clients. The Dashboard communicates complex information quickly; translating corporate data into a rich, graphical presentation using gauges, maps, charts, and other graphics to show multiple results together. This dynamic dashboard still lets you drills down to other reports and the data for more detail about the information displayed on the Dashboard. Each customer can personalize the Dashboard based on their needs, corporate roles and security level, thereby allowing for varying levels of data access and report authoring authority.

FacTS™ has proven to be a flexible, corporate-wide EH&S Information Management System that is currently in place around the world at small and large companies, including a number of Fortune Global 2000 companies. FacTS™ supports multiple facilities, divisions, and companies while providing corporate roll-up reports. It is easily integrated with other databases that address purchasing, material control, personnel, payroll, and warehousing. FacTS’ ability to solve problems across a wide landscape of industries is demonstrated by its implementation and use in the following areas: US Government – Department of Energy, High Technology Manufacturing, Energy Companies, Automotive Manufacturing (OEM), Oil and Gas Exploration, University and Research Institutions, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Companies, Chemical Management Companies, Primary Metal, Forest Products, and Resource Management Companies.

FacTS™ is a powerful tool that assists its users in achieving and maintaining EH&S regulatory compliance while reducing costs and improving productivity. FacTS™ also manages other important information related to waste approvals, container content labeling, employee medical and training records, illness and injury reporting, permits, cost, sample tracking, scheduling, and emergency pre-planning. This kind of information in a centralized database with the ability to run on multiple types of platforms allows clients to manage this information in ways that assist management in making well-informed business decisions.

Quantum Compliance Systems, Inc. (http://www.qcs-facts.com/) is a privately held, profitable operation, with over 100 separately licensed installations. It was founded in 1986, by a team of environmental engineering and computer science professionals who knew “there had to be a better way” based on their direct experience in EH&S. Today Quantum offers the most comprehensive set of EH&S capabilities, so with a single vendor relationship, customers can control the entire compliance process across the enterprise.

Yellowfin International (http://www.yellowfin.com.au/) was founded to tackle the problems its founders had experienced with more traditional business intelligence (BI) players in the market. Their philosophy drives them to develop products that are easy to use.

For more information about the Dashboard or adding it to FacTS™, please contact your Quantum Project Manager or Terry Collins.

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Ypsilanti, MI. April, 2007 - Quantum Compliance Systems, Inc.

Chemical List

The EPA’s 2006 TRI-Made Easy (TRI-ME) is now available for download on the EPA’s web site (http://www.epa.gov/tri/report/software/index.htm). Quantum has downloaded the software and reviewed the list of reportable chemicals to last year’s list. There are no permanent changes to the list; however three chemicals currently on the list are under administrative stay so are not reportable for 2006. These chemicals can remain off the 2006 313 list in FacTS™. These chemicals are:

            Methyl Mercaptan            CAS NO:      74-93-1

            Hydrogen Sulfide             CAS NO:      7783-06-4

            2,2-dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide         CAS NO:      10222-01-2

NAICS Codes

The EPA has switched from using the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes to determine what facilities must complete the SARA 313 reports, to using the North American Industry Classification (NAICS) codes. FacTS™ has been updated to enter the new NAICS code, but can still store/display the old SIC codes for archived records. FacTS™ customers with the Form R modules will be contacted by their FacTS™ project manager to coordinate delivery of the applicable upgrade.

Expanded Form A

In addition, the rules for when a Form A can be used have been expanded for 2006. The Form A is a simpler form with less detailed information, which under certain conditions, can be submitted in lieu of the more detailed Form R. From 1995 through 2005, the rule to determine when a Form A could be used versus a Form R was:

Is the amount manufactured, OR processed, OR otherwise used, less than or equal to 1,000,000 pounds AND non-PBT AND is the reportable amount less than or equal to 500 lbs/yr.

The new rule expands eligibility for TRI reporters to use Form A when:
Reporting facilities are allowed to use Form A for non-PBT (Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic) chemicals, so long as releases or other disposal is not greater than 2,000 pounds as part of the total waste management limit for the chemical, which is not more than 5,000 pounds.

• Form A may be used for certain chemicals of greater concern (i.e., persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic, or PBT, chemicals) when there are no releases or other disposal and no more than 500 pounds of other waste management (e.g., recycling or treatment).
• This rule makes Form A available for use in reporting PBT chemicals under limited circumstances for the first time in the program’s history.
• “Non-production related waste,” i.e., waste from one time events such as facility cleanups or extraordinary weather events must be counted when determining eligibility to use Form A.

Since Form As were introduced, FacTS™ customers have required that they chose for themselves when to report a Form A or a Form R. Some have preferred to always submit Form Rs because they feel the greater level of detail better demonstrates their reduction of 313 chemicals. FacTS™ supports both forms but allows each customer to select the type on a chemical-by-chemical basis.

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Ypsilanti, MI. January, 2007 - Quantum Compliance Systems, Inc.

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Ypsilanti, MI. November, 2006 - Quantum Compliance Systems, Inc.

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Quantum Compliance Systems, New Federal Manifest 2006 Support Announcement

Ypsilanti, MI. July, 2006 - Quantum Compliance Systems, Inc.

We would like to announce the release of the enhancements to the FacTS™ Software Product to support the Manifest 2006
report to meet the new EPA requirements. Change highlights include a new harmonized manifest form that has been design
to be used by all states

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Ypsilanti, MI. Feb, 2006 - Quantum Compliance Systems, Inc.

Quantum is working with our customers to define how to update FacTS™ , our EH&S Information Management Systems, to support Global Harmonization System (GHS) and meet customer's workflow requirements. GHS is a United Nations initiative to standardize product labels across countries, so everyone can understand the labels regardless of where the product goes in the world.

Quantum expects to have software updates ready to deliver to customers the beginning of the fourth quarter 2006. This gives them time to implement the new features and incorporate any process changes for the January 2007 GHS support deadline.

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Ypsilanti, MI. Oct, 2005 - Quantum Compliance Systems, Inc.

NEW FacTS™ MODULES

Scheduler
The Scheduler is used to automatically schedule the generation of reports at a particular date and time, using pre-specified selection criteria. This feature is useful for users that need to run the same report on a daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly basis. The Quantum Scheduler can be run as a Service and starts running when the system boots. Further, a user does not have sign on to the system for the Scheduler to continue running.

Visual Information Portal (VIP)
FacTS™ VIP provides all levels of users with Internet access to reports scheduled and run via the Scheduler module. Using the same security as the FacTS™ product, VIP controls access based on the type of user.

New Report Options
The majority of reports and data entry listings in Version 9 print using Adobe PDF. PDF handles all the formatting so you don't have to change the orientation or font size before being able to print. You also have the option of exporting the reports and listings to Microsoft Excel or text format for additional sorting and manipulation.

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Ypsilanti, MI. Dec, 2005 - Quantum Compliance

In the next 24 months, Quantum Compliance Systems, Inc. will be developing or rolling out the following new FacTS™ features and modules.

New Federal Uniform Manifest:

International Features:

Risk Control module:

JAVA Application Programming Interface (API):

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Ypsilanti, MI June 2005 - Quantum Compliance Systems developers of the FacTS™ Environment Health and Safety Enterprise Information Management System, is pleased to offer a new package that includes the essential modules to meet universities EH&S departments needs: the FacTS University Package (FacTS UP).

Quantum has identified the need for an EH&S package solution to address universities needs in the areas of Training, Chemical Hazard, Industrial Hygiene, Inspection and Permit Tracking. Quantum's experience has shown that Universities currently face the challenge of ensuring the protection of the university population; addressing regulatory compliance mandates regulations and internal and external safety procedures. With web forms, excel spreadsheet, MS access database. These ‘in-house’ systems are commonly used to meet the universities EH&S needs and are independent from each other and thus do not allow easily data sharing or comparison between the EH&S departments. Causing additional work and at times requiring takes to be duplicated opening the window for error or omission.

The FacTS™ UP provide a single database system that will: