ECHA updates guidance on downstream users and safety data sheets
ECHA Updates Guidance for Downstream Users and Safety Data Sheets The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has recently published updated Guidance for Downstream Users of Chemical Substances, which also includes downstream users’ due diligence regarding the EU Chemical Substances Regulation REACH. obligation. This update focuses on the circulation of information on the safe use of mixtures and the inspection of standard application to ensure that downstream users take protective measures in accordance with the risk exposure scenarios assessed by suppliers when using chemical substances. The first version of the guidance was drafted in 2008 and was re-examined last year due to feedback from the industry that the risk exposure scenario scale was too stringent. At the same time, ECHA has also revised the editing guidelines for Safety Data Sheets (SDSs). The new guidelines have added a new safety data extended appendix based on the data requirements guide and the chemical substance safety assessment guide. All ECHA guidance can be downloaded at the following website: http://www.echa.europa.eu/web/guest/guidance-documents/guidance-on-reach. The updated guidance for downstream users of chemical substances is detailed in the attachment: Guidance for downstream users _v.2.