Hi Steve, I'll look forward to seeing the results of your analysis - this is
a fast growing area and one that needs more professional understanding and
visibility.  Can I ask who led the event you attended?

Vicki Lemieux


-----Original Message-----
From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Steve Petersen
Sent: February-12-09 10:54 PM
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Subject: EU REACH Environmental Legislation

I've just finished a 3 day event to document the implications of and 
processes needed (including RM) to comply with the European Unions(EU) 
REACH legislation and am looking for companies that are working to comply 
like Rockwell Collins

A bit of background : REACH stands for 
        Registration ? Manufacturers / Importers to Register Substances 
and Their Specific Uses
?       Substances (Raw Materials & Chemicals)
?       Preparations (Mixture of Substances)
        Evaluation ? Substances Evaluated for ESH Effects
?       European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Coordinates and Evaluates Testing 
Proposals
        Authorization ? All Substances and Their Uses Shall be Approved by 
ECHA 
?       Separate Authorizations Required for Substances of Very High C
oncern (SVHC) Used in Articles
        CHemicals ? Substances, Preparations, and Article
and involved the documenting of 15 (currently) chemicals throughout the 
entire supply chain for  companies  importing (directly/indirectly) their 
products into the EU.  This is a huge effort for companies like Rockwell 
Collins and involves thousands of suppliers and hundreds of thousands of 
part numbers in our products

I'd like to have anybody that is currently involved in working to comply 
with these requirements to see what processes you have in place, are 
thinking about and see what artifacts you believe are involved from an RM 
perspective.  Please contact me directly with responses and I will then 
roll them up and report the findings to the list.

Thanks in advance

Steve Petersen CRM
Records Manager
Rockwell Collins Inc
319.295.5244



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