Breakout session

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Break-out session Group 4 Chair Finn Pedersen
Rapporteur Thomas Jostmann
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• Group 4
• 1. question
• Work out an example (or options) how the use of a
  substance should be described under section 1.2
  of the safety data sheet.
• Sect. 1.2 definition
• Only the most and common uses of a substance need
  to be described (brief description of what it
  actually does) and listed.
• General discussion
• use definition in REACH is very broad that
  tackles the processes e.g. mixing or filling
• flame retardant is not a use but a function of
  a substance
• the use normally creates an exposure whereas the
  function not necessarily defines an exposure
• in the DU sectors additional information is
  needed regarding the handling information
  (filling / mixing ... is sometimes not detailed
  enough)

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• How to use section 1.2 of the SDS to specify the
  use?
• First option (preferred by the group)
• Starting with a broad IC approach (industrial,
  professional, consumer)
• Optionally Industry category may help guiding
  the DU to find their uses in the eSDS
• Optionally function of the substance if it
  helps
• Optionally further information about uses and
  handling processes
• Information for the next level in the supply
  chain should be clear enough to signal that the
  eSDS is the right one for this particular
  industry to be used ? the next level of eSDS
  covering DU uses would be for the formulator to
  describe in more detail ? would result in
  cascade of ES

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• Second option
• M/I sells directly to a DU this may require a
  specific eSDS to describe the exposure
• M/I sells to the formulator F will be able to
  draft a specific eSDS which is reflecting the
  conditions of specific DU uses
• Third option
• start with main uses and add minor uses on as
  needed basis if specific uses are to be
  covered

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• Work out a proposal how the information in
  Section 7 and 8 of the eSDS for the dangerous
  substance should relate to the information in the
  ES annex. This should cover
• DNELs/PNECs
• Operational conditions of use (relevant to
  health and environment)
• RMMs related to workers, consumers and
  environment
• Any other information related to exposure
  assessment
• Some conflictual views
• Keeping the data in the main part of the SDS as
  an overview and make it optional to put it in the
  ES annex as well.
• Redundant text with the main part should be
  avoided
• From the practical point of view of a F all
  information should be in the ES annex
• Section 7 is information which may go into
  technical information
• Section 8 need to be very specific as this is
  providing the relevant information

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General recommendations Use of the SDS is
already established along the value chain,
changing content of information would mean that
this established way of using information would
need to be changed Not all SDS will have an
annex avoid 2 different types of SDS main parts
with and without annex Do not change the main
content of the sections and simply add PNEC and
DNEL information way of presenting this in the
SDS should be flexible (table or individual)
RMMs not coming from the substance ES but from
other regulation should be reflected in the
assessment for preparations and be reflected in a
consistent way in the main part and the annex In
section 8 there should be the most relevant and
general RMMs mentioned
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• Where to put operational conditions of use?
• not needed in the SDS main part but in the ES
  annex