THG & Associates, Inc.
623 Washington Street
Meadville, PA 16335
phone: (814) 337 - 1300

THG has extensive experience in the regulatory process for REACH - the Regulation for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals, which governs the export of substances to the European Union (EU) including:

Pre-Registration

Manufacturers and importers must pre-register substances that are already on the EU market (phase-in substances) in order to benefit from transitional arrangements that allow registering them at a later stage. Pre-registration also enables registrants to share data with other registrants (via a SIEF) and avoid carrying out redundant tests.

Registration

REACH requires manufacturers and importers of chemical substances (≥1 tonne/year) to obtain information on the chemical, health and environmental properties of their substances and use it to determine how these substances can be used safely. Each manufacturer and importer must submit a registration dossier documenting the data and assessments to the ECHA.

Communication in the supply chain

Suppliers of substances must pass on information on the health, safety and environmental properties and safe use of their chemicals to their downstream users via a GHS-compliant Safety Data Sheet (SDS).

Methods and Tools

A Chemical Safety Assessment has to be performed for all substances manufactured and imported in quantities ≥ 10 tonnes/year to determine and demonstrate the safe use of a substance. The Chemical Safety Assessment has to be included in the Chemical Safety Report of the registration dossier.

Exposure scenarios are used to assess the exposure of humans and the environment to chemicals and to identify the appropriate risk management measures.

Classification and Labeling of substances involves an evaluation of the hazard of a substance or preparation and a communication of that hazard via a label.