IMDS STEERING COMMITTEE ADDRESS CLEPA MATERIALS REGULATION EVENT

IMDS STEERING COMMITTEE ADDRESS CLEPA MATERIALS REGULATION EVENT 2015 Matthew Griffin Materials Engineering 22 April 2015

RELEASE 9. 0 RECAP – What did we do and why? Ownership – You cannot copy a material MDS – All materials are referenced Speed – Faster MDS updates – Easily pass on updated information (new versions) Security & Information – Restrict internal visibility of confidential data – Error flagging if GADSL substances are confidential Responsibility – Warnings become errors for materials you created – Must be corrected by owner before sending 2

REACH SUNSET DATES – Substitution REACH legislation will increase the need to update material content or substitute materials. Phthalates and flame retardants are being substituted by material suppliers. – Lots of MDSs are being updated – IMDS Release 9. 0 provides the tools to pass this updated up the supply chain quickly. – Updates are not getting passed to the OEMs NEED TO KNOW THE ACCURATE COMPOSITION OF THE MATERIAL AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. 3

IMDS MATERIAL INFORMATION – The need for solid foundations Like building a house, building robust IMDS information requires solid foundations. – Accurate declaration of GADSL substances – Minimal use of jokers – Single substance materials are not very common! – Correct material category – Accurate material name – Constructed by Material Producer The goal – a single MDS ID / Version for each material we use – Accepted by ALL. Duplicating materials needs cease. Circulating duplicated materials need to cease. 4

RELEASE 10 THEMES – What are we doing next? MMDS Quality – Published Materials Errors – New “Publisher Role” – Single substance materials Standardisation – Default ranges for deviation, agreed by OEM – Removal of “Tolerance” field Other – Search admin to manage individual org units – Confidentiality improvements – Development sample report wording – Polymeric parts making 5

REGULATION COMPLEXITY – Increasing burden on OEMs and Suppliers With the Biocidal Product Regulation, the information required is more complex. – Substances can be allowed or prohibited, depending on the required function (and not chemistry) – Regulation is new and unique to EU, but imports must comply – Similar issues managing other legislation (e. g. REACH Authorisation) 6

IS IMDS THE SOLUTION? – Can we handle these increased requirements in IMDS? Typically we use “Application Code” information to tackle issues such as this. – Can we get the necessary information? – Will we break the supply chain? A new method of information exchange is required in IMDS if we are to manage future challenges efficiently. – Outside the normal MDS send / receive. – Not a one off input – will need to be maintained. – Currently in the study phase. Looking at opportunities to include in Release 10. 7

TO SUM UP We need the latest IMDS information We need to improve material MDS quality One material, one MMDS 8

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