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2021 UK REACH explained
- #REACH
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- To provide a high level of protection of human health and the environment from the use of chemicals.
- To make the people who place chemicals on the market (manufacturers and importers) responsible for understanding and managing the risks associated with their use.
- To promote the use of alternative methods for the assessment of the hazardous properties of substances eg quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) and read across.
- Covers all sectors manufacturing, importing, distributing or using chemicals as raw materials or finished products (not only the chemical industry)
- Applies regardless of your company size
- Makes you responsible for the safe use of the substances you place on the market or use
- Requires every actor in the supply chain to communicate information on the safe use of chemicals