INTRODUCTION | LEGAL BACKGROUND | HISTORY OF THE LEGISLATION | BASIS OF REACH | EXEMPT MATERIALS | DEFINITIONS | PRE-REGISTRATION | SIEF FORMATION | SUBSTANCE SAMENESS | DATA EVALUATION | CONSIDERING NEW TESTING | THE EXPOSURE SCENARIO | RISK ASSESSMENT | COMMUNICATION |
REGISTRATION PROCESS | SPECIAL CASES | DOWNSTREAM USER OBLIGATIONS | AUTHORISATION AND RESTRICTION | AFTER REGISTRATION | ABBREVIATIONS

EXPOSURE SCENARIO

The life cycle of the substance and any preparations made from it must be considered in preparing an exposure scenario. This includes how it is synthesised, handled, formulated, used and how much waste is produced. This also needs to consider the routes of exposure that relate to the physico-chemical properties (volatile, dusts, soluble in water etc).

It is accepted that suppliers cannot know every detail of use by their customer and likewise, customers, or Downstream Users (DU) may not want to divulge their specific uses to suppliers. Therefore, it is possible for DUs to prepare their own ES.

The ES is primarily a tool to help describe potential anticipated points of exposure to workers, consumers and the environment and must be usable and understandable to those who need to use the ES to help evaluate potential for risk management.

For hazardous substances and mixtures and for mixtures containing hazardous substances above thresholds of concern (ie when SDSs are compulsory), then the ES needs to be provided with the SDS as a technical appendix.