Trevor Barker – Cornelius Group, UK
REACH, the new European Union (EU) regulation, which has its name formed from “Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of CHemicals”, came into force a year ago and replaced a number of European Directives and Regulations with a single system.
REACH has global implications, as emphasised in Personal Care, January 2008, and meeting its requirements is far from straightforward.
As the technical manager of Cornelius, I am tasked with ensuring the company is fully compliant with the legislation. This has been, and will continue to be, an extremely onerous task due to the complex nature of the legislation and the, sometimes, ambiguous nature of the company’s position in the supply chain. Outlined in this article is how I have been tackling REACH issues.
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