REACH: Guide to the Regulations

REACH: Guide to the Regulations
15th January, 2020

At a glance:

An introduction to REACH awareness, restricted and banned substances that affect the furniture industry, determination of articles and their substance, and how to initiate a chemical risk assessment of an article

Highlights:

REACH is a European Union regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals. It came into force on 1st June 2007 and replaced a number of European Directives and Regulations with a single system. Almost every business in the UK will have a new responsibility under REACH.

This guide is designed to give an introduction to REACH awareness and the restricted and banned substances that affect the furniture industry.

Topics covered:

  • Overview of REACH
  • Terms and definitions
  • The pre-registration phase of REACH
  • Restricted and Banned Substances
  • Articles and their Substances
  • Chemical Risk Assessment of An Article
  • REACH and Brexit

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