Guidance available fordutyholders and inspectors

Guidance for dutyholders

Guidance prepared at European level:

• In preparing for REACH the European Commission launched a number of REACH Implementation Projects (RIPs)

• RIPs involved not only the Commission but Member States, industry and NGOs

• One of the RIPs on developing guidance for dutyholders

Guidance documents on:

• registration

• downstream users

• chemical safety assessments

• data sharing

• and many more…

Often very lengthy and technical documents

Available for free

Guidance documents on registration and downstream users good starting places

Guidance prepared by UK REACH CA:

• Presence of RIP guidance documents means no lengthy UK guidance required

• But still a need to distill lengthy and detailed documents

• A series of targeted, short guidance leaflets produced

- REACH: the basics- Pre-registration- Exemptions- Guidance on articles- REACH timeline- and many more…

UK REACH CA website

www.hse.gov.uk/reach

• Part of HSE website

• Has been a ‘hot topic’ for over a year!

Home page

Case studies

Enforcement

Glossary

Links to further material

UK REACH CA Helpdesk

The contact details for the UK CA Helpdesk are:

• Telephone: 0845 408 9575• E-mail: UKREACHCA@hse.gsi.gov.uk• Post: UK REACH CA Helpdesk

2.3 Redgrave Court, BootleMerseyside, L20 7HS

• Free e-bulletin service also available

External sources of advice

Trade associations, specialist consultants etc

Can go ‘further’ than Helpdesk (e.g. advice with business decisions)

Practical experience of REACH compliance issues, IT systems etc

Tailored guidance / events for industry sectors

Guidance for inspectors• Inspector briefing events (2007) & inspector

training events (2009)• Internal guidance documents being produced:

- Guidance on REACH requirements- REACH enforcement- Interaction of REACH and COSHH

• Inspection topic pack in preparation• Section on Intranet planned…and ongoing support from UK REACH CA