REACH 123

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REACH 123
Geoff Brooks Chief Software Architect The WERCS,
Ltd.
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SIMS Details

• Web-based tool for getting ready for REACH.
• Gather information about substances and
  preparations used by your company.
• Assess your products/substances.
• Maintain information about their status under
  REACH.
• Maintain information about Legal Entities.
• Maintain documents related to the substance.
• Perform bulk Pre-Registrations

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Product Assessment Steps

• Identify products imported or produced in EU.
• Define imported and produced volume figures from
  inventory system (ERP, Legacy etc) by Legal
  Entity and product.
• Capture CAS-level compositions of each product.
• Calculate imported or produced quantity of each
  substance across all products for each Legal
  Entity.
• Define REACH Function for each substance.

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Exposure Scenarios for Preparations New!

• Requirement Manufacturer/Importer obliged to
  pass on relevant information down the supply
  chain.
• Information passed describes specific conditions
  of safe use and handling as well as exposure
  scenarios (ES) for the preparation.
• Various Industry groups preparing Generic
  Exposure Scenarios (GESs)
• WERCS is adding ES authoring and management to
  its list of modules.
• Projected release data is Q4 08.
• But there is no one fits all system.

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WERCS ES Methodology

• Create a library of ES documents
• GES document sets from multiple organizations for
  groups or categories of products.
• Company created ES document sets for specific
  finished goods.
• Supplier provided ES document sets for raw
  materials.

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WERCS ES Methodology (2)

• Build an extension to authoring modules that
  provides user-friendly method for comparing and
  constructing ESs for products.
• Modify the SDS template so that 0 to n ESs can be
  linked to an SDS for a product.
• Make sure the linked ESs become a permanent part
  of the eSDS.

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WERCS ES Methodology (3)

• Use an EUWizard (DPD) centered approach to
  performing as much as possible through
  automation.
• Support Critical Component Analysis approach as
  a secondary process.
• Allow for expert input by editing phrases and/or
  creating free text.

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Process Flow (2)
WERCS Product with composition
Identify Lead Components
Author ESs by compare and analyze
Execute EU Wizard
Identify Substance RMMs
Publish eSDS and ESs
Execute GHS Wizard
Identify Comparable GESs
Distribute revised documents
Automated
Expertise
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