
21-07-2023
EU regulation update Sealant composition
As per EU regulation 2020/1149, it is announced that starting from 24 August 2023, it will be necessary, for all professional and industrial users of polyurethane adhesives and sealing products, to have participated and achieved with positive results training courses concerning the handling of diisocyanates.
As per EU regulation 2020/1149, it is announced that starting from 24 August 2023, it will be necessary, for all professional and industrial users of polyurethane adhesives and sealing products, to have participated and achieved with positive results training courses concerning the handling of diisocyanates.
In Particular, the restrictions provided for in Annex XVII (restriction No. 74) of EU Regulation 1907/2006 (REACH) affect the use for industrial and professional use of articles and mixtures containing diisocyanates in quantities ≥0.1%, in polyurethane (PU) products.
It is therefore necessary that employers or self-employed workers guarantee industrial or professional users, who may have to handle the products mentioned above, the possibility of following appropriate training courses before their use.
The successful achievement of the training courses involves the issuance of an NCO license that will be valid for 5 years.
It is possible to carry out the courses at accredited institutes, occupational safety consultants, trade associations, or through the training platform made available by FEICA (Association of the European adhesives and sealants industry) in collaboration with other polyurethane manufacturers, available in various EU languages and with free use, accessible at this link: www.safeusediisocyanates.eu .
Employers must ensure that their employees have successfully completed training on the safe use of diisocyanates, prior to the use of the substance or mixture itself. The training must take into account the specificity of the products supplied, composition, packaging and conditions of application and storage
Diisocyanate’s suppliers must ensure that recipients receive sufficient information to enable their employees to conduct courses in the official languages of the Member State(s) and provide any list of products/mixtures sold to them which may contain diisocyanates in quantities ≥0.1%.
Manufacturers of articles containing quantities of diisocyanates exceeding 0.1% are obliged to notify their customers.
For this purpose, please note that at the following link: https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/503ac424-3bcb-137b-9247-09e41eb6dd5a are provided restriction number 74 (Diisocyanates) in Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation 1907/2006.
Please note: since diisocyanates are classified as respiratory and skin sensitisers of category 1, exposure by the skin or by inhalation of these substances can cause occupational diseases such as asthma.
Currently products containing diisocyanatesthe (such as chemical compounds used in the production of polyurethane compounds) marketed by Link Industries are:
• Emfimastic PU40FC
• Emfimastic PU403
• Emfimastic PU50
It is also recommended that:
• the indication of the presence of these substances is reported on the product’s safety data sheet;
• the safety data sheets report in section 2.2 the indication of the presence of diisocyanates, their range of concentration in percentage and the reference to EU regulation 2020/1149;
• details of the CAS number of the substance subject to restriction 74 are also given in section 15;
• the prevention measures and the use of adequate protection systems for handling the product are also reported in the safety data sheet.
Our technical department remains at your disposal for any further clarifications.