The chemical safety assessment is carried out to demonstrate that the risks from the exposure to a substance, during its manufacture and use, are controlled when specific operational conditions and risk management measures are applied. These conditions of use of a substance constitute the exposure scenario, which is an essential component of the chemical safety report. 

Chemical safety report

The chemical safety report documents the chemical safety assessment undertaken as part of the REACH registration process, and is the key source from which the registrant provides information to all users of chemicals through the exposure scenarios.

A KKDİK (Turkish REACH) Chemical Safety Assessment (CSA) is a mandatory requirement for all substances that are manufactured or imported in volumes equal to or greater than 10 tonnes per year and by downstream users if their uses are not addressed by their supplier.

 The elements to be included in the chemical safety report are listed in Annex I, section 7 of REACH.

The KKDİK chemical safety assessment of a substance includes: hazard, PBT (persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic) and vPvB (very persistent and very bioaccumulative) assessment.

Exposure scenarios

 The KKDİK chemical safety assessment of a substance includes: exposure assessment including exposure scenario(s).

 An exposure scenario is a set of conditions that describe how a substance is manufactured or used, and the measures necessary to control exposure to humans and releases to the environment.

The CSR/ES Roadmap is a collaborative effort of ECHA and its stakeholders. It sets a joint action plan to improve the generation and communication of exposure scenarios by 2018.

It also aims to improve the clarity and accuracy of the information already provided by registrants in the chemical safety reports.