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) | |
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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 |