ATC FA GES Working Group

The ATC FA GES WG has been active since September 2009, building on the experience and work product of the ATIEL/ATC GES WG which has produced equivalent guidance for lubricant applications. Progress to date and ongoing activities which will lead to updates to these web pages are summarised below:

Workflow Step

Status (November 2009)

1.

Create a comprehensive list of all additised fuel applications (in industrial/professional and consumer settings)

Complete

2.

Assign high level ‘exposure determinants’ to all additised fuel applications

Complete

3.

Group applications by similar ‘exposure determinants’

Complete

4.

Test groupings and generate ‘Additised Fuel use descriptions for Tier 1 Exposure Assessment’ (using standard terminology found in Guidance on Information Requirements and Chemical Safety Assessments) – see Section 6.3 and 7.3

a.

Workers (industrial / professional),

Complete

b.

Consumers and

In progress

c.

Environmental Compartments

In progress

5.

Add use descriptions for other relevant life cycle stages:

a.

Blending,

Complete

b.

Waste disposal

In progress

6.

Add information on typical operational conditions and risk management measures

In progress

7.

Publish initial information on ATC public website, including separate guidance for Suppliers and Downstream Users on their recommended use of this information

Complete

8.

Request feedback from the Suppliers and Downstream Users on potential gaps, errors and suggested amendments

In progress

9.

Create Generic Exposure Scenarios for grouped applications

In progress

10.

Use recommended tools (e.g. DPD+ Methodology) to validate the Generic Exposure Scenario for each grouped application

In progress

11.

Use recommended tools (e.g. ECETOC TRA) to characterise the risk for a typical fuel additive to demonstrate the use of the information by manufacturers/importers and to ensure validity of the process

Not started

12.

For each grouped application propose adequate risk modifiers for Tier 2 Exposure Assessment, where Tier 1 default values are shown to be inappropriate

Not started

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