Framework for chemical risk management under REACH [electronic resource] : regulatory decision-making / Steffen Erler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Erler, Steffen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chemical industry--Risk assessment.

Chemical industry.

Hazardous substances--Risk assessment.

Hazardous substances.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (434 p.)

Edition:

1st revised ed.

Place of Publication:

Shrewsbury : Smithers Rapra Technology, Ltd., 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since 2008, the EU system for the Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH) has begun impacting companies across the world. As a retrospective analysis, this publication presents the findings of the first PhD thesis on the REACH Regulation dating to 2007. Today, efficient and effective implementation of REACH continues to depend on the inter-action of Member State regulators during EU decision-making. This is the result of past political debates surrounding the legislation being narrowly focused on mechanisms for conducting hazard assessments. To facilitate EU decision-ma

Contents:

""1 Introduction""; ""1.1 The New EU Chemicals Policy - REACH""; ""1.2 Why Regulate Chemicals?""; ""1.3 Risk Definitions""; ""1.4 What are chemicals? - Defining the scope of the research project""; ""1.5 Policy, Risk Management and Risk Reduction Strategies""; ""1.6 Rationale and Choice of Countries""; ""1.7 Conclusion and Research Questions""; ""2 Literature Review""; ""Introduction""; ""2.1 Chemical Risks""; ""2.1.1 Hazard and Exposure""; ""2.1.2 Toxicology""; ""2.1.3 Exposure Assessment""; ""2.1.4 Risk Characterisation""; ""2.2 Obstacles to Risk Management""

""2.2.1 Structure of Risk Management""""2.2.2 Existing Chemicals Regulation""; ""2.3 The Regulatory Process""; ""2.3.1 Regulatory Options""; ""2.3.2 Recent Developments in Regulation""; ""2.3.3 Regulatory Decision-Making""; ""2.3.4 Regulatory Approaches""; ""2.4 REACH""; ""2.4.1 A New Era for Chemical Control""; ""2.4.2 Uncertainties in the New System""; ""2.4.3 Decision-making under REACH""; ""2.4.4 Potential Improvement to Health and the Environment""; ""2.4.5 Business Effects of REACH: Cry Wolf?""; ""2.5 Conclusions""; ""3 Methodology""; ""3.1 Research Design""

""3.2 Analytical Framework""""3.3 Interview Selection""; ""3.4 Interview Technique""; ""3.5 Initial Analysis""; ""3.6 Interviewee Response Validation � Cross-Checking""; ""3.7 Systems Framework""; ""3.8 Strengths and Limitations of this Research""; ""3.9 Conclusion""; ""4 National Approaches""; ""Introduction""; ""4.1 Chemical Landscapes""; ""4.2 Regulatory Approaches""; ""4.3 Regulatory Administrations""; ""4.4 Policy Styles and Implications for Risk Management""; ""4.4.1 Policy Styles""; ""4.4.2 Strengths and Weaknesses""; ""4.4.3 EU Decision-Making""; ""4.5 Social and Cultural Contexts""

""4.5.1 Legal Systems and the Role of Experts""""4.5.2 Future Socio-Economic Concerns and Chemical Safety""; ""4.5.3 Public and Political Catalysts""; ""4.6 Propensity to Change""; ""4.7 Preparing for Implementing REACH""; ""4.8 Conclusions""; ""4.8.1 Discussion and Conclusions""; ""4.8.2 Recommendations""; ""5 A Systems Framework to Implement REACH""; ""5.1 The Need for Regulatory Reform""; ""5.1.1 Risk Assessment""; ""5.1.2 Risk-Reduction Strategy (RRS)""; ""5.2 REACH - A Critical Analysis""; ""5.3 Systems Framework""; ""5.3.1 Decision-Making Rules""

""5.3.2 Technical Guidance for Decision-Making""""5.3.3 Administrative Structures""; ""5.4 Prioritisation of Regulatory Decision-Making""; ""5.5 Conclusions""; ""6 Evaluating the Systems Framework""; ""Introduction""; ""6.1 From Risk to Safety: Review of the Systems Framework""; ""6.2 Testing the Systems Framework""; ""6.2.1 Regulatory Outcomes""; ""6.2.2 Prioritisation of Regulatory Decision-Making � Results""; ""6.3 National Approaches under the Systems Framework""; ""6.4 Consensus on Banning Chemical Production or Use""; ""6.5 Discussion and Conclusions""; ""7 Conclusion""

""Introduction""

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786612312748

1-84735-402-5

1-282-31274-X

1-61583-168-1

OCLC:

502012446