Practical tools and guidance on dangerous substances

This website section provides access to ECHA’s registration database. The database can be searched by substance name or identifier and all information from the registration dossiers is displayed, except it is claimed confidential. Substance information in the registration database includes...

This film introduces the changes that have been made to harmonise the signs (pictograms) used in the transport of dangerous goods and the signs used for the product classification, labelling and packaging (CLP) of chemicals. The existing seven pictograms are to be replaced with nine. Napo is...

The film shows a worker not listening to the fire safety instructions and not knowing how to behave as a fire starts at his workplace. The fim shows that it is important that workers are aware of all possible escape routes and emergency procedures.

The Napo series of films are produced using computer...

This film aims to raise awareness of the dangers of exposing the skin to harmful (and sometimes not so harmful) substances, the situations in which such exposures occur and what can be done to prevent risks, protect the skin and prevent damage. Napo discovers many different situations in which...

This Napo film is about issues related to tobacco smoke in workplaces. Exposure to tobacco smoke is bad for both smokers’ and non-smokers’ health. It can cause serious problems such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. It can cause death due to cancer, coronary heart disease or stroke. Yet...

The film aims to raise awareness of risks from working with chemicals in confined spaces. Napo is shown lacquering a tank from the inside with a coating that is classified as toxic and exposive, without any inhalation protection. As he starts feeling dizzy and cannot read the coating label, he...

The website provides the presentations of a workshop held in 2012 on the interactions and potential synergies between occupational safety and health (OSH) regulatory practices and REACH. The presentations include aspects on how REACH supporets OSH legislation, using registration information...

The webpage provides agenda and presentation of a workshop organised by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to discuss how information generated through the REACH and CLP processes can be used to promote the safe use of chemicals at industrial sites; including at workplaces. A case study has been...

The poster provides warning messages on the dangers posed by asbestos still present in European buildings. It calls the EU to act.
Every year asbestos kills around 100,000 people — and will continue to do so over the coming decades. Europe has banned asbestos — but millions of tonnes are still...

This factsheet introduces the process of eliminating or substituting dangerous substances, which are at the top of the European control hierarchy. It gives hints on how to identify chemicals to eliminate or substitute and briefly outlines the process of identifying alternatives. Links are provided...