Singapore REACH Seminar & Science WorkShop
Please note that this event is now past. You can access the presentations given at this Seminar by clicking on the links:
Pdf-20110608-REACH Seminar Singapore - REACH Introduction
Pdf-20110608-REACH Seminar Singapore - Outcome of 2010 Registration
Pdf-20110608-REACH Seminar Singapore - REACH next steps
Pdf-20110608-REACH Seminar Singapore - REACH in Asia
Pdf-20110608-REACH Seminar Singapore - Listing and Authorisation
Pdf-20110608-Nickel Ores and Concentrates and global GHS implementation
Pdf-20110609-Science Workshop - Human Health
Pdf-20110609- Science Workshop - Environment
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June 8 and 9, 2011, Swissôtel The Stamford Singapore
The Nickel REACH Consortia and the Nickel Institute are happy to invite you and your colleagues based in Asia to a REACH Seminar and a Science Workshop covering recent developments on the Human Health and Environmental science of nickel. This event which will be organized in Singapore (Swissôtel The Stamford) on Wednesday and Thursday June 8 and 9, 2011.
Theses meeting are free of charge and organized with the aim to:
- Keep direct contact with the SIEF or Consortia members which are or represent Asian companies
- Reach other public and stakeholders such as downstream users, Asian producers exporters, traders,…
- Communicate at a worldwide level the experience and the data generated under REACH, as well as the updated mission and new REACH work plan of the Nickel REACH Consortia
- Update the importers of Nickel and Nickel-containing products about the status of Listing and Authorization, as well as the activities of the Nickel Institute
- Communicate the latest developments on the Human health and Environmental science of nickel to the NI member companies and other interested parties
Draft Program
June 8th, 2011
Morning: REACH Seminar (8.30-12.00)
- REACH in brief
- Outcome of 2010 Registration
- REACH Next steps
- REACH and Asia (TBC)
- Listing & Authorisation and the Nickel Industry
Afternoon (13.00-17.30)
1. Ores and Concentrates (13.00-15.00)
- Summary of EU exercise and “pending issues” (e.g.: respirable crystalline silica and implications, if any, of the 2nd ATP to the CLP)
- Overview of the new project (Which countries are included? ; Broad overview of country timelines and status of GHS implementatio)
- Detailed review of GHS implementation by country (Implementation timelines ; Lead government agencies in charge ; Key issues ; Major discrepancies) and First groupings for ores and ore concentrates
- Next steps
- Useful web links and tools
- Q&A
2. OEL Discussions (15.15-17.30)
Part 1
- Nickel Institute lead OEL initiatives: review of last 5 years
- EU wide nickel OEL derivation: history and current status
- Relationship between EU nickel OELs and REACH DNELs - current NiPERA position on nickel OELs
- OEL-related activity in the USA: Cal PELs, OSHA, ACGIH
- OEL-related activity in Japan
Part 2 Company participation
- Other OEL-regulatory initiatives in Asia-Australia
- Progress on exposure speciation
- Industrial Hygiene issues of concern to Nickel Institute Member Companies
- Identification of datagaps and suggestions for future research
- General discussion
June 9th, 2011 - Science Workshop
Morning: Human Health Issues
- Overview of datagaps for human health
- Research conducted by NI over the last 5 years to fill in the datagaps - key topics: Carcinogenicity, Reproductive Toxicity, Read Across, Exposure assessment
- Risk Characterisation : OEL derivation and recommandations for companies
Afternoon: Environmental Issues
- Overview of challenges for environmental risk assessment of nickel
- Incorporating bioavailability into the risk assessment framwork (Water, Soil, Sediment)
- Incorporation of new science into setting Environmental Quality Standarts (EQS)
- Implementation of bioavailability-based EQS at the local sites
- Conclusions and Q&A
Practical Information
If you desire to attend this seminar, please block the date and feel free to register by clicking on the following link: http://www.regonline.com/singapore-june2011
The seminar will be organized on June 8 and 9, 2011at the Swissôtel The Stamford, Singapore
Address of the hotel: www.swissotel.com/singapore-stamford
2 Stamford Road
Singapore 178882
To book a
room: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/nickelinstitute (Link valid until May 24, 2011)
Background Information
In 2007, the Nickel Institute launched the Nickel Consortia, in order to efficiently meet all its requirements under Europe’s chemicals policy Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of CHemicals – REACH.
REACH is designed to ensure a high level of protection for human health and the environment, and the Consortia program is important because it has brought together all of the key players in the extensive supply chain of nickel and its compounds, providing them with an opportunity to cost-effectively work together to satisfy the expectations of the REACH regulation.
The Nickel Institute has worked diligently with industry and government stakeholders for several years to prepare for the arrival of REACH. The overall purpose of the Consortia is to provide a means for nickel manufacturers and importers to comply with REACH requirements, for example by data sharing and joint submission of the Registration dossiers. In 2010, a major step was achieved with the Registration of nickel metal and 12 other nickel substances and intermediates.
For the Nickel Industry, the registration phase is as a statement of commitment. We intend to do what is needed to provide users of nickel and nickel substances, as well as regulatory authorities, with the information they need to be assured that nickel and nickel compounds can continue to be used with unique properties that enhance processes, materials and products for the benefit of society.
At the same time, the information and data are available to provide regulatory authorities with a basis for review of the uses of the substance so that, from a risk management perspective, they can adjust the conditions for use of the substances to maximize protection of human health and the environment.
The Nickel Institute and the Nickel REACH Consortia also see registration of the substance dossiers as not the end as such, but rather, as a starting point. The dossiers are merely a “snapshot” based on current science, exposure data, and risk assessment and will need continuous updating. On the top of this, Registration is only the “R” of REACH and the other REACH phases have started or will start in the coming months.
REACH is not only a European matter. Of course, the implementation of the Regulation is mandatory to get access to the European market but REACH provides also an impressive database for other jurisdictions. This means that all the data generated under REACH could be used by other countries and there are already several agreements signed between ECHA and other regions in the world. Last but not least, similar legislations flourish in other countries such as US or China. This means that the experience gained in Europe in the past years and in the coming ones will be valuable in the future.
For questions or comments, please contact Isaline de Baré - idebare@nickelinstitute.org
