SEHSC - Silicones Evironmental, Health, and Safety Council of North America
Promoting the safe use of silicones.  For the past 25 years, SEHSC has promoted the safe use of silicones through product stewardship and environmental, health and safety research.

 

 

What are Silicones?
Made from one of the earth's most abundant elements, silicones are used as building blocks found in many everyday products.
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Science, Health and Safety
More than 1,000 studies assess the safety of silicones relevant to workers, consumers, the environment and manufacturing.
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Key Features of Silicones
Hard, flexible, water repellant, insulating - these are among the many properties of silicones that protect people and products.
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Canada’s Challenge to Industry
On May 17, 2008, Environment and Health Canada released a draft screening assessment of three silicones, D4, D5
and D6.
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