“REACH Compliance” Seminar
Glenn Tanzman

Why This Seminar:

REACH Compliance is a new European Community (EC) Regulation on chemicals and their safe use (EC Regulation 1907/2006). REACH Compliance is an acronym for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemical substances.  This regulation became law on June 1, 2007.

Manufacturers need to learn their obligations under REACH Compliance, depending on their position in the supply chain, and how to cost effectively meet these obligations.

It is a serious mistake to believe that REACH Compliance is limited to the chemical industry, or that manufacturers who are downstream and / or who do not sell in the European market are not affected.  The true scope of REACH Compliance is global and impacts nearly every material used to manufacture non-food goods.  In addition to manufacturers of chemical substances (anything with a CAS or EINECS number), manufacturers of consumer products, plastics, and textiles, and users of lubricants or processing aides should be especially concerned about this regulation.

This regulation will be phased in over the next 11 years but if a manufacturer fail to pre-register between June 1 and December 1, 2008, the manufacturer’s compliance obligations will begin immediately and the manufacturer’s products can be withdrawn from the European market. 

Untimely response to this regulation may result in chaos and significant adverse financial impact.

Audience:

This seminar is for those responsible for establishing, managing, or participating in a REACH Compliance compliance activity at their firm. This typically includes but is not limited to chemical engineers and chemists, design engineers, manufacturing engineers, quality engineers, buyers, planners, and their managers. Operations managers, commodity managers and senior managers will also find this seminar essential for protecting their company’s brand and revenue 

Learning Objectives:

We will provide you with tools, methodologies, and best practices that will enable you to:

• Understand the impact of the directives on your products and your business;

• Develop a transition strategy;

• Identify critical steps to meet your companies obligations based on your position in the supply chain producer, distributor or downstream user;

• Asses risks from REACH Compliance and other legislative initiatives in North America and other parts of the world – risks including fines, damage to your brand, or forced removal from the EU marketplace (or other marketplaces);

• Develop a step-by-step compliance plan including tools to properly collect and manage the information required for registration or for authorized to market your products in the EU.

Upon completion of the seminar the participants will understand:

• Basic REACH Compliance terminology and concepts;

• The firm’s obligations with regard to Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC);

• The firm’s obligations if it already produces an item that has an EINECS (European Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances) number;

•  How to interpret the Rip Implementation Project guidance documents issued by the ECHA;

•  How to and when to pre-register your products to take advantage of the phase-in period and use the REACH Compliance-IT system;

•  How to reduce the distributions to your supply chain regardless of whether or not your firm sells or distributes in the EU or EEA (European Union or European Economic Area);

• How to develop the documents and records that must be completed and maintained or distributed such as Chemical Safety Reports;

•  The requirements and obligations under the data sharing obligations under SIEFs or industry consortiums;

• The guidelines for substances in articles;

• The requirements and guidance for identification and labeling.

Outline:

• Why REACH Compliance

• REACH Compliance historical summary

• REACH Compliance basics
   Phase-in schedule and timeline

• REACH Compliance Implementation Project (RIP)
       Why RIPs
       What do they cover?
       RIP 1: Process descriptions
       RIP 2: Development of IT systems (IUCLID database and REACH Compliance-IT)
       RIP 3: Guidance documents for industry
       RIP 4: Guidance documents for authorities
       RIP 5/6: Setting up the agency
       How are they set-up and managed?
       How are stakeholders involved?
       Status updates

• RIP project guidance for industry in detail
       RIP 3.1 registration
       3.2 Preparing the Chemical Safety Report
       3.3 Information requirements on intrinsic properties of substances
       3.4 Data sharing – SIEF and Consortia
       3.5 Downstream users
       3.6 Classification for labeling under the Global Harmonization System
       3.7 Application for authorization
       3.8 Substances in articles
       3.9 Socio-economic analysis
       3.10 Identification of substances

• REACH Compliance processes
       (Pre)-Registration
       Evaluation,
       Authorization
       Restrictions
       C&L inventory methods

• Only Representatives

• Annexes
       Annex 4 & 5 - Exemptions
       Annex 13 - Inclusion of substances
       Annex 14- Preparation of dossiers

• Challenges for industry
       Doing business in the EU
       Impact on producers and importers that don’t currently do business in the EU
       Case studies
       Documentation tips and tools
       REACH Compliance around the world
            California to implement similar legislation
            Reaction to REACH Compliance from other countries

• Getting started

• Using REACH Compliance-IT on-line application system

• Links to additional information on REACH Compliance and additional resources

Handouts:

• Copy of the visual aids.

• Copies of related articles.

• Certificate of Completion with 0.75 CEUs.