Stowlin Croftshaw
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Introducing your Stowlin sales contact for Chromium Trioxide .
Rhys Davies rdavies @ stowlin . com
Having joined Stowlin , a 2M Group Company , in October of last year , and following 20 years in the surface finishing industry , I can honestly say that life has been extremely rewarding meeting many interesting people and customers along the way within the industry .
With previous experience of chromate and the controls associated with it , I have been appointed as the first line contact for any questions or enquiries relating to Chromium Trioxide and the relevant UK REACH legislation for Stowlin ’ s current customers , and can of course assist with enquiries from new customers .
As you are more than probably aware by now there was a press release by the Chromium Trioxide Authorisation Consortium ( CTACsub ), on December 22nd , 2020 . This outlined the recent decision of the European Commission to authorise five out of the six submitted applications for essential uses of Chromium Trioxide ( EC 215-607-8 ; CAS 1333-82-0 ).
Following the UK ’ s withdrawal from the EU and the end of the transition period , the EU REACH legislation has been brought into UK law . The key principles of the EU legislation have been retained , and it is now known as UK REACH .
To be able to continue using Chromium Trioxide , as a downstream user certain obligations have to be met .
• Confirm to the HSE that you are an existing authorised downstream user . Further details are available on the H & S website . www . hse . gov . uk . This has to be completed within 60 days from the end of the transition period , and has been termed “ Grandfathering ”. - Information regarding any existing applications that have not yet been finalised by ECHA must have the dossier re-submitted to the HSE .
• Any new applications , from January 1st , 2021 must be submitted to the HSE .
• Check , assess and implement exposure scenarios .
• Implement a workplace exposure monitoring programme , according to good practice guidelines by June 18th 2021 .
Please note that any dossiers of information submitted to the HSE have to be completed using IUCLID . A download of the software is available on the IUCLID 6 or ECHA websites . The use of this software is one of the requirements , and there are “ How to subscribe as a downstream user ” videos available on internet video platforms such as YouTube .
Stowlin have provided data sheets to their customers to assist in their obligations that have been placed upon them as downstream user . Please contact your local salesperson if you need copies of the data sheets , or if you need to ensure that you have the latest version .
If all of this sounds a little daunting and to assist in your understanding , the Chromium Trioxide consortium held a webinar on January 15th . If you were unable to take part in the webinar slides and a video will be available after the event has taken place , and they can be found at www . jonesdayreach . com . You will also find a whole array of further information , including good practice sheets which are listed under the “ substances ” tab .
So , if there are any downstream users that have any questions relating to the above , please contact either your local salesperson or direct your correspondence to rdavies @ stowlin . com .
All the best with your applications .
Rhys Davies Account Manager , Stowlin