Ready for reach? September 1st 2008 European distributor of industrial
MRO (Maintenance, Repair &
Overhaul) products, Brammer, is
warning UK companies working
with chemicals that they only have
until 1st December to officially
register these substances.
The EU's REACH (Registration,
Evaluation, and Authorisation of
Chemicals) legislation places strict
duties on companies to register all
chemical substances they are
working with to ensure they are
safe.
Companies which manufacture
or import 1 tonne or more of any
chemical substance per year must
pre-register that substance with the
new European Chemicals Agency
by 1st December – or face being
banned from manufacturing or
importing that product until they
submit a full registration dossier.
Businesses which pre-register
their chemicals can then benefit
from three staggered deadlines for
full registration.
Brammer advises companies
working with chemicals to appoint
an individual to be responsible for
compliance and create a full
inventory of all substances being
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