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Which products need an exposure scenario?
We provide a service that keeps your exposure scenarios up to date by regularly requesting them from your suppliers. However, not all products have or need an exposure scenario. You only need our update service for the products that actually require one.
So, how can you figure out which products should be included in the update service?
This article will guide you on how to choose the right products to use with our Exposure Scenario Update service.
This method helps you get started easily. However, to ensure 100% accuracy, each product must be reviewed manually, either in-house or with a consultant. Our service gives you a solid starting point for doing that.
Products selected for exposure scenario updates should meet the following criteria:
- Products with only one substance.
OR - A product that has a substance with a REACH registration No. or UK REACH registration No.
We can help you with this first preselection, when setting up the Exposure scenario module in your system. These products will be assigned to a specific department within your organization.
NOTE mixtures can have exposure scenarios but these can´t be selected in a structural way and needs to be reviewed manually.
Workflow for selection:
Contract sign including exposure scenario option
System setup and configuration
Setup organization
Add products
SDS digitalization
Selection of products according to above
Add products to dedicated department
Complete agreement with No. of selected products for exposure scenario update
Customer workflow after selection
Once this workflow is completed, a routine must be established for the customer to ensure that any new products meeting the above criteria are added to the selected department.
Legal requirements
Requirement for a Chemical safety report
In Article 14 of REACH, the requirements for a Chemical Safety Report, which leads to the generation of exposure scenario(s), are outlined. The chemical safety report must be completed for all substances subject to registration in quantities of 10 tonnes or more per year per registrant.
Downstream user duty to identify, apply and recommend risk reduction measures
In article 37 of REACH the requirements for the downstream user to identify and apply the measures in the exposure scenario is settled.
The downstream user is excluded from the requirements if the downstream user uses the substance or mixture in a total quantity of less than one tonne per year.
Be aware that distributors shall pass on information in the exposure scenarios to downstream users.
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