| 20/11/2008 Major Update EaSI-Pro View Database |
The EaSI-Pro team is adding and updating content to EaSI-Pro View on a continuous basis.
You can ask a free Trial here:
Below you will find an overview of the most important new content as made available by the EaSI-Pro team over the last few months:
North America Region
Canada
- Ingredient Disclosure List (WHMIS)
Mexico
- Occupational Exposure Limits
USA
- Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH)
- Workplace Environmental Exposure Levels (WEEL)
- CERCLA Hazardous Substances
- TSCA - 8(d) Health and Safety Studies
- TSCA - 6 Risk Management Rules List of Chemicals
- OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits
- TSCA - 12(b) Export Notification List of Chemicals
- California Proposition 65 No Significant Risk Levels
Asia-Pacific Region
Australia
- Inventory of Chemical Substances (AICS)
New Zealand
China
- Inventory of the Existing Chemical Substances (IECSC)
Japan
- Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL also known as ENCS)
- ISHL inventory
- GHS
Korea
- Existing Chemicals Inventory
- ISHA 166 Hazardous Chemical Substances subject to be Controlled (MoL)
Philippines
- Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances (PICCS)
Taiwan
- Occupational Exposure Limits
- Toxic Chemicals List
Europe Region
EU
- Candidate list of Substances of Very High Concern for authorisation
- Candidate list for Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic Substances
- Reach Annex IV: Exemptions from the obligation to register
- Reach Annex V: Exemptions from the obligation to register
- Classification and Labelling, Annex I - up to 30h ATP to directive 67/548/EEC, Commission directive 2008/58/EC
- Occupational Exposure Limits
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| 17/11/2008 ECHA Intermediate list of pre-registered substances |
The closing date, December 1st 2008, for the REACH pre-registration is very near. A temporary intermediate list of substances which were pre-registered by November 1st 2008 is published by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).
The purpose of this intermediate list is to give Downstream Users the possibility to determine whether substances of their interest are already pre-registered.
If not they can remind their manufacturers and importers that they can only benefit from the transitional regime described in Article 23 of the REACH Regulation if they have pre-registered their substances.
Otherwise they will have to submit immediately registrations for their substances.
The list can be downloaded from the ECHA website:
Intermediate List of Substances
The ECHA intends to publish the final pre-registration list of substances in January 2009.
As soon as possible after publication this list will also be included in our online Database of Dangerous Substances: EaSI-Pro, the most complete and up to date, reliable source of more than 250.000 substances. Besides the fact to know if a substance is pre-registered you can find additional and valuable related information of these substances within our extended Database EaSI-Pro e.g. about classification and labelling.
For a free EaSI-Pro View Demo please fill in the request form here |
| 10/11/2008 Waste and Recovered Substances |
The European Commission has finalised and published draft guidance for Annex V
and on Waste and Recovered Substances. The two documents have been handed over
to ECHA for further development in co-operation with Member States and
stakeholders.
Royal Haskoning has a team of over 50 chemical practitioners involved in REACH projects and training and understand the worries within the Recovery and Recycling World.
As REACH Consultants we could offer you a.o.
* excellent REACH consultancy and training
* identifying the need to (pre)register
* communicate steps in case of VHC substances
* explain the implications of the December 1st deadline
* explain the consequences of pre-registration
* discuss obligations and benefits of a SIEF
* discuss trade secrets and confideniallity issues
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| 29/10/2008 The Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern |
Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern brings new duties for companies
On October 28, ECHA has included 15 substances in the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) for authorisation. The list was published on ECHA website. It will be regularly updated when more substances are identified as SVHC. ECHA urges companies to check their potential obligations resulting from the Candidate List.
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| 03/09/2008 Workshops Exposure Assessment |
To assist our clients in the REACH Registration Process we can organise for you Exposure Assessment Workshops for both environmental and occupational assessment as well as a separate workshop.
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| 10/07/2008 Chemische stoffen de baas |
Voor wie?
Chemicals Management is een leergang op (post)hbo niveau, die zich in het bijzonder richt op interne professionals bij bedrijven en externe consultants bij adviesbureaus, die betrokken (gaan) zijn bij de implementatie van de REACH wet- en regelgeving in chemische bedrijven.
Om de leergang met succes te kunnen doorlopen is basiskennis van de chemie essentieel. Als toelatingsvoorwaarde geldt derhalve een relevante hbo-opleiding op het gebied van (technische) milieukunde/milieutechnologie, chemie/chemische technologie, arbeidshygiëne, hogere veiligheidskunde of vergelijkbaar gebied. Of een aantoonbare, overeenkomstige combinatie van opleiding en werkervaring, met accent op chemie.
Door wie?
Chemicals Management wordt verzorgd door Saxion, in samenwerking met Royal Haskoning.
Voor meer informatie click hier. |
| 02/06/2008 Royal Haskoning en PwC slaan handen ineen |
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) en Royal Haskoning hebben een samenwerkingsovereenkomst getekend om hun kennis te bundelen op het gebied van Reach (registratie, evaluatie en autorisatie van chemische stoffen). De samenwerking combineert Royal Haskoning's diepgaande technische kennis van chemische stoffen met PwC's financiële- en administratieve kennis over Reach en het beheersen van risico's. Reach is een van de meest complexe milieuregelgevingen die de Europese Commissie heeft opgezet.
PwC en Royal Haskoning hebben een Shared Service Desk opgezet. "Met deze samenwerking kunnen wij de industrie een volledig pakket aan diensten aanbieden, dat de komende jaren nodig is om de Reach-registratie van chemische stoffen te voltooien", aldus Arno Pouw, lid Raad van Bestuur van PricewaterhouseCoopers. "Zo zullen bedrijven voor hun Reach-registratie behoefte hebben aan onafhankelijke partij die de rol van Third Party Representative kan vervullen of een partij die kan optreden namens een consortium van bedrijven die samenwerken bij de registratie van een bepaalde stof."
Henry Rowe, lid Raad van Bestuur van Royal Haskoning: "De gezamenlijke diensten onder de naam Reach Shared Service Desk en de website ‘www.reachonlyrepresentative.eu' zijn al enige weken geleden van start gegaan en de belangstelling is overweldigend. Wij zijn ervan overtuigd dat deze samenwerking een solide basis vormt voor een uitstekende dienstverlening aan de (chemische) industrie in binnen- en buitenland."
De nieuwe regelgeving stelt dat een bedrijf de risico's moet beheersen van alle chemische stoffen en preparaten die het produceert in hoeveelheden van meer dan 1 ton, in de EU importeert, verwerkt, gebruikt of distribueert. De combinatie PwC en Royal Haskoning helpt bedrijven actief door ze te ondersteunen bij de registratie van chemische stoffen, het inzicht verkrijgen in strategische risico's, de organisatie af te stemmen op risicobeheersing en verplichtingen te voorkomen en toeleveringsproblemen te vermijden.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
PricewaterhouseCoopers (www.pwc.nl) verleent sectorspecifieke diensten op drie gebieden: Assurance, Tax en Advisory. Met onze dienstverlening bouwen we aan een goede vertrouwensbasis en waardeoptimalisatie met en voor onze klanten en hun stakeholders. Wereldwijd werken meer dan 149.000 mensen in 150 landen voor onze organisatie, op basis van ons gedachtegoed Connected Thinking. Samen ontwikkelen wij oplossingen en concepten, vanuit een verrassend perspectief. En natuurlijk geven wij praktisch advies. ‘PricewaterhouseCoopers' refereert aan het netwerk van deelnemende bedrijven van PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited. Ieder bedrijf is een aparte en onafhankelijke juridische eenheid.
Royal Haskoning
Royal Haskoning is het oudste adviesbureau in Nederland opgericht in 1881 en biedt werkgelegenheid aan 4300 medewerkers in 72 kantoren in 26 verschillende landen.
Royal Haskoning is een internationaal opererend en multidisciplinair bureau. Consultants, architecten en ingenieurs adviseren op het gebied van ruimtelijke ontwikkeling, infrastructuur & transport, architectuur & bouw, gebouwinstallaties, industriële installaties, projectmanagement, water & watermanagement, milieu, kust & rivieren, havens en maritieme projecten. Overheden en bedrijfsleven wereldwijd weten de organisatie onder andere te vinden vanwege de aandacht voor duurzame interactie tussen de mens en zijn omgeving.
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| 20/03/2008 US EPA launches CHAMP |
Champ is a chemicals control plan established in a tripartite communique signed in August 2007 at Montebello, Quebec, by the US, Canada and Mexico.
Read more about the Chemical Assessment and Management Program here.
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| 18/02/2008 REACH Only Representative Services Website Online! |
For information please visit our new website:
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| 17/12/2007 SDU interviews Royal Haskoning about REACH |
REACH is veel meer dan alleen wetgeving, het is vooral een ‘business issue’. Dit wordt het krachtigst verwoordt in art. 5 – No data, no market. Als je je zaakjes niet op orde hebt, loop je een serieus risico je markt kwijt te raken!”
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| 14/11/2007 IUCLID 5 course a big success |
This month the first IUCLID 5 training took place. The training, which was fully booked, is received with great enthousiasm, as can be concluded from the feedback we received:
"The course was an excellent introduction to IUCLID 5. It was well presented and structures with plenty of opportunity for individual tuition, questions answered and maximizing hands on experience of using the IUCLID 5 software"
A quote from Ian Still, Product Steardship Manager EH of Champion Technologies, Aberdeen.
We went ahead with thirtheen participants, some of which had come all the way from Korea. Most of the participants had the required background knowledge of REACH and no or little experience in IUCLID 5. Besides the training the program, opportunity to network and share experiences was offered in a relaxed atmosphere.
A small selection from the remarks made:
- I learned a lot, it's more work than we anticipated: very usefull
- I saw experienced instructors with a lot of knowledge about IUCLID 5 and REACH
- It is very pleasant to have the two trainers alternate between each other.
- Good personal attention and opportunity to ask questions individually.
- The location is ideal: so very easy to reach.
- It is clear we will attend the advanced training aswell: I will bring my colleague too!
For questions you can contact the trainers: Caroline Coucke or Conny Hoekzema
c.coucke@royalhaskoning.com (telephone +31(0)243284256) or c.hoekzema@royalhaskoning.com (+31(0)243284780).
We are up for the next round of trainings!
Conny & Caroline
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| 14/11/2007 The REACH Annex IV list of substances with minimal risk |
In November 2007 the EC provided industry the opportunity to submit a dossier for substances that meet the rather stringend minimal risk criteria for a REACH Annex IV listing.
Substances that comply with these criteria for minimal risk can be placed on the market without REACH Registration.
For substances with minimal risk and listed on Annex IV (pre)registration within REACH (including SIEF formation, exposure scenarios, chain communication) is not necessary. However the EC demanded that the dossier had to be submitted before November 30, 2007
If you are interested in the toxicological and environmental criteria of Annex IV listing compared to the criteria of Annex I classification and labelling then please contact t.scheffers@royalhaskoning.com or phone +31243284100 or download the combined Annex I classification and labelling and Reach Annex IV minimal risk criteria here. |
| 12/11/2007 Pilot version of the SER tool on safe working with chemicals |
Pilot version of the SER tool on safe working with chemicals is now available.
www.veiligwerkenmetchemischestoffen.nl
Please feel free to have a look at this project which is still working as a pilot.
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| 26/10/2007 REACH teamwork takes shape |
(For Dutch version click here).
The acceptance and use of chemical substances in the European Union has been laid down in the new REACH directive. This states that there should be a body in which member states work together to implement the policy. However there is no exact description of how this body should work. Four member states decided to define this collaboration better and Armand Dohmen of Royal Haskoning has been contracted to contribute in this process.
The aim of REACH is to control the risks of contact with chemicals. REACH stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and restrictions of Chemical substances, and came into force on 1 June 2007. The Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark and Ireland were ahead of the game. Early 2006 they started a project to create collaboration among all member states. This is necessary for REACH. For support they called in Royal Haskoning, and the leader for Royal Haskonings efforts Armand Dohmen explains the four countries' initiative. 'If each member state approaches it in a different way, REACH will not work well. The countries don't have to do everything in exactly the same way, but there are a number of things that they will benefit from if done in a more similar way. For example, unambiguous registration for inspections so that countries can exchange information easily.'
Articulate or circumspect
Information exchange is also the most important objective of the FORUM, a body in which all member states have a seat. The FORUM will take off in January 2008. One of Royal Haskoning's tasks in the project is to in co-operation with Denmark draw up a draft set of rules for procedures, which Forum then can consider. ‘We want to see to it that the FORUM gets off to a flying start.'
Such a large-scale project inevitably has unusual features. ‘There are only a few times when all the member states are able to get together and then everything has to happen in one go. What's more you have to take account of the cultural differences. In the Netherlands we are used to having workshops with a group of articulate people. In other countries people are more circumspect and aren't so forthcoming. It's not an easy process,' continues Dohmen. ‘But that makes it all the more interesting. At the outset some thought it possible to agree upon how to enforce to a fairly high level of detail, while other preferred to keep it as broad as possible. In this project we are trying to reach agreement on this.'
Contact person:
Armand Dohmen
+31 (0) 53 483 01 18 a.dohmen@royalhaskoning.com
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| 15/08/2007 IUCLID 5 Training Courses |
IUCLID 5 is the interface between the ECHA, the registrants and other stakeholders used for REACH-registrations. Registration can already be done from 1 June 2008 onwards. However, why wait until 2008? IUCLID 5 is already available for preparation of the required registration dossiers.
Royal Haskoning, in cooperation with the developers of IUCLID 5, has set up a series of IUCLID 5 training courses. The aim of the courses is to enable all different users (e.g. REACH Implementation managers, Regulatory managers, Toxicologists, IT application managers, etc.) to make optimum use of the functionalities offered in IUCLID 5.
As not everybody will need the same level of detail knowledge on IUCLID 5, Royal Haskoning offers two IUCLID 5 training courses: a two-day introductory course and a two-day advanced course.
Besides the introductory and advanced course, a one-day migration course is also available on request.
Training courses will be given in English. In order to ensure personal attention and interaction we have limited the group to a maximum of 15 participants.
A downloadable pdf about the training is available under Downloads.
Costs
The costs for these courses are € 1000.- per two-day course (introductory or advanced). These costs include coffee/tea, lunch and extended training materials.
Royal Haskoning offers a 10% discount for multiple subscriptions of one company.
Prices are excluding VAT.
Dates and locations
Introductory course: Advanced course:
26 and 27 September 3 and 4 October
30 and 31 October (full) 6 and 7 November
26 and 27 November 3 and 4 December
6 and 7 november only limited places are available.
All courses will be held at Schiphol Airport.
For more information on the training for IUCLID5, please contact:
Tjeerd Bokhout
Telephone: +31 (0)24 328 47 77
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| 25/07/2007 REACH Substance Checker |
Chemiezone.nl introduces the REACH Stoffenchecker!
Since the new REACH regulation has come into force, companies throughout the EU have been looking for ways to handle this new legislation. Producers, importers, distributors and downstream users have all been struggling to get REACH ready.
Fortunately, Sdu publishers, creator of Chemiezone.nl, has realized the REACH Stoffenchecker (REACH substance checker). The REACH Stoffenchecker is set up as a joint venture with Royal Haskoning, an authority on the market of safety and chemicals.
What is the REACH Stoffenchecker?
The REACH Stoffenchecker will help you solve a large part of the REACH puzzle. Companies can easily use this online tool to check a substance's REACH-status. Apart from this, they can:
- Inform down- and upstream users with the click of a button;
- Check the accuracy of the substance's identification
- Check the legal danger profile: we will provide you with a ‘guarantee' that if the substances is not mentioned, it is not officially regulated as such
All information is provided in Dutch as well as in English!
The REACH Stoffenchecker is already a success. A number of companies have already subscribed. Are you interested in how the REACH Stoffenchecker can help your organisation with REACH? Visit our website (www.chemiezone.nl) for our interesting introductory offer or send an e-mail to: chemiezone@sdu.nl.
For Dutch version click here. |
| 20/04/2007 REACH text with Hyperlinks! |
Royal Haskoning made the extensive document readable by hyperlinks
You can download this document here |
| 11/04/2007 Strategic partnership Chemcon |
We believe that this partnership will enable ChemCon Conferences to develop more strongly, reach more markets and continents and at the same time maintain their high level of quality and secure their reputation.
ChemCon is an international conference series in the field of chemical control legislation where experts (industry, competent authorities and international organisations) exchange, experience and discuss regulatory affairs around the globe.
The next conference will be held in Singapore from 23-27 April 2007.
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