On the 15th January, ECHA announced the latest update to the REACH Candidate List. 7 new substances are added bringing the total up to 181 on the list. All of these are present in the Basic Substance List of IMDS with the exception of the listed isomers which are normally excluded from inclusion in the…
US Toxic Substances Control Act implemented in CDX The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) provides powers to the US Environmental Protection Agency EPA to regulate new and existing substances placed on the market in the US. The TSCA inventory of existing substances, provided under Section 8 of the Act, currently contains around 85,000 chemicals. The…
Perfluorohexane-1-sulphonic acid and its salts (PFHxS) was added to the REACH Candidate List on the 7th July 2017. This represents a group of substances, and ECHA provides a non exhustive list of example substances that belong to this group. None of those substance are present in the IMDS Basic Substance List, however all have been…
12 substances were added to the REACH Authorisation List on the 19th June, extending the total number of entries on the REACH Authorisation List to 43. Accordingly the Basic Substances List has been updated to reflect this change. All new entries are present in the Basic Substance List with the exception of Entry 39 (N-pentyl-isopentylphthalate). …
The aerospace security defence and space hazardous materials working group (ADS HazMat) has released a flyer to raise awareness of the 2018 REACH Registration deadline risks. This highlights the key obligations for the 2018 Registration deadline, the supply disuption consequences of non registration, and practical actions for different actors in the supply chain to take…
Annex XVII of REACH places restrictions on the manufacture, marketing, and use of chemicals where it is deemed they pose an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment. Restrictions can take the form of a blanket ban such as Entry 6 banning the manufacture and use of asbestos fibres (with an exemption for the…
EPR Consulting provides comprehensive training on use of the Chemistry Manager function that was introduced with IMDS Release 11.0. The four hour course is web based, combining presentation and demonstration with practical exercises for users to carry out on the IMDS training server, to which they will have four weeks access following the training. The…
The next IMDS Basic course will take place on the 13th April 2017 in Northampton. Full details of the course and how to book are included in the flyer here: EPR Consulting – IMDS Training Basic
Attached is a presentation and paper presented by EPR back in 2011 on lessons learned from the implementation of the ban on hexavalent chromium via the ELV Directive in the automotive sector. It explores how the ban was effected, the winners and losers, and draws out lessons learned from the industry that can be applied…
The 2018 REACH Registration deadline poses significant supply disruption risks to your business. Suppliers in your supply chain may not register substances that are currently on the market and are present in your products. Suppliers may register substances that you use, but may not support your particular use of that substance. Either way, that presents…
