Identifique a sua substância perigosa

Conheça as suas substâncias e necessidades — substituição

A identificação das substâncias cuja utilização suscita preocupação é o primeiro passo para a implementação bem-sucedida do seu plano de substituição.

  • Faça um inventário das substâncias que utiliza.
  • Dê prioridade às suas substâncias para substituição, nomeadamente, as substâncias consideradas mais perigosas, as substâncias que podem não ser absolutamente necessárias para o funcionamento de um produto e as substâncias que podem ser sujeitas a ações regulamentares ou a pressões do mercado num futuro próximo.
  • Identifique as principais funções que a sua substância que suscita preocupação executa no produto ou processo.
  • Informe e consulte a sua cadeia de abastecimento, incluindo os seus clientes e fornecedores, com vista a identificar possíveis preocupações e opções.

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Useful resources for creating an inventory

Main resources

  • PRIO Inventory tool: PRIO is a web-based tool that can help you to preventively reduce health and environmental risks from chemical substances.
  • Global Automotive Declarable Substance List (GADSL): The global standard list for declaring the composition of parts within the automotive industry.
  • IMDS: Automobile industry’s material data system.
  • Textile sector: Zero discharge of hazardous chemicals programme (ZDHC): The ZDHC Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL) is a list of chemical substances banned from intentional use in facilities that process textile materials and trim parts in apparel, leather and footwear.

Information on hazard of substances

 

Useful resources for prioritisation

Guidance documents on prioritisation

Specific lists of hazardous substances (non-exhaustive)

Other lists

  • OSH Wiki – Dangerous substances: Examples of dangerous substances listed by EU OSHA
  • Trade Union Priority List for REACH Authorisation: Priority list of chemical substances of very high concern set up by EU trade union association.
  • TEDX: List of potential endocrine disruptors set up by TEDX, a science based, non-profit research institute.
  • Safer Chemicals Ingredients List: List of chemical ingredients that the Safer Choice Program has evaluated and determined to be safer than traditional chemical ingredients used for the same function.
  • SIN List: The “Substitute it now” list of substances set up by the NGO ChemSec.
  • SINimilarity: Database set up by the NGO ChemSec for checking if your chemical bears structural resemblance to that from the SIN List.

Tools to support prioritisation

  • GreenScreen® List Translator (GSLT): Screen assessment tool for identifying chemicals of high concern. It attributes scores to chemicals based on information obtained from over 40 hazard lists. GLST can be an effective tool for prioritising chemicals for a more in-depth scrutiny and assessment.
  • PRIO – Prioritisation tool: PRIO is a web-based tool that can help you to preventively reduce health and environmental risks from chemical substances.