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Safer Chemicals – ECHA Conference
ECHA's free conference on 21-22 May 2019 offered an an insight into the current priorities for the regulation of chemicals in the EU. All the material is available on this page. See you at our next event!
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Recording
Presentations
21 May 2019 – Training on notifying hazardous mixtures to poison centres
- How to notify hazardous mixtures to poison centres [EN] [PDF]
- PCN preview report [EN] [PDF]
- Example data for the training exercise [EN] [PDF]
22 May 2019 – Conference
Session 1 – Improving compliance of REACH registration data
- Setting the scene – Bjorn Hansen, Executive Director, European Chemicals Agency – Video
- Grouping of substances – Mike Rasenberg, European Chemicals Agency – Video
- Taking action to ensure compliance – Ofelia Bercaru, European Chemicals Agency – Video
- Compliance challenges and solutions – Sylvie Lemoine, European Chemical Industry Council – Video
- What citizens and workers need to know about REACH compliance – Tatiana Santos, European Environmental Bureau – Video
- Discussion
Session 2 – Tackling substances of concern
- 10 years of regulatory risk management – Matti Vainio, European Chemicals Agency – Video
- Case study: microplastics – Sandrine Lefèvre-Brévart, European Chemicals Agency – Video
- Tools for tackling substances of concern – Jerker Ligthart, International Chemical Secretariat – Video
- Discussion
Session 3 – Improving safe use of chemicals
- Improving safe use in the supply chain – Kevin Pollard, European Chemicals Agency – Video
- Healthy workplaces campaign – Elke Schneider, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work – Video
- What have we learnt through inspections – Sinead McMickan, Health and Safety Authority, Ireland – Video
- Case study on improving safe use – Marianne Lyngsaae, Brenntag Nordic A/S – Video
- Closing remarks – Jukka Malm, Deputy Executive Director, ECHA – Video
- Discussion
Programme
Harmonised way to notify poison centres – is your product ready?
- 10:00-11:15 – Notifying poison centres: what changes and how it impacts you (session streamed live)
- 11:15-11:30 – Break
- 11:30-13:00 – Hands-on exercise (not streamed live but the material will be available)
- 13:00-14:00 – Break
- 14:00-16:00 – Hands-on exercise continues (not streamed live but the material will be available)
- 16:00-17:00 – Questions and answers (optional)
Session 1 – Improving compliance of registration data
- 9:00–9:15: Setting the scene – Bjorn Hansen, Executive Director, European Chemicals Agency
- 9:15–9:35: Grouping of substances – Mike Rasenberg, European Chemicals Agency
- 9:35–9:55: Taking action to ensure compliance – Ofelia Bercaru, European Chemicals Agency
- 9:55–10:15: Compliance challenges and solutions – Sylvie Lemoine, European Chemical Industry Council
- 10:15–10:30: What citizens and workers need to know about REACH compliance – Tatiana Santos, European Environmental Bureau
- 10:30–11:00: Discussion
- 11:00–11:30: Break
Session 2 – Tackling substances of concern
- 11:30–11:50: 10 years of regulatory risk management – Matti Vainio, European Chemicals Agency
- 11:50–12:10: Case study: microplastics – Sandrine Lefèvre-Brévart, European Chemicals Agency
- 12:10–12:30: Tools for tackling substances of concern – Jerker Ligthart, International Chemical Secretariat
- 12:30–13:10: Discussion
- 13:10–14:30: Break
Session 3 – Improving safe use of chemicals
- 14:30–14:50: Improving safe use in the supply chain – Kevin Pollard, European Chemicals Agency
- 14:50–15:10: Healthy workplace – safe products – Elke Schneider, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
- 15:10–15:30: What have we learnt through inspections – Sinead McMickan, Health and Safety Authority, Ireland
- 15:30–15:50: Case study on improving safe use – Marianne Lyngsaae, Brenntag Nordic A/S
- 15:50–16:30: Discussion
- 16:30–16:45: Closing remarks – Jukka Malm, Deputy Executive Director, ECHA
16:45–19:00 Networking and one-to-one sessions
Venue
European Chemicals Agency
Annankatu 18
00120 Helsinki
Finland
Language
The language of the meeting is English.
Contact email
For questions, contact: echa-events (at) echa.europa.eu.
Helsinki chemicals week
Our conference will be held back-to-back with the Helsinki Chemicals Forum (23-24 May 2019) and Setac Europe (26-30 May 2019).
Take advantage of this full week of interesting events on chemicals.
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