Denehurst Chemical Safety Ltd

Denehurst provides a range of services to industry, including training and advisory work to meet international regulatory frameworks for chemical supply as well as the monitoring of laboratory testing and data review.

 

 

Classification and Labelling / GHS (CLP)

Advice can be provided on the appropriate classification and labelling in accordance with the  requirements in Europe, Canada or Australia.  Advice on GHS (EU CLP) can also be offered.  More information can be found on the pages relating to SDS   and CLP  

Where data sets are incomplete, data searches will be made  and where possible, data will be read across from similar classes of material.   Only if there is no alternative will new Laboratory Testing be recommended. Denehurst has a strict policy of avoiding new animal testing where-ever possible and will work with regulatory agencies to explore alternative strategies.

Data review for existing substances / Gap analysis

Denehurst can collate and review data and then prepare a summary as required.  Data gaps can be identified and attempts made to read across data from other substances.  If necessary and no alternatives can be found, new testing may need to be commissioned and help can be provided in selecting a suitable laboratory and ensuring protocols meet requirements. 

 

Exposure Scenarios

Suppport is offered to help in understanding Exposure Scenarios and in writing your own ES.  Before preparing an ES, it is first essential to understand the science behind them and to ensure that the effort taken to prepare documents results in something useful that the recipient will be grateful for.  A lot of work is being performed to ensure extended-SDS (e-SDS) are suitable for the users.

Laboratory testing
Using well established links with Contract Research Organisations, testing for toxicology, physico-chemistry, ecotoxicology and environmental fate can be set up to meet appropriate regulatory requirements. Being independent, Denehurst can help place testing work with the Contract Research Organisations that provide the best service in specific areas. 

Recommendations are made for specific facilities to meet the project requirements and to ensure compliance with the correct GLP and test guidelines.
 
Careful choice of laboratory and close monitoring of work can significantly reduce the cost and time of a test programme of Laboratory Testing.  Every effort is made to reduce the burden of Animal Testing.

REACH
Full support and training for REACH is offered by Denehurst covering all areas, from legal requirements, supply chain issues, testing, data gap analysis, IUCLID, CSR etc. 

Denehurst is also involved with REACHReady project.  More information can be found on the REACHReady web-site at http://www.reachready.co.uk/

 

Risk Assessment / CSR

EU format Risk Assessments can be prepared for New and Existing Substances as well.  This includes review of data, liaison with the production sites and users of the chemicals and submission to regulators to ensure correct exposure scenarios are used and suitable risk management measures are found.

EUSES and TRA tools can be used as part of the risk assessment procedure.

As well as preparing CSR (REACH chemical safety reports), training is also offered.

 

Safety Data Sheets / extended SDS

Safety Data Sheets can be prepared or reviewed for regulatory compliance. Guidance for the compilation of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) are provided on other pages.  Support can be given in terms of reviewing or up-dating existing SDSs or preparing new documents.   Advice can also be given for labelling. 

Denehurst has extensive experience in working with US chemical suppliers who need to have internationally compliant SDSs (or MSDSs if in US) which must meet tough standards to reduce the risk of litigation in the US, but still provide correct classification details for Europe. The new Annex II requirements in Europe is making further changes and support can be given with extended SDS (known as e-SDS) as well as CLP.

 

SIEF and Consortia

Working with competitors is a commercially challenging process, but experience has shown that industry sectors that work together for the common good will have a less troublesome experience with REACH than those who try to gain commercial advantage or attempt to profit at the expense of others. Advice can be provided on SIEF and Consortia on the SEIF support page.

Training

Lecturing or in-house training is offered on all the topics listed above.  A separate web-page describes the Training service in full, but the main principle behind this is to provide industry with the skills and tools to help themselves. 

 

Mark and Gill are regular trainers for REACHReady and CHCS and also work with other organisations in the Europe, the US and Asia to run specific training for industry and government departments.  Training covers all the topics covered on this page and example programmes can be provided on request (info@denehurst.co.uk )

Other Services

Links have been established with other consulting organisations to extend the range of services further than the expertise within Denehurst.  This includes organisations working  in different geographical regions as well as those specialising in other types of products.

Good working links have been established with technical translators. 

 

Summary of services