Identifiez votre substance dangereuse

Connaissez vos substances et vos besoins – remplacement

L’identification des substances préoccupantes utilisées est la première étape d’une mise en œuvre réussie de votre plan de remplacement.

  • Faites un inventaire des substances que vous utilisez.
  • Dressez une liste des substances à remplacer en priorité. Il s’agit notamment des substances qui sont considérées comme les plus dangereuses, qui ne sont pas indispensables au fonctionnement d’un produit ou qui sont susceptibles de faire l’objet de mesures réglementaires ou de pressions du marché dans un avenir proche.
  • Identifiez les principales fonctions de la substance préoccupante dans le produit ou le procédé.
  • Informez et consultez votre chaîne d’approvisionnement (clients et fournisseurs), afin de définir les préoccupations et les options potentielles.

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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.