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REACH See: REGISTRATION, EVALUATION AND AUTHORISATION OF CHEMICALS.
Registration, Evaluation And Authorisation Of Chemicals
(HSE REACH ’10)

REGISTRATION, EVALUATION AND AUTHORISATION OF CHEMICALS (REACH)
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicals/reach/reach_intro.htm
(SEDA Chemical Reduction in Building ’08)

REACH requires manufacturers to register and assess all of the chemical raw materials they purchase or use in their processes and products.
CHIP Controls labelling and transport of chemicals
COSHH requires control of substances hazardous to health
CDM requires awareness by the designer of Hampshire hazardous to health and is reliant upon reading the product’s H&S data sheets, some manufacturers failed to identify all ingredients in these.
RoHS controls use of hazardous substances in IT equipment.
Finally we have something with real teeth.
(GBE BRM ‘09-’10)

Sadly they have teeth but they are not biting

(GBE BRM ’16)

As an un-planned side effect, the very high cost of registration is likely to result in the disappearance of many thousands of relatively benign chemicals from the market between now and 2018.
The consequence for industry of the introduction of REACH will be that a whole range of chemicals that have provided years of service, will simply disappear.
This will mean that substitutes will have to be developed if products are to remain on the market.
It is quite possible too, that we will see either a rise in the cost of some products, a decrease in quality or both.
Specifiers should interrogate manufacturers to ensure that listed chemicals are not present in their products.
They might also ask to be made aware of products that have been subject to REACH regulations and be informed of the nature of any substitutes including data that demonstrates (or otherwise) a continuation of performance quality.
For many in industry, REACH will appear as a draconian and potentially ruinous intervention, but to others, concerned with public health and the environment,
it is a long-awaited development that will help boost initiatives and legislation that promote a healthier and more sustainable future.
See: SIN List see www.sinlist.org
(GBE Dr. Peter Ruifrok ’10)

An EU directive concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals.
REACH regulations came into force in the UK on 1^st June 2007 and replaced a number of EU Directives and Regulations with a single system.
REACH has several aims, including ‘To provide a high level of protection of human health and the environment from the use of chemicals.’
http://www.hse.gov.uk/reach
(GBE JB ’10 & BRM ’10)

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