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20-Oct-2008 - LGC to jointly host seminar on analytical
implications of REACH
With REACH pre-registration under way, chemical companies need
to establish chemical sameness. To find out more, come along to our
free half-day seminar on 11 November 2008.
From 1 January 2009, when the list of
pre-registered substances will be published under REACH
(Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of
Chemicals), companies will have to work out which chemicals REACH
regards as being the same. Sameness will trigger membership of a
mandatory substance information exchange forum (SIEF).
This open event will focus on tackling the
uncertainties over chemical substance identity that are likely to
arise early in the new year as companies begin to form SIEFs.
The seminar will tackle questions such as:
What evidence is required to establish sameness?, Which
measurements can help establish sameness? and How do you know you
are getting the best advice or correct data?
Dr Derek Craston, the Government Chemist and
Director of LGC’s Research & Technology Division, will present
on ’ Smoothing the path to implementation’ and Kevin Thurlow, LGC’s
expert on chemical nomenclature will be giving a paper on ‘Naming
and “saming" – guidance on correct nomenclature’. Alan Handley,
Technical Support and Development Manager at LGC’s Runcorn
laboratory, will also present a paper on ‘Measurement showcase –
focus on techniques with potential for dispute
resolution/arbitration’.
The event is being hosted by LGC, under its
statutory Government Chemist role,
together with Yorkshire Chemical Focus and
Chemistry
Innovation.
LGC has a respected track record in
characterising industrial chemicals, and has supplied specialist
support for REACH training projects in Poland and Bulgaria. LGC was
also closely involved with the development of a pioneering
postgraduate course in REACH management provided by the University
of Hull.
The half-day event, which will be held on
Tuesday 11 November at the Briar Court Hotel,
Huddersfield, will run from 9.45 am to 1.15 pm, followed by
lunch.
We invite everyone affected by REACH, whether
from a regulatory or compliance background, to consider taking
part. To register for this event, contact Bernadette Francis via
email: Bernadette.francis@lgc.co.uk
or Tel: 020 8943 7423.
Related documents
Agenda for REACH: measuring sameness
seminar
Notes to Editors