FAQ
What is an Exposure Scenario?
When are Exposure Scenarios required under REACH?
Exposure Scenarios (ESs) are required to be developed for the identified uses of substances that are sold in quantities of more than 10 tonnes per year and are classified as dangerous.
Further information can be obtained here.
What should customers do on receipt of an SDS containing Exposure Scenarios?
When customers receive an updated SDS for a product requiring ESs, they will need to identify the relevant ES(s) for their particular uses. In addition, they will need to review the ESs to check whether their local situation is consistent with the operating conditions and risk management measures identified in the ES.
If a Downstream User’s (DU) use, or the conditions of use, does not appear to be covered, the DU has 12 months (REACH Article 37) from the receipt of the e-SDS to contact the supplier to request that they consider including their use/use conditions in their registration.
Further information can be obtained from the ECHA REACH Factsheet "Safety Data Sheets and Exposure Scenario".
If, according to its physico-chemical properties, a product is classified as dangerous, why is there no exposure scenario on the eSDS (expanded Safety Data Sheets)?
The risk management measures for controlling exposure to substances classified because of their physico-chemical properties,e.g. aspiration or skin dryness hazards, may be the same regardless of the type of exposure scenario.
Where these apply, the advised risk management measure may be included within the main sections of the SDS and not identified within the individual exposure scenarios.
The eSDS is very long and complicated, what parts are essential for me to read and understand?
Further information can be obtained from the following ECHA Guidance Note
