Our passion at IPI is to enable our customers to protect their workforce and the environment by providing clean, easy to use and cost effective closed loop systems to handle their dangerous chemicals safely.

Not only do closed loop systems make environmental and commercial sense, for chemicals containing carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxins their use is also mandated as per latest EU Directives.

In fact, in Article 5 (2) of the CMD it is specifically mentioned that “where possible, a carcinogenic substance should be substituted with a less-hazardous alternative – otherwise carcinogens must, so far as is technically possible, be manufactured and used in a closed system to prevent exposure of workers”. (Directive 2004/37/EC – April 2004).

The following links will enable you to evaluate if the chemical(s) you handle fall into this category.

Carcinogenic:

https://echa.europa.eu/substances-restricted-under-reach/-/dislist/details/0b0236e1807e26bf

Mutagenic:

https://echa.europa.eu/substances-restricted-under-reach/-/dislist/details/0b0236e1807e2712

Reprotoxic:

https://echa.europa.eu/substances-restricted-under-reach/-/dislist/details/0b0236e1807e2765

General research:

https://echa.europa.eu/information-on-chemicals/cl-inventory-database

Also, since 2016 the EU commission, in cooperation with ECHA and other agencies, reviews every year the exposure and use of these hazardous chemicals that could be classified as Candidate List of substances of very high concern for Authorisation.

The following links will enable you to evaluate if the chemical(s) you handle fall into Candidate List of substances of very high concern for Authorisation.

1. ECHA website:
https://echa.europa.eu/en/candidate-list-table

2. Latest EU Directives as reported at the link below:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52017PC0011

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52018PC0171

If you would like to be updated and receive further information about chemicals registration etc., we suggest subscribing to receive the newsletter from ECHA at the link below:

http://analytics-eu.clickdimensions.com/cn/ag2hn/subscribtion

Should you need some assistance in your research, please don’t hesitate to contact Giuseppe Fiorello, our Market & Regulatory Developer, who would be delighted to help you.