The webpage provides agenda and presentation of a workshop organised by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to discuss how information generated through the REACH and CLP processes can be used to promote the safe use of chemicals at industrial sites; including at workplaces. A case study has been developed to exemplify which information is needed and obtained from REACH and CLP.

The website provides the presentations of a workshop held in 2012 on the interactions and potential synergies between occupational safety and health (OSH) regulatory practices and REACH. The presentations include aspects on how REACH supporets OSH legislation, using registration information, comparing DNELs/DMELs and OELs, assessment of risks and other topics.

The film aims to raise awareness of risks from working with chemicals in confined spaces. Napo is shown lacquering a tank from the inside with a coating that is classified as toxic and exposive, without any inhalation protection. As he starts feeling dizzy and cannot read the coating label, he lights a fire to better see and the tank explodes.
Poor standards of maintenance are a major cause of occupational accidents and diseases. Many accidents happen during maintenance work, because of a lack of maintenance or as a result of poor-quality maintenance.

This Napo film is about issues related to tobacco smoke in workplaces. Exposure to tobacco smoke is bad for both smokers’ and non-smokers’ health. It can cause serious problems such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. It can cause death due to cancer, coronary heart disease or stroke. Yet, thousands of workers are still exposed to tobacco smoke in their workplaces. In this short film, Napo makes his own unique contribution to the cause of smoke-free workplaces.

This film aims to raise awareness of the dangers of exposing the skin to harmful (and sometimes not so harmful) substances, the situations in which such exposures occur and what can be done to prevent risks, protect the skin and prevent damage. Napo discovers many different situations in which exposure to chemicals and other substances can cause skin problems. He learns about the amazing qualities of the skin, and strips naked to show the audience: ‘Everything you always wanted to know about ... your skin’.

The film shows a worker not listening to the fire safety instructions and not knowing how to behave as a fire starts at his workplace. The fim shows that it is important that workers are aware of all possible escape routes and emergency procedures.

This film introduces the changes that have been made to harmonise the signs (pictograms) used in the transport of dangerous goods and the signs used for the product classification, labelling and packaging (CLP) of chemicals. The existing seven pictograms are to be replaced with nine. Napo is involved in a series of short sketches in which he is shown working with chemicals, including those that are irritants, flammable, corrosive, toxic or a danger to the environment. Each sketch is followed by a brief sequence showing how to prevent accidents by safe working practices.

This website section provides access to ECHA’s registration database. The database can be searched by substance name or identifier and all information from the registration dossiers is displayed, except it is claimed confidential. Substance information in the registration database includes information on hazards and uses. The information in that database is provided by the industry and only partly quality checked by authorities