Coping with Toy chemical legislation requirements, e.g, EU Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC

1. Coping with the
Chemical ChallengeChemical Challenge
Dr. Vincent Tam
Th H K T C ilThe Hong Kong Toys Council
Jetta Company Limited
J 8 2014January 8, 2014

2. IntroductionIntroduction
“ There are things known and there are
thi s k d i b tthings unknown, and in between are
the doors of perception.”p p
Aldous HuxleyAldous Huxley
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3. IntroductionIntroduction
“ The oldest and strongest emotion of
m ki d is f d th ld st dmankind is fear, and the oldest and
strongest kind of fear is fear of theg
unknown.”
H P L fH.P. Lovecraft
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4. IntroductionIntroduction
2009/48/EC EC/1907/2006 2011/65/EU2009/48/EC
18 June 2009
EC/1907/2006
18 December 2006
2011/65/EU
8 June 2011
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5. IntroductionIntroduction
Washington Maine Dept of California Dept ofg
Dept of Ecology
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Environmental Protection
f p f
Toxic Substances
Control
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6. IntroductionIntroduction
Country Current List Broad List
Australia 800 3,000
Canada 200 4,300
Europe (REACH) 151 1 000Europe (REACH) 151 1,000
Japan 88 1,550
USA EPA 83 345USA - EPA 83 345
USA - California 164 1,060
USA M i 49 1 400USA - Maine 49 1,400
USA - Minnesota 9 1,700
USA- Washington 66 2,000
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7. Part 1 :
Coping with theCoping with the
Chemical Challenge

8. Coping with Chemical ChallengeCoping with Chemical Challenge
1. Chemical Expertise
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9. Coping with Chemical ChallengeCoping with Chemical Challenge
2. Chemical Safety Assessment
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10. Coping with Chemical ChallengeCoping with Chemical Challenge
3. In-house Chemical Laboratory
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11. Coping with Chemical ChallengeCoping with Chemical Challenge
4. Competent Supplier
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12. Coping with Chemical ChallengeCoping with Chemical Challenge
5. Trust and Check
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13. Coping with Chemical ChallengeCoping with Chemical Challenge
6. Chemical Management Database
☺ Chemicals of Concern
☺ Data MiningD g
☺ Chemical data storage
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14. Coping with Chemical ChallengeCoping with Chemical Challenge
7. Chemical Process Control
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15. Coping with Chemical ChallengeCoping with Chemical Challenge
8. Synergize
Brands
3rd party
Laboratories Toy
Government
Agencies
Factories
Toy
Associations
Agencies
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16. SummarySummary
Ch l E1. Chemical Expertise
2. Chemical Safety Assessment2. Chemical Safety Assessment
3. In-house Chemical Laboratory
4. Competent Supplier
5 Trust and Check5. Trust and Check
6. Chemical Management Database
7. Chemical Process Control
8 S ner ize8. Synergize
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17. Part 2 :
Ch i l M t
Part 2 :
Chemical Management
Database (CMD) Update

18. CMDCMD
Management Database
Stringent Technical
Documentation Requirements
Complex & Ever-changing
Chemical Requirements m q mChemical Requirements
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19. CMD - VisionCMD Vision
One Industry
One System
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20. CMD - BenefitsCMD Benefits
L C st
Real-Time
R b T l F N dLower Cost Communication Robust Tool Future Needs
Shared No Minimize Teamwork Living ToolAlignmentEDI
Cost Duplication Mistakes
eamwork L ng ooll gnmentED
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21. CMD - FunctionalitiesCMD Functionalities
Chemical ManagementChemical Management
except: Chemical
S f tSafety
Assessment
Document ManagementDocument Management
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22. CMD - FunctionalitiesCMD Functionalities
Chemical Management
Compliance Validation Chemicals on Watch Data Mining
What If Analysis KPI MeasurementWhat If Analysis KPI Measurement
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23. CMD - FunctionalitiesCMD Functionalities
Documentation Management
Document / Data Transfer Email Alert Engine
Automatic Document DocumentAutomatic
Filing Capability
Document
Package Storage / Security
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24. CMD – Current StatusCMD Current Status
U• Users:
B nd : 8– Brand : 8
– Factory : 107Factory : 107
– Material and component supplier: 150– Material and component supplier: 150
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25. CMD – Recent DevelopmentCMD Recent Development
B d / F tBrand / Factory
CMD +CMD
Data
Mining
C bilit
Brand
Orientation
User
Friendliness
Web
Base
Capability
Version
A il 2013 A il 2014
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April 2013 April 2014

26. CMD – Recent DevelopmentCMD Recent Development
S liSupplier
Material
CMD
mBOS
St d d
mBOS
Ch kCMD Standard Checker
April,
2013
June,
2013
October,
2013
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27. CMD – Recent DevelopmentCMD Recent Development
3rd Laboratory / Chemical Safety Assessor
Data ProductData
Import
Product
BOS
April 2014
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28. CMD RoadmapCMD Roadmap
l d L bSupplier 3rd Lab CSA Company
Web Exchange
Platform
Factory Brand
ConsumerConsumer
CMD
Material CMD Retailer
CMD
Government
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29. SummarySummary
• CMD Vision:
One IndustryOne Industry
One SystemOne System
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30. CMD - BenefitsCMD Benefits
L C st
Real-Time
R b T l F N dLower Cost Communication Robust Tool Future Needs
Shared No Minimize Teamwork Living ToolAlignmentEDI
Cost Duplication Mistakes
eamwork L ng ooll gnmentED
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31. vincenttam@jetta.com.hk
“One's first step in wisdom is to question
everything and one's last is to come toeverything - and one s last is to come to
terms with everything.”
- Georg C. Lichtenberg