Identifizieren Sie Ihren gefährlichen Stoff

Ihre Stoffe und Ihren Bedarf kennen – Substitution

Die Ermittlung der von Ihnen verwendeten bedenklichen Stoffe ist der erste Schritt zur erfolgreichen Umsetzung Ihres Substitutionsplans.

Erstellen Sie ein Verzeichnis der Stoffe, die Sie verwenden.
Priorisieren Sie die zu ersetzenden Stoffe. Dazu gehören Stoffe, die als besonders gefährlich eingestuft wurden, Stoffe, die für die Funktion eines Produkts möglicherweise nicht unbedingt notwendig sind, und Stoffe, die in absehbarer Zeit möglicherweise Regulierungsmaßnahmen oder dem Marktdruck unterliegen könnten.
Ermitteln Sie die Schlüsselfunktionen, die der von Ihnen verwendete bedenkliche Stoff in dem Produkt oder Verfahren erfüllt.
Informieren und konsultieren Sie Ihre Lieferkette, d. h. sowohl die Kunden als auch die Lieferanten, um mögliche Bedenken und Optionen zu ermitteln.

Useful resources for creating an inventory

Main resources

PRIO Inventory tool: PRIO is a web-based tool that can help you to preventively reduce health and environmental risks from chemical substances.
Global Automotive Declarable Substance List (GADSL): The global standard list for declaring the composition of parts within the automotive industry.
IMDS: Automobile industry’s material data system.
Textile sector: Zero discharge of hazardous chemicals programme (ZDHC): The ZDHC Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL) is a list of chemical substances banned from intentional use in facilities that process textile materials and trim parts in apparel, leather and footwear.

Information on hazard of substances

Useful resources for prioritisation

Guidance documents on prioritisation

Specific lists of hazardous substances (non-exhaustive)

ECHA’s Candidate List: Lists substances of very high concern that may be included in the Authorisation List.
ECHA’s Authorisation List: List of substances of very high concern for which you need authorisation to use under REACH.
ECHA’s list of recommendations for inclusion in the Authorisation List: ECHA’s recommendations on which substances from the Candidate List to include in the Authorisation List.
List of Restrictions: Substances restricted under REACH.
ECHA’s public activities coordination tool (PACT): The public activities coordination tool (PACT) gives advance notice of the substances that are on an authority’s radar for exploring the potential need for regulatory risk management.
The Community rolling action plan (CoRAP): Specifies the substances that will be evaluated under REACH over the next three years.
Water Framework Directive – priority and priority hazardous substances: Substances or groups of substances are on the list of priority substances for which environmental quality standards were set under the Water Framework Directive.

Other lists

OSH Wiki – Dangerous substances: Examples of dangerous substances listed by EU OSHA
Trade Union Priority List for REACH Authorisation: Priority list of chemical substances of very high concern set up by EU trade union association.
TEDX: List of potential endocrine disruptors set up by TEDX, a science based, non-profit research institute.
Safer Chemicals Ingredients List: List of chemical ingredients that the Safer Choice Program has evaluated and determined to be safer than traditional chemical ingredients used for the same function.
SIN List: The “Substitute it now” list of substances set up by the NGO ChemSec.
SINimilarity: Database set up by the NGO ChemSec for checking if your chemical bears structural resemblance to that from the SIN List.

Tools to support prioritisation

GreenScreen® List Translator (GSLT): Screen assessment tool for identifying chemicals of high concern. It attributes scores to chemicals based on information obtained from over 40 hazard lists. GLST can be an effective tool for prioritising chemicals for a more in-depth scrutiny and assessment.
PRIO – Prioritisation tool: PRIO is a web-based tool that can help you to preventively reduce health and environmental risks from chemical substances.