Compliance Guide
Comprehensive guide to EU chemical regulations including REACH, CLP, GHS, and Dutch workplace safety law.
EU Regulatory Framework for Chemical Substances
Chemical safety in the European Union is governed by an integrated framework of regulations. REACH regulates the registration, evaluation, and restriction of substances. CLP ensures uniform classification and labelling. National legislation — such as the Dutch Arbowet — translates these obligations into concrete workplace requirements.
How the Regulations Relate
REACH (EC 1907/2006) covers the entire lifecycle of chemical substances — from registration to restriction. CLP (EC 1272/2008) ensures uniform hazard classification and labelling aligned with the UN GHS. National legislation such as the Arbowet and Arbobesluit then translates these EU requirements into concrete workplace obligations for employers.
Regulatory Lists Chemspark Monitors
Chemspark automatically screens your entire chemical inventory against 6 authoritative regulatory lists:
CMR Substances
Carcinogenic, Mutagenic or Reprotoxic substances classified under CLP Regulation (EC 1272/2008), categories 1A and 1B.
Source: CLP Regulation Annex VI, Table 3.1
SVHC Candidate List
Substances of Very High Concern identified under REACH Article 57. Inclusion triggers communication and notification obligations.
Source: ECHA Candidate List (updated biannually)
ZZS List (NL)
The Dutch list of Zeer Zorgwekkende Stoffen (Substances of Very High Concern), maintained by RIVM. Used for environmental permits and emission reporting.
Source: RIVM — rivm.nl/zzs
SZW List (NL)
Substances identified by the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment as carcinogenic, mutagenic, or reprotoxic. Published twice yearly in the Staatscourant.
Source: Ministry of SZW, Netherlands
REACH Authorisation List
Annex XIV of REACH. Substances that may not be placed on the market or used after the sunset date without authorisation from the European Commission.
Source: REACH Regulation Annex XIV
REACH Restriction List
Annex XVII of REACH. Specific restrictions on the manufacture, placing on the market, or use of certain substances, mixtures, or articles.
Source: REACH Regulation Annex XVII
Based on recognized methods
Chemspark supports risk assessments, compliance and exposure assessments based on established standards, guidelines and models widely used in occupational hygiene and hazardous-substance management.
Tier 1 exposure model
ECETOC TRA Worker v3.2
The Tier 1 model widely used in REACH safety assessments for an initial quantitative estimate of exposure.
- Quantitative exposure estimate
- Straight from the substance dossier
- No external tooling needed
Inhalation exposure
EN 689
The European standard for assessing airborne exposure to substances in the workplace.
- Supports the basic characterisation
- Combines hazard and scenario information
- Helps decide when measurements are needed
EU regulation
REACH Article 14
Supports chemical safety assessments within the obligations for substance processors and downstream users.
- REACH-oriented approach
- Per-substance safety assessments
- Supports documentation obligations
Hazard classification
GHS · CLP
Data from the SDS is processed automatically and surfaced within every substance record.
- H- and P-statements
- GHS pictograms
- Signal words
- Consistent classification
EU OSH legislation
Chemical Agents Directive & Occupational Hygiene Strategy
Recommended controls follow the occupational-hygiene strategy prescribed by Directive 98/24/EC and the national law implementing it — in the Netherlands, the Arbobesluit.
- Elimination and substitution first
- Engineering controls where possible
- Administrative controls as a supplement
- PPE as the last step
Transparent and verifiable The underlying methods are publicly available. Our implementations are validated against official documentation, worked examples and guidance from ECETOC, EN 689 and ECHA.