Guide on How to Manage Compliance to REACH within your Company

Short course: 28 February 2012 (one day)
Fee: £420

Course overview

REACH is a European Union regulation concerning the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals. It came into force on 1st June 2007 and replaced a number of European directives and regulations with a single system. REACH applies to substances manufactured or imported into the EU in quantities of 1 tonne or more per year.

REACH has several aims:

To provide a high level of protection of human health and the environment from the use of chemicals.
To make the people who place chemicals on the market (manufacturers and importers responsible for understanding and managing the risks associated with their use.)
To allow the free movement of substances on the EU market.
To enhance innovation in and the competitiveness of the EU chemicals industry.
To promote the use of alternative methods for the assessment of the hazardous properties of substances e.g. quantitative.

Some substances, covered by more specific legislation, have tailored provisions, including:

Human and veterinary medicines
Food and foodstuff additives
Plant protection products and biocides.

Course content

REACH is applicable to all chemicals. The idea of the course is to help those involved in manufacturing blended or formulated powder products to understand the legislation, know what their company should be doing to comply and identify their role within this. The course will give an overview of the possible requirements of a manufacturer. It will explore the responsibilities that a site may have for its raw materials and products and show how to get started on a REACH review. It will also look at compliance with vendor usage instructions with a focus on powder containment, including very high risk materials.

You will learn

What rules apply to importing materials into the EU and products made in the EU
How we make sure we can still buy or import all of our raw materials
About products: Will we have to register them? What is an article?
What is exempted? What are partial exemptions?
How safety criteria or occupational safety and health limits are being established
What is a Substance Data Sheet? What parts do I have to comply with?
What do I do if I don’t agree with what the vendor instructions for use?
What do I do if I can’t apply the vendor instructions for use?
What about my intermediates?
When does all this have to be done by?
Where should I start?
How can I get engaged to make sure it doesn’t impact my business?

Format

The one day course is designed to inform you of your/your company’s potential responsibilities. The presenter will be available to answer (or find answers to) your queries relating to your own situation.

Is this for me?

Managers responsible for business risk
Raw materials purchasers and/or importers
Health and safety professionals
Project managers and project engineers
Manufacturing managers, supervisors and safety representatives
Marketing/sales technical support.

Representatives with responsibilities within the supply chain:

Importer/buyer
User
Manufacturer/seller.

Venue

The course will be held at the University of Greenwich, Medway Campus, Short Course Centre, Chatham Maritime, Kent.

Course team

Pam Davison is a Chartered Chemical Engineer and has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for 28 years, with MSD and GlaxoSmithKline. She has spent the last seven years in blending and powder handling technology specialising in powder containment. She has a broad technical understanding of the issues of working with hazardous powders, the equipment available and the performance that can be expected. She joined the Wolfson Centre in 2009 as an Associate Consultant for Powder Containment and is currently a director of PJD Process.

Note: the Wolfson Centre reserves the right to substitute leaders of equal quality should this be dictated by circumstances beyond their control.

Registration and fees

Intending participants should complete the online booking form. The fee will be payable upon your return of the registration form and covers lectures, course notes, lunch and refreshments. All applicants will be acknowledged and confirmed. Cheques should be made payable to: 'University of Greenwich'. A discount of 5% is available for 3 or more delegates from one company attending the same course at the same time.

Note: in order to enable sufficient time to be devoted to discussing delegates’ problems, the numbers for this course will be limited. Early registration is therefore recommended.