SVHC advisory and testing services

REACH legislation identifies substances with known high risks to human health or the environment as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs).

REACH requires companies to let their customers know if SVHCs are contained in their products. It therefore affects:

• Retailers
• Manufacturers
• Distributors/Importers
• Suppliers of components or parts

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) lists all SVHCs on the Candidate List for Authorisation. If you fall in to one of the categories above and supply a product (referred to as an article in the legislation) containing a substance on the Candidate List, you must give recipients information on the substance and how to use it safely.

Failure to comply with the legislation can have major consequences for your business: disrupted supply chains, negative PR and even prosecution.

Don’t let REACH compliance issues have a negative effect on your business – employ the services of The REACH Centre today.

SVHC information

What SVHCs mean for your business

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Business Impact Assessment

Includes:

• A clear overview of the Regulation and how it affects your company
• Assessment of your internal SVHC management systems
• Assessment of your product portfolio for SVHC vulnerabilities
• Supply chain management and communication strategies
• Testing and auditing strategies
• Risk mitigation and brand protection strategies
• Compliance action plan

SVHC Testing Services

• Testing strategy to determine scope
• Cost-saving initial screening available for selected substances
• Routine analysis or ‘fast-track’ for ’45-day consumer requests’
• Wide range of products, materials and market sectors covered

We have testing capacity for the following substances:

• Candidate List
• New proposed SVHCs
• SIN List
• GADSL
• RoHS
• VOCs
• DMF
• Others upon request

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