Fifth meeting of the ECHA-Stakeholder Exchange Network on Exposure Scenarios (ENES 5)

21-22 November 2013 | Brussels
 

The European Chemicals Agency together with the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), Eurometaux, CONCAWE (the oil companies' European association), the European Association of Chemical Distributors (Fecc) and the International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products (AISE) on behalf of the Downstream Users of Chemicals Coordination Group (DUCC) are coordinating the ENES meetings.

More than 120 participants attended ENES5, ranging from Member State competent authorities, ECHA, industry parties and other stakeholders.

ENES5 provided the latest news and developments on the following topics:

1. Progress on the CSR/ES Roadmap: http://echa.europa.eu/csr-es-roadmap

       including some new topics on the horizon.

2. Progress after ENES4 on the following:

• Building and structuring exposure scenario short titles.
• Status of the ESCom project: the standard for electronic communication of exposure scenario information, the ESCom package (including XML format and catalogue of standard phrases)
• Latest development work on specific consumer exposure determinants (SCEDs).

3. Mixtures
   Comparing some of the methods being developed to determine and communicate the safe use information for mixtures

Programme

Programme of the event  [PDF]

Session Topic Summaries  [PDF]

Presentations

• Welcome – Erwin Annys (Cefic)

• Session 1 : The CSR/ES Roadmap
  • 1.1 Progress on the CSR/ES Roadmap – Laura Walin (ECHA) 
  • 1.2 Matters arising, new topics on the horizon
    • Storage of exposure scenarios – Ophélie Roblot (Fecc)
    • DU ES Conformity concept and tool – Frank Schnoeder (Cefic/DuPont de Nemours)

• Session 2 : Progress after ENES4
  • 2.1 Building and structuring ES short titles – Sylvie Lemoine (A.I.S.E.), Mercedes Viñas (ECHA)
  • Background document: Harmonisation of exposure scenario short titles
• 2.2 ESCom phrases and ESComXML
  • ESCom Phrases - Building for the future  – Dook Noij (Dow)
  • ESComXML: latest updates on the project development – Berndt Stürznickel (SAP)

• 2.3 Questions and answer / Discussion

• 2.4 Specific Consumer Exposure Determinants (SCEDs)
  • Background document:  SCED-based exposure scenarios for CSR and for extended safety data sheets. Introduction to an example generated by Chesar.
  • SCEDs and the way ahead – Chris Money (Concawe)/Sophie Mathieu (DUCC)
  • SCEDs in Chesar – Hélène Magaud (ECHA)

• Session 3 : Safe use information for mixtures – Progress since ENES4 and review of methodologies
  • 3.1 Overview of the guidance for DUs with respect to mixtures - Bridget Ginnity (ECHA)
  • 3.2 Overview of methods currently being developed to determine and communicate safe use information for mixtures - Steven Van de Broeck (essenscia)
  • 3.3 Comparison of several methods: Introduction to breakout session - Dook Noij (Dow)
  • 3.4 Breakout session(s): Discussion of methodologies
    • Group G: Critical Component Approach
      • Background document:  Exposure Scenario processing for Mixtures.  Critical Component Approach (CCA)
      • Exposure Scenario processing for Mixtures.  Critical Component Approach (CCA) – Onno Jongerius (Jongerius consult BV), Joost van Rooij (Caesar Consult)
    • Group H: CLP+
      • Lead substance identification: CLPplus by BASF – Christian Bögi, Stefanie Wezl (BASF)
    • Group l:  Bottom-up Detergents Approach
      • Background document:  Generic Exposure Information Sheet for Detergents.  End-user Guidance of Occupational Health (HSE) manager of industrial and institutional cleaning companies. Dutch Detergents Association.  Draft Version 3.1, November 2103.
      • GEIS: Generic Exposure Information Sheet – Marten Kops (Dutch Detergent Association, NVZ)
    • Group W: Bottom-up Lubricants Approach
      • ATIEL/ATC Generic Exposure Scenarios.  An overview of the ATIE/ATC GES approach with examples - Sara Brennan (ATC/Afton Chemicals), Alison Margary & Joy Worden (ATIEL/Shell)
      • Example mixtures for ENES5 – ATC/ATIEL Lubricants Supply Chain.
      • Example exposure scenarios for lubricant mixtures:
        • a. Addpack (Use Group A – Formulation)
        • b. Hydraulic Fluid - Use Group B (industrial)
• Session 4 : Reporting from the breakout groups on safe use methodology for mixtures
  • 4.1 Reporting from the breakout groups
    • Group G: Critical Component Approach
    • Group H: CLP+
    • Group l:  Bottom-up Detergents Approach
    • Group W: Bottom-up Lubricants Approach
  • 4.2 Mixtures; Reflections - Bridget Ginnity (ECHA)
  • 4.3 Question and answer / Discussion
  • 4.4 Environmental Information in the Safety Data Sheets of an adhesive - Johannes Tolls (Henkel/FEICA)
  • 4.5 Final conclusions for Safe use methodology for Mixtures and way forward to ENES6 – Erwin Annys (Cefic)

• Session 5 : ENES5 Conclusions and next steps – Christel Musset (ECHA)

Further information