Description:

Many companies are now facing the daunting prospect of registering their REACH tier II phase-in substances by the 2013 deadline.  A significant part of the registration process for these chemicals is the chemical safety assessment, the authoring of the chemical safety report, and associated exposure scenarios and extended safety data sheets.

This course is designed to be an overview of the European Union’s REACH Regulation’s requirements for a chemical safety assessment (CSA) and the impact that this assessment has on the EU extended Safety Data Sheets (eSDS).  As part of the course, there will set of short workshops for hands-on experience with a number of aspects of the CSA process.  An emphasis is placed on the scientific and regulatory requirements of a defensible chemical safety assessment and the associated exposure scenarios, chemical safety report, and extended safety data sheet.  The understanding and skills developed in the course will better allow participants to participate in a chemical safety assessment and manage the impacts that these have on hazard communication.

This is an advanced course. While there are no formal prerequisites for this course, it is recommended that participants have a working knowledge of the principles of hazard communication and risk assessment. Participants should have taken the SCHC courses Hazard Determination and Risk Assessment, Ecotoxicology for Hazard Communication, and Industrial Hygiene for Hazard Communication or be comfortable with the principles presented in these courses.

Course Director / Instructor

Robert Skoglund, Ph.D., DABT, CIH Dr. Skoglund is a Senior Laboratory Manager at the 3M Company.  His primary responsibilities include corporate oversight of material EHS issues including global hazard communication and other applied and regulatory toxicology issues and programs.

Course Instructor

Catherine F. Jacobson, Ph.D., DABT Dr. Jacobson is a Senior Toxicology Specialist at 3M Company.  Her primary responsibilities include assessing the human health hazards and risks of raw materials, intermediates, and products for several 3M business units.  In addition, she is responsible for authoring hazard communication documents, tracking emerging material EHS regulations, and developing comprehensive health hazard profiles for substances important to 3M.

Course Instructor

Robert Roy, Ph.D., DABT Dr. Roy is a Lead Toxicology Specialist at 3M in St. Paul, Minnesota. His primary responsibilities include assessing the human health hazards and safety of products and other materials for several 3M business units. In addition he plays a leadership role in 3M Occupational Exposure Guideline development; California Proposition 65 compliance; consumer product labels; and hazard determination, hazard communication, and risk assessment issues.

 Course Instructor

Nicole Soucy, Ph.D. Dr. Soucy is a Toxicology Specialist at 3M in St. Paul, Minnesota.  Her primary responsibilities include assessing the human health hazards and risks of products and other materials for several 3M business units.  In addition, she is responsible for authoring of hazard communication documents, developing comprehensive health hazard profiles for substances important to 3M and providing toxicological support for green chemistry and sustainability initiatives at 3M.

 Course Instructor 

Scott Strand Scott Strand is an Information Specialist at the 3M Company.  His primary responsibilities include the development, maintenance and enhancement of IT systems and business processes for chemical data management and hazard communication.  In addition he has over 15 years of experience in the assessment, classification, and communication of ecological hazards and risks.

Course Fee

$400.00 - Members
$490.00 - Nonmembers

Course Schedule

(subject to change)

Sunday, April 1, 2012

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