Members of the German Foundry Chemistry Association (IVG) or the German Foundry Industry Association (BDG) can order the free training material for internal training purposes at no charge. Please contact the IVG or BDG for further information.
To meet the requirements of restriction entry No. 74 of the REACH Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006
In accordance with the EU-wide restriction of 24.08.2020 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2020/1149 regarding the placing on the market, transfer and use of diisocyanates, diisocyanates may after August 24, 2023 neither used industrially or commercially, either as a substance or as a constituent in other substances or mixtures, unless
- the concentration of diisocyanates individually and in combination is less than 0.1 % by weight or
- the employer or self-employed person ensures that industrial or commercial users before using the substance(s) or mixture(s) have successfully completed a training course on the safe use of diisocyanates.
Please note the following instructions for use and in particular slides 1 and 2 of the training material before starting to adapt the material and internal training:
- Training to fulfill the requirement for the use of MDI & PMDI
- a) in foundries,
- b) in the production of foundry chemicals and
- c) in laboratories
according to the Regulation (EU) 2020/1149
- The user of the training documents can also use only individual sections of the training course (a) to c)) if individual sections do not apply. Only Part I applies equally to all three sections.
- It is expressly permitted to adapt/modify/add to the training documents in accordance with the company’s internal circumstances/requirements/regulations. This can be, among other things
- Layout
- Illustrations of specific exposure routes, PPE, measured values
- Implementation in internal training system
- Exchange of images
- Change of terminology etc.
- In a classroom training course, it is not necessary to check the success of the course, e.g. by means of a multiple-choice test, if the trainer ensures in a discussion that the explanations have been understood.
- The successful completion of a training course must be documented in order to meet the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2020/1149 to be fulfilled.
- In addition to the possibility of face-to-face training via this presentation in the company, there is also the possibility of conducting online training courses and obtaining further training materials via the following page of the ISOPA & ALIPA associations: https://www.safeusediisocyanates.eu/de/
