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
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:
REACH: Guide to the Regulations
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Guidance and editable templates designed to assist companies in demonstrating their understanding of the chemicals used in their products and show evidence from the supply chain that the materials comply with the requirements of the UK and EU REACH, POPs, and GB and EU BIOCIDAL Regulations
A summary of the key restricted substances associated with the most common types of materials present in upholstered furniture to help with the creation of product-specific Restricted Substances Lists (RSL) and the development of testing and compliance programmes
Research report presenting initial survey findings on how UK furniture businesses manage unsold stock, developed to inform emerging policy discussions on preventing the destruction of unsold goods