REACH Use Reports of Deutsche Bauchemie e.V.
The use map concept is developed to improve the quality of the information on use and conditions of use communicated up the supply chain and the efficiency of this communication process.
Use maps are typically generated by downstream user sector organisations by collecting information on the uses and the conditions of use of chemicals in their sector in a harmonised and structured way. For this purpose, the “use map package” was developed under the CSR/ES Roadmap from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). The use map for the construction chemical sector has been developed by a designated expert group of Deutsche Bauchemie and has been adopted and promoted by the European sector association EFCC.
Sectors create use maps by making use of the templates from the use map package for the information needed to carry out exposure assessments such as the use description and the conditions of uses.
Registrants use available use maps developed by the downstream user sectors to prepare their chemical safety assessments under REACH that reflect relevant and realistic information on uses and conditions of use.
Who benefits from use maps?
USE MAPS BENEFIT REGISTRANTS. THEY GIVE THEM:
- Information on uses and conditions of use that help them to carry out the chemical safety assessments (CSAs)
- information directly from downstream user sectors, so the CSA can be based on realistic conditions of use that are representative of the sector
- an effective way to get information on uses from downstream users sectors
USE MAPS BENEFIT DOWNSTREAM USERS. THEY GIVE THEM:
- realistic and useful exposure scenarios for communication generated by suppliers based on use maps
- harmonised and consistent information at sector level making it easier for companies to process the exposure scenarios received from all suppliers
- a better chance that registrants will cover the uses in their registrations by 2018 and in any update of their dossier