A Practical Guide to the Chemical Safety Compliance Aspects of REACH
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If you think that the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) is the only new chemical safety program in your future, think again. In 2003, the European Commission proposed a major overhaul of European chemicals legislation. The proposal, called the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and restriction of Chemicals (REACH) will have far reaching effects not only on the European chemical industry, but also on non-European companies that ship products into the European Union (EU). REACH is nearing enactment, with final approval expected in 2007.
This legislation is based on the principle that it is up to manufacturers, importers and downstream users to ensure that they manufacture, place on the market or use such substances that do not adversely affect human health or the environment. Its provisions are underpinned by the precautionary principle. For both existing and new substances, risk communication will entail the development of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) targeted to specific uses and detailed Chemical Safety Reports (CSR).
Not only will manufacturers, importers and users of industrial chemical products be impacted, but also companies that produce non-industrial chemical products, such as food packaging materials, cosmetic ingredients, and pesticide inerts.
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This program will:
- Describe the supply chain communications required by REACH
- Identify the elements of a CSR and explain how REACH affects Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)
- Recognize the strategies for grouping substances and CSR's
- Discuss the EU's plans to require exposure assessments and the development of risk management plans for substances classified as dangerous or PBT/vPvB
- Explain why the exemption from CSR's for c osmetic, food contact end uses do not truly exempt those uses from all of the CSR requirements
- Identify what happens if the use of your imported product is not covered by a registration and what you can do about it.
- Discuss how to manage confidential business information in the context of CSR development.
- Recognize methods for U.S. companies to staying abreast and participating in REACH compliance.
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Who Should Attend?
- Safety managers and engineers
- Industrial hygienists
- EHS regulatory professionals
- Product managers
- Facility managers
- R&D personnel
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Presented by:
 Martha E. Marrapese, Esq.
Partner
Keller and Heckman, LLP
Martha Marrapese is an attorney with a special focus on emerging technologies in the industrial chemicals, antimicrobial pesticides, and food packaging sectors. In facilitating the registration of new industrial chemicals in a global economy, Ms. Marrapese has an expertise in the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and its counterparts in Canada, the European Union, and China. She offers counsel on chemical security and compliance with right-to know laws such as Proposition 65, and assists companies with obligations arising out of the testing of chemicals in commerce by the National Toxicology Program.
Ms. Marrapese is a member of the Virginia Biotechnology Association, the Biopesticides Industry Alliance, and the American National Standards Institute's Nanotechnology Standards Panel. Her work in the area of new packaging material clearances under the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act has as a particular focus on advancing the use of ultraviolet/electron beam (UV/EB) technology.
Following her involvement in groundbreaking aspects of the Clean Air Act Amendments including SO2 emissions trading, Ms. Marrapese represents clients from the plastics, coatings, and adhesives industries on Clean Air matters before the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Ms. Marrapese also advises corporations in compliance and enforcement related to hazardous waste management requirements.
Ms. Marrapese is the Editor of the Environmental Reporting and Recordkeeping Handbook (Government Institutes 2003) and a contributing author to "Environmental and Workplace Safety, A Guide for University, Hospital, and School Managers" (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1996) on waste management and disposal.
Prior to joining Keller and Heckman, Ms. Marrapese was on staff with the EPA's Solid Waste office and subsequently served as law clerk to the Chief Judicial Officer of the EPA.
 David J. Kent
Scientist
Keller and Heckman, LLP
David J. Kent brings nearly 25 years of consulting experience to Keller and Heckman, primarily in the area of chemical and pesticide regulation for domestic and international clients. He assists clients in assessing the available data, conducts environmental fate modeling, and performs environmental risk assessments. David is a leader in the assessment of High Production Volume (HPV), as well as non-HPV chemicals, assessing potential risks of chemical use while protecting product lines from being targeted by parties misusing inappropriate or unreliable information. He has helped companies dealing with a wide variety of product lines encompassing chemicals, pesticides, and consumer products. Mr. Kent is also very active in preparations for the implementation of the European REACH program.
Mr. Kent is actively involved in regional, national, and international scientific organizations. He has been President of the regional chapters of both the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) and the Society for Risk Analysis. Most recently he chaired the Program Committee for the 26th Annual SETAC meeting held in Baltimore. David has authored or co-authored over 35 scientific publications and presentations for peer-reviewed journals and international conferences. Topics have included probabilistic ecological risk assessment for pesticides, evaluation of policy implications for chemical regulations, and the status and trends of the HPV chemical assessment programs in the USA and Europe.
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