REACH and RoHS Compliance: Gain a Deeper Understanding

Product Id IQS198001
Level Basic & Intermediate & Advanced
Timings 08:30 AM TO 04:30 PM CST
Scheduled Date(s) Thursday, September 19, 2019 to Friday, September 20, 2019 ( 2 Days )
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This 2-day seminar will go into the specifics of the REACH and RoHS regulations, provide case studies and share lessons learned so your organization can benefit from the mistakes of others. We will review the latest on both directives and will draw out key developments and key dates (if applicable) with particular emphasis on requirements for US firms.

REACH and RoHS have been referred to as "…one of the most complex regulations in the history of the EU." Do not miss this 2-day seminar to find out why.

After completing this seminar, you will gain a better understanding of: 

  • Understanding your organization’s liability under RoHS and REACH.
  • Review case studies.
  • Discuss lessons learned applications to ensure full compliance.
  • RoHS and REACH guidelines
  • REACH Registration of Substances
  • Introduction to REACH
  • Articles and REACH
  • Substances of Very High Concerns (SVHC)
  • Supply chain communication
  • Compliance enforcement
  • Basics of RoHS
  • Background and content of RoHS
  • Responsibility for RoHS
  • International requirements of RoHS
  • WEEE - background and content of WEEE and how to work to meet requirements
  • Material testing methods

Topics covered in this seminar include:

  • REACH Registration of Substances
  • Introduction to REACH
  • Articles and REACH
  • Substances of Very High Concerns (SVHC)
  • Supply chain communication
  • Compliance enforcement
  • Basics of RoHS
  • Background and content of RoHS
  • Responsibility for RoHS
  • International requirements of RoHS
  • WEEE - background and content of WEEE and how to work to meet requirements
  • Material testing methods.
  • Improving data collection by using Jig 101, IEC 62474, IPC 1752
  • Managing suppliers with procurement contracts
  • Effectively using technology for tracking and managing compliance
  • Overview of three of the most important materials regulations, the processes, and the programs needed 
    • RoHS 1 and 2 Compliance
    • REACH Compliance
    • US Dodd-Frank Conflict Minerals Reporting

DAY 01(8:30 AM - 4:30 PM)

  • 08.30 am - 09.00 am: Registration
  • 9:00 am - 9:30 am REACH Registration of Substances
  • 9:30 am -10:00 am Introduction to REACH
  • 10:00 am-10:30 - am Articles and REACH
  • 10:30 am-10:45 - am Break
  • 10:45 am-11:15 - am Substances of Very High Concerns (SVHC)
  • 11:15 am-12:00 noon - Supply chain communication
  • 12:00 pm-1:00 pm - Improving data collection by using Jig 101, IEC 62474, IPC 1752
  • 1:00 pm-2:00 pm - Lunch
  • 2:00 pm-3:00 pm - Managing suppliers with procurement contracts
  • 3:00 pm-3:10 pm - Break
  • 3:10 pm-4:00 pm - Effective using technology for tracking and managing compliance
  • 4:00 pm-4:30 pm - Day 1 Wrap-up

DAY 02(8:30 AM - 4:00 PM)

  • 8:30 am-9:00 am - Day 1 Revision
  • 9:00 am-9:30 am - Basics of RoHS
  • 9:30 am-10:00 am - Background and content of RoHS
  • 10:00 am-10:30 am - Responsibility for RoHS
  • 10:30 am-10:45 am - Break
  • 10:45 am-11:15 am - International requirements of RoHS
  • 11:15 am-12:00 noon - WEEE - background and content of WEEE and how to work to meet requirements
  • 12:00 noon-1:00 pm - Material testing methods
  • 1:00 pm-2:00 pm - Lunch
  • 2:00 pm-4:00 pm - Compliance enforcement Overview of three of the most important materials regulations, the processes, and the programs needed
  • RoHS 1 and 2 Compliance
  • REACH Compliance
  • US Dodd-Frank Conflict Minerals Reporting
  • 4:00 pm -4:30 pm - Course Wrap-up

Location: Boston - Massachusetts

Hotel:  To be announced soon!

  • Director of Purchasing
  • Product Design Engineer
  • Compliance Engineer, Program Manager – Hazardous Substances
  • EHS Manager
  • Procurement Specialist
  • Technical Service Manager
  • Vice President
  • Director – Logistics
  • Laser Safety Officer
  • Sr Safety Professional
  • Global Product Compliance Manager
  • Procurement Manager
  • Director of Quality
  • Product Compliance Manager
  • Legal Counsel
  • Regulatory Affairs Specialist
  • Supply chain risk management
  • Environmental coordinators
  • Sr Manager & Regulatory Compliance
  • Training & Development Manager
  • Supplier Quality Engineer
  • Director Solutions
  • Quality Managers,
  • Environmental Managers,
  • Purchasers,
  • Buyers.

 Industries to be focused

  • Automotive,
  • Electronics,
  • Medical devices,
  • Chemical,
  • Toys,
  • Industrial machinery
  • Manufacturing Professionals
  • Anyone new to RoHS and or REACH and need to understand the regulations.
  • Anyone responsible for RoHS and REACH compliance.

Kelly Eisenhardt is co-founder and managing director of BlueCircle Advisors responsible for business development, consulting, and training services focused on environmental compliance and corporate social responsibility.

Her experience working in technology and sustainability roles for companies such as EMC, PTC, and Fair Factories Clearinghouse has given her a strong foundation to create compliance programs, build sustainability and reporting programs, implement data collection technologies, and manage initiatives that identify CSR risk in facilities, products, and supply chains. She is a writer for industry trade publications such as EnvironmentEnergyPro, CSRwire, CSR@Risk, and an invited guest blogger at Triple Pundit on trends in compliance, supply chain, and sustainable product development.

BlueCircle Advisors is a social welfare consultancy in CSR risk management focused on helping companies make environmentally safe products, reducing carbon footprint by using less energy, and instituting fair working conditions in global supply chains.

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