This guide gives a brief overview of the main points of REACH and attempts to put it into perspective for the industry. It certainly does not give all the answers and - if having to work directly with REACH - you will need to investigate areas of interest further.

The topics covered include:

01. Introduction
02. Legal background
03. History of the legislation
04. Basics of REACH
05. Exempt materials
06. Definitions
07. Pre-registration and late pre-registration
08. SIEF formation
09. Substance sameness
10. Data evaluation, classification and the robust summary
11. Considering new testing
12. Exposure Scenario
13. Risk assessment – the CSR
14. Communication - the SDS
15. Registration process with IUCLID 5 and REACH IT
16. Special cases; intermediate registration, non-phase in, inquiries, PPORD
17. Downstream users
18. Authorisation and restriction
19. After registration
20. List of Abbreviations

Acknowledgement

This Guide to REACH has been contributed by Mr Mark Selby, Principal Consultant of Denehurst Chemical Safety Ltd to support the efforts of helping petrochemical companies in Asia better understand the diverse aspects of REACH... » Read more