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Posters

We have created posters on different topics that you can display at your workplace as a quick reminder of important safety rules.

 

Topics

- Personal Protective Equipment

- Safe Handling of Diisocyanates

- Ventilation

- Good personal Hygiene

- Handling of Diisocyanates Spillage

- Maintenance Checklist

- Drum Cleaning

 

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List of Certified Safety Experts on Diisocyanates

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FAQ

(This article is only available in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish at the moment)

 

1. Do I have to train my employees?

The employer has the obligation that all employees who use or handle products that contain min. 0,1% of diisocyanates receive the appropiate training. See details in the EU Reach Regulation.

2. Which training is needed for my employees/target group?

This depends on the application and tasks of your employees. The regulators distinguish between 3 different levels (General Training, Intermediate Training and Advanced Training) depending on the risk to exposure related to the task(s) performed by the employee. We have created a specific matrix to help you make the right choice.

3. Which Mono-, Di- or Triisocyanates are covered by the REACH restriction?

You can find a non-exhaustive list of substances in the REACH section. 

4. What is the fee for a training?

The fee for a web based training on the ISOPA/ALIPA website is 5€ (+ applicable value added tax tax) + 10€ admin fee per invoice issued. This includes the certificate for the training. Prices for Classroom trainings depend on the content and format.

5. How can I book a Web Based Training for a group of employees?

Please use the Admin User Account to register. We have prepare a quick guide to help you with it. You may also want to purchase vouchers for your trainees: Order vouchers.

6. How long will it take to do a Web Based training?

This depends on the training you book. To complete the General Training takes about 40-50 minutes. Intermediate or advanced trainings add another 30 – 60 minutes.

7. Do I have to book the basic training and an additional training?

The basic training is included in all other training courses, which are either intermediate or advanced trainings. So if you book any other training, you automatically will receive the general training as part of the learning path.

8. Is it possible to pay via bank transfer?

We offer online payment methods to book a Web Based Training. If online payment is not supported by your company please use the voucher form.

9. Who is allowed to give the training on the safe use and handling of diisocyanates / trainer qualification?

Anybody who has knowledge on occupational safety and health with competence acquired by relevant vocational training. Please refer to our dedicated page to learn about the options and the process to become a trainer.

10. Do you have a list of trainers?

Yes we do. Please consult our list of trainers and contact them directly

 

You didn't find the answer to your question? Visit our Help Center or write to us via our contact form.

News

23 May 2023

Update: Indicative timeline for the release of the platform in EU languages.

As of today, the training platform is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Polish and Hungarian. All the remaining languages will be available mid-June in the following order: Portuguese, Bulgarian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Finnish, Greek, Swedish, Croatian, Slovene, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Danish, Irish, Icelandic.

Due to technical difficulties, we have experienced some delays from the initial indicative timeline. Apologies for the inconvenience.

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22 March 2023

Tutorial video on how to register to the self-eLearning

Watch our new video on how to register and book a training on our training platform. This tutorial shows you the different steps to help you register for the self-eLearning.

Click here to see the video.

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20 March 2023

TÜV Rheinland Akademie free webinar on 31.03.2023

TÜV Rheinland Akademie will organize a free webinar on the safe use of diisocyanates on Friday 31 March at 2pm. ISOPA’s Secretary General, Jörg Palmersheim will give a presentation on the REACH regulation and the options available to fulfil your training obligation. The webinar is open to everyone and will be held in German.

You can find more information and register here: https://go.tuv.com/Diisocyanate_Webinar

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8 March 2023

TÜV Rheinland offers courses to certify experts on the Safe Use of Diisocyanates in cooperation with ISOPA/ALIPA

Starting in April, TÜV Rheinland will offer a course to become a certified safety expert on diisocyanates in cooperation with ISOPA/ALIPA. The course is designed for both in-house and external trainers who wish to conduct training on the safe use of diisocyanates within their own companies or for external clients.

With this new course, participants will learn about the REACH restriction that will come into force on 24 August 2023, obtaining information about ISOPA/ALIPA's training materials and selecting the appropriate training for the target audience.

For more information click here

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1 March 2023

Latest news on the availability of the training platform in EU languages

Our team is working hard to reach our goal to make the digital training platform accessible in all official languages of the European Union. The platform is already available in six languages (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch).

We are now in the process of translating and proofreading the training material in no less than 18 additional languages. We would like to inform you that the 6 next languages in which the platform will be accessible are Bulgarian, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese and Romanian. They will be live in March 2023 and followed by the 12 remaining languages before June 2023.

Here is an indicative timeline for the future release of languages:

 

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2 January 2023

ISOPA/ALIPA and secova cooperate on diisocyanates training

The training material on the safe use of diisocyanates developed by ISOPA/ALIPA is now available on secova’ s EHS software sam®.

ISOPA/ALIPA, the trade associations for diisocyanate producers in Europe and one of the leading software companies in the field of Environmental, Health and Safety in Germany have agreed on a long-term cooperation. Read the full story here.

REACH

(This article is only available in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish at the moment)

 

REACH is the European Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. It entered into force in 2007, replacing the former legislative framework for chemicals in the EU.

On 4 February 2020, the REACH Committee (established under REACH, consisting of representatives of the Member States and the EU Commission) voted in favour of the European Commission’s proposal for a REACH restriction on diisocyanates. The Restriction was published on 4 August 2020 applying from 24 August 2023 after a transition period of 3 years.

The Restriction on Diisocyanates is available in all official EU languages here.

 

List of substances (please note, that this list of Diisocyanate is not exhaustive):

The following table has been prepared by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to facilitate the searching of restricted substances in the Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation. Please note the list is not exhaustive.

Name

EC / List no.

CAS no.

2-methyl-m-phenylene diisocyanate

202-039-0

91-08-7

3,3'-dimethylbiphenyl-4,4'-diyl diisocyanate

202-112-7

91-97-4

4,4’-Methylenediphenyl diisocyanate

202-966-0

101-68-8

Hexamethylene diisocyanate

212-485-8

822-06-0

4-methyl-m-phenylene diisocyanate

209-544-5

584-84-9

4,4'-methylenedicyclohexyl diisocyanate

225-863-2

5124-30-1

m-tolylidene diisocyanate

247-722-4

26471-62-5

2,4,6-triisopropyl-m-phenylene diisocyanate

218-485-4

2162-73-4

2,2’-Methylenediphenyl diisocyanate

219-799-4

2536-05-2

1,3-bis(1-isocyanato-1-methylethyl)benzene

220-474-4

2778-42-9

1,5-naphthylene diisocyanate

221-641-4

3173-72-6

1,3-bis(isocyanatomethyl)benzene

222-852-4

3634-83-1

3-isocyanatomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexyl isocyanate

223-861-6

4098-71-9

2,4’-Methylenediphenyl diisocyanate

227-534-9

5873-54-1

Source:  https://echa.europa.eu/de/substances-restricted-under-reach/-/dislist/details/0b0236e185347b62

 

Training levels

The Restriction specifies 3 different levels of training required for various uses of diisocyanates, the General Training as a minimum requirement and depending on the exposure an Intermediate Training and an Advanced Training. This matrix will help you to select the right training course.

REACH Legislation

REACH is the European Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. It entered into force in 2007, replacing the former legislative framework for chemicals in the EU.

On 4 February 2020, the REACH Committee (established under REACH, consisting of representatives of the Member States and the EU Commission) voted in favour of the European Commission’s proposal for a REACH restriction on diisocyanates. The Restriction was published on 4 August 2020 applying from 24 August 2023 after a transition period of 3 years.

The Restriction on Diisocyanates is available in all official EU languages here.

 

List of substances (please note, that this list of Diisocyanate is not exhaustive):

The following table has been prepared by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to facilitate the searching of restricted substances in the Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation. Please note the list is not exhaustive.

Name

EC / List no.

CAS no.

2-methyl-m-phenylene diisocyanate

202-039-0

91-08-7

3,3'-dimethylbiphenyl-4,4'-diyl diisocyanate

202-112-7

91-97-4

4,4’-Methylenediphenyl diisocyanate

202-966-0

101-68-8

Hexamethylene diisocyanate

212-485-8

822-06-0

4-methyl-m-phenylene diisocyanate

209-544-5

584-84-9

4,4'-methylenedicyclohexyl diisocyanate

225-863-2

5124-30-1

m-tolylidene diisocyanate

247-722-4

26471-62-5

2,4,6-triisopropyl-m-phenylene diisocyanate

218-485-4

2162-73-4

2,2’-Methylenediphenyl diisocyanate

219-799-4

2536-05-2

1,3-bis(1-isocyanato-1-methylethyl)benzene

220-474-4

2778-42-9

1,5-naphthylene diisocyanate

221-641-4

3173-72-6

1,3-bis(isocyanatomethyl)benzene

222-852-4

3634-83-1

3-isocyanatomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexyl isocyanate

223-861-6

4098-71-9

2,4’-Methylenediphenyl diisocyanate

227-534-9

5873-54-1

Source:  https://echa.europa.eu/de/substances-restricted-under-reach/-/dislist/details/0b0236e185347b62

 

Training levels

The Restriction specifies 3 different levels of training required for various uses of diisocyanates, the General Training as a minimum requirement and depending on the exposure an Intermediate Training and an Advanced Training. This matrix will help you to select the right training course.

 

 

 

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Data Protection Policy

European Diisocyanates and Polyols Producers Association
(ISOPA)

Association internationale sans but lucratif
Siège social situé Rue Belliard 65 - 1040 Bruxelles
Numéro d’entreprise TVA BE0649.434.695, RPM Bruxelles

(The « Association »)

What is the purpose of this document?

ISOPA is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information.
This privacy notice describes how we collect and use personal information about you. The Company will only process personal information in a manner that is compatible with applicable data protection legislation.
We will respect your privacy and will only process your personal information as necessary to support our engagement with you. We endeavour to ensure that the information that we process is accurate, relevant, adequate and not excessive.

1. Data protection principles

We will comply with data protection law. This says that the personal information we hold about you must be:

  1. Used lawfully, fairly and in a transparent way.
  2. Collected only for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes that we have clearly explained to you and not used in any way that is incompatible with those purposes.
  3. Relevant to the purposes we have told you about and limited only to those purposes.
  4. Accurate and kept up to date.
  5. Kept only as long as necessary for the purposes we have told you about.
  6. Kept securely.

2. The kind of information we hold about you

We may collect, store, and use the following categories of personal information about you:

  • Your name
  • Initials
  • Occupation, function
  • Employer
  • E-mail address
  • Address
  • Date of birth
  • Signature
  • ISOPA driver training programme card number and validity period
  • Test score of driver training programme
  • Attendance of driver training, date and location
  • Other data you shared with us

3. How is your personal information collected?

We typically collect personal information from:

  • ISOPA Members Companies;
  • ISOPA Member Company representatives;
  • Other representatives, experts, service providers and persons interacting with ISOPA;
  • Subscriptions to ISOPA communication / newsletter / news services;
  • Registration for events or initiatives organised, promoted or supported by ISOPA;
  • Via the attendance list of the ISOPA driver training programme;
  • Via driver trainers; or
  • Other sources.

Furthermore, we collect information you have provided spontaneously to us by sending correspondence via email, post or other means, the visit and use of our website and intranet and news services, leaving your business cards, or by otherwise providing information to us.

4. Who has access to your personal information?

ISOPA employees, directors and those of its processors have access to your personal information. They will only use this access if necessary and only for the specified purposes.
Under exceptional circumstances, other persons can access your personal information (see below under “data sharing”).

5. How we will use information about you

We will only use your personal information when we have a lawful basis to do. Most commonly, we will use your personal information in the following circumstances:

  1. Where we need to comply with a legal obligation;
  2. Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests;
  3. To fulfil a contractual obligation;
  4. Where you have given consent to the data processing;
  5. We may also process your personal information in the following situations, which are likely to be rare:
    • Where we need to protect your interests (or someone else's interests), for example, when someone has wrongly copied a driver card issued within the framework of the ISOPA driver training programme;
    • Where it is needed in the public interest or for official purposes, for example, in the case of fraud or use of fake identity.

6. Situations in which we will use your personal information

The situations in which we will process your personal information are listed below:

  • Organisation of events or initiatives hosted, promoted or supported by ISOPA
  • Communication about ISOPA activities, initiatives, ISOPA policies and viewpoints
  • Correspondence, news and newsletters
  • Compliance with health and safety obligations
  • For the ISOPA driver training programme specifically,
    • Processing of information to determine whether a driver has attended the driver training;
    • Issuing of ISOPA driver cards to those drivers who have successfully passed the ISOPA driver training programme;
    • Management, administration, verification and review of ISOPA driver cards
    • Follow-up on fraud cases.

7. If you fail to provide personal information

If you fail to provide certain information when requested, we may not be able to provide our services and carry out our activities. We will not ask any information that is not strictly necessary for the specified purposes.

8. Change of purpose

We will only use your personal information for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If we need to use your personal information for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.

Please note that we may process your personal information without your knowledge or consent, in compliance with the above rules, where this is required or permitted by law.

9. Data sharing

We may have to share your data with third parties, including third-party service providers. We require third parties to respect the security of your data and to treat it in accordance with the law.

9.1. Why might we share your personal information with third parties?

We may share your personal information with third parties where required by law, where it is necessary to administer the relationship with you or where we have another legitimate interest in doing so.

9.2. Which third-party service providers process your personal information?

"Third parties" includes third-party service providers (including contractors and designated agents).
The following processing activities are carried out by third-party service providers on behalf of ISOPA:

  • IT services provided by IT services providers;
  • Administrative services and services to protect the legal status of ISOPA by legal, accounting and administrative service providers;
  • Specifically within the framework of the ISOPA driver training programme: collection of personal data during and after training sessions by the driver trainer.

We may share your personal information with other third parties, for example for the development and maintenance of our database. We may also need to share your personal information with a regulator or to otherwise comply with legal requirements.

10. Data security

We have put in place measures to protect the security of your information. Third parties will only process your personal information on our instructions and where they have agreed to treat the information confidentially and to keep it secure.

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal information from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal information to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal information on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.

We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected data security breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a suspected breach where we are legally required to do so.

All our third-party service providers are required to take appropriate security measures to protect your personal information in line with our policies. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes. We only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.

11. How long will we store your information?

We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.

12. Your rights and duties

It is important that the personal information we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal information changes during the use of your driver license. You have the right to:

  • Request access to your personal information.
  • Request correction of the personal information that we hold about you.
  • Request erasure of your personal information. This enables you to ask us to delete or remove personal information where there is no good reason for us continuing to process it. The erasure of data could result in us not being able to provide our services.
  • Object to processing of your personal information where we are relying on a legitimate interest.
  • Request the restriction of processing of your personal information.
  • Request the transfer of your personal information to another party when the processing is based on consent or on the fulfilment of a contractual obligation or is carried out by automated means.

If you want to exercise these rights, please contact the data protection officer in writing (details below). You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal information (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request for access is clearly unfounded or excessively onerous for us. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with the request in such circumstances.

We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access the information (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is another appropriate security measure to ensure that personal information is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it.

13. Data protection officer

We have appointed a data protection officer (DPO) to oversee compliance with this privacy notice. If you have any questions about this privacy notice or how we handle your personal information, please contact the Secretary-General of ISOPA via the following contact details:

ISOPA AISBL,
For the attention of the Secretary-General,
Rue Belliard 65,
1040 Brussels,
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tel: +32 2 786 35 53

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the country of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes your rights under the applicable data protection legislation.

14. Changes to this privacy notice

We reserve the right to update this privacy notice at any time, and we will provide you with a new privacy notice when we make any substantial updates if you provide us with your contact details.

FAQ Top 10 questions

1. Do I have to train my employees?

The employer has the obligation that all employees who use or handle products that contain min. 0,1% of diisocyanates receive the appropiate training. See details in the EU Reach Regulation.

2. Which training is needed for my employees/target group?

This depends on the application and tasks of your employees. The regulators distinguish between 3 different levels (General Training, Intermediate Training and Advanced Training) depending on the risk to exposure related to the task(s) performed by the employee. We have created a specific matrix to help you make the right choice.

3. Which Mono-, Di- or Triisocyanates are covered by the REACH restriction?

You can find a non-exhaustive list of substances in the REACH section. 

4. What is the fee for a training?

The fee for a web based training on the ISOPA/ALIPA website is 5€ (+ applicable value added tax tax) + 10€ admin fee per invoice issued. This includes the certificate for the training. Prices for Classroom trainings depend on the content and format.

5. How can I book a Web Based Training for a group of employees?

Please use the Admin User Account to register. We have prepare a quick guide to help you with it. You may also want to purchase vouchers for your trainees: Order vouchers.

6. How long will it take to do a Web Based training?

This depends on the training you book. To complete the General Training takes about 40-50 minutes. Intermediate or advanced trainings add another 30 – 60 minutes.

7. Do I have to book the basic training and an additional training?

The basic training is included in all other training courses, which are either intermediate or advanced trainings. So if you book any other training, you automatically will receive the general training as part of the learning path.

8. Is it possible to pay via bank transfer?

We offer online payment methods to book a Web Based Training. If online payment is not supported by your company please use the voucher form.

9. Who is allowed to give the training on the safe use and handling of diisocyanates / trainer qualification?

Anybody who has knowledge on occupational safety and health with competence acquired by relevant vocational training. Please refer to our dedicated page to learn about the options and the process to become a trainer.

10. Do you have a list of trainers?

Yes we do. Please consult our list of trainers and contact them directly.

 

You didn't find the answer to your question? Visit our Help Center or write to us via our contact form.

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News

23 May 2023

Update: Indicative timeline for the release of the platform in EU languages.

As of today, the training platform is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Polish and Hungarian. All the remaining languages will be available mid-June in the following order: Portuguese, Bulgarian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Finnish, Greek, Swedish, Croatian, Slovene, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Danish, Irish, Icelandic.

Due to technical difficulties, we have experienced some delays from the initial indicative timeline. Apologies for the inconvenience.

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3 May 2023

Tutorial video on how to create an admin account

Watch our new video on how to create an admin account on our training platform. This tutorial shows you the different steps to help you register multiple employees from your company for the self-eLearning.

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22 April 2023

Trainings now available in Polish and Hungarian

All our trainings are now available in Polish and Hungarian. New languages will be published on a rolling basis.

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22 March 2023

Tutorial video on how to register to the self-eLearning

Watch our new video on how to register and book a training on our training platform. This tutorial shows you the different steps to help you register for the self-eLearning.

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20 March 2023

TÜV Rheinland Akademie free webinar on 31.03.2023

TÜV Rheinland Akademie will organize a free webinar on the safe use of diisocyanates on Friday 31 March at 2pm. ISOPA’s Secretary General, Jörg Palmersheim will give a presentation on the REACH regulation and the options available to fulfil your training obligation. The webinar is open to everyone and will be held in German.

You can find more information and register here: https://go.tuv.com/Diisocyanate_Webinar

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8 March 2023

TÜV Rheinland offers courses to certify experts on the Safe Use of Diisocyanates in cooperation with ISOPA/ALIPA

Starting in April, TÜV Rheinland will offer a course to become a certified safety expert on diisocyanates in cooperation with ISOPA/ALIPA. The course is designed for both in-house and external trainers who wish to conduct training on the safe use of diisocyanates within their own companies or for external clients.

With this new course, participants will learn about the REACH restriction that will come into force on 24 August 2023, obtaining information about ISOPA/ALIPA's training materials and selecting the appropriate training for the target audience.

For more information click here

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1 March 2023

Latest news on the availability of the training platform in EU languages

Our team is working hard to reach our goal to make the digital training platform accessible in all official languages of the European Union. The platform is already available in six languages (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch).

We are now in the process of translating and proofreading the training material in no less than 18 additional languages. We would like to inform you that the 6 next languages in which the platform will be accessible are Bulgarian, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese and Romanian. They will be live in March 2023 and followed by the 12 remaining languages before June 2023.

Here is an indicative timeline for the future release of languages:

 

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2 January 2023

ISOPA/ALIPA and secova cooperate on diisocyanates training

The training material on the safe use of diisocyanates developed by ISOPA/ALIPA is now available on secova’ s EHS software sam®.

ISOPA/ALIPA, the trade associations for diisocyanate producers in Europe and one of the leading software companies in the field of Environmental, Health and Safety in Germany have agreed on a long-term cooperation. Read the full story here.

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Training Material for Trainers

The regulation (EU) 2020/1149 introduces a restriction making successful completion of a training mandatory prior to using diisocyanates. “Such training shall be conducted by an expert on occupational safety and health with competence acquired by relevant vocational training.” 

ISOPA/ALIPA is not an accreditation body to accredit trainers.

In order to get access to the training material developed by ISOPA/ALIPA and their downstream partners, ISOPA/ALIPA has defined 2 trainer categories:

In-house Company trainer/safety expert on Diisocyanates                                              

A trainer acts as an employee of their company and, as a result, is responsible for training employees of their company or customers of their company.  

External trainer/safety expert on Diisocyanates

A trainer is either a self-employed individual or an employee of a training institute/consultancy who provides training to trainees against a fee. If you are interested in booking a virtual classroom training or a face-to-face training with an external trainer, please consult our list of trainers and contact them directly.

  

Process for trainers

For in-house trainers

Step 1

Confirm by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. that you are an in-house trainer including the name of your company, and that you accept the terms and conditions as in-house trainer.

Step 2

You will receive a form to fill out. You will need to indicate the number of certificates you would like to purchase for your trainees (15 EUR before VAT per certificate) and to indicate the training material you need.

Step 3

An invoice of 500 EUR per legal entity will be generated for the access to the training material. Once the payment is received, the training material and the certificates will be delivered.

This process will become digital and automated by beginning of April.

For external trainers

Step 1

Confirm by email that you are an external trainer. Provide your CV including educational certificates such as the certificate received by our Master Trainer M. Giersig or via the TÜV Rheinland course.*

Step 2

Sign the agreement. This agreement includes a 1.000,00€ annual subscription fee for access to training materials.

Step 3

After signing the agreement and the payment you will receive access to the training paths.

Step 4

To start the training you have to purchase (analog/digital) per trainee a certificate at the price 15€ before V.A.T.

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*ISOPA/ALIPA offers 2 options to receive proof to demonstrate their qualification as expert on occupational safety and health with regard to Diisocyanates.

Option 1

ISOPA/ALIPA offers a Train the Trainer course in cooperation with Dr Manfred Giersig.

Upon completion of the course, the person receives an ISOPA/ALIPA certificate.

It is subject to a fee set by Dr. Manfred Giersig.

 

Option 2

A 3-day course is offered by TÜV Rheinland in cooperation with ISOPA/ALIPA aimed at certifying experts.

Upon completion of the course, the person receives a TÜV Rheinland/ISOPA/ALIPA certificate.

It is subject to a fee set by TÜV Rheinland.

You can now register on TÜV Rheinland's website.

 

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Self E-Learning

Book a Self-eLearning

A Web Based Training is a self learning course that you can take at any time online at the price of 5€ per training including certificate (+10€ of admin cost per invoice). In our courses you will find specific content for your application field. Please note that each user must register with a unique email address.

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Register Multiple Persons for Self E-Learning

You can register a group of people for the self-eLearning by using an administrative account. Before creating your account, please read carefully the guide and follow each steps described. Please note that each trainee should have a valid email address and that registering multiple persons with the same email address will create errors.

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Buy Vouchers for your Employees or Customers

Purchasing vouchers allows you to create a specific code that your employees or customers can use to register to the web-based training.

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License Agreements - SCORM

For companies who are interested in licensing training paths in SCORM format to implement them in their Learning Management System (LMS), please contact directly This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to receive our commercial and technical conditions.

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Diisocyanates in scope of REACH restriction

Diisocyanate substances in scope of the REACH restriction

Which substances are in the scope of the REACH restriction? The Annex of the directive 76/769/EEC defines the substances that are in scope. Below you find references to the ECHA information. Furthermore, you can find information about Diisocyanates in a products safety data sheet.

 

List of substances (please note, that this list of Diisocyanate is not exhaustive):

The Diisocyanate group of substance has the following member substances. Please note that this list is not exhaustive! The table has been prepared by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to facilitate the searching of restricted substances in the Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation:

Source:  https://echa.europa.eu/de/substances-restricted-under-reach/-/dislist/details/0b0236e185347b62

 

Name

EC / List no.

CAS no.

2-methyl-m-phenylene diisocyanate

202-039-0

91-08-7

3,3'-dimethylbiphenyl-4,4'-diyl diisocyanate

202-112-7

91-97-4

4,4’-Methylenediphenyl diisocyanate

202-966-0

101-68-8

Hexamethylene diisocyanate

212-485-8

822-06-0

4-methyl-m-phenylene diisocyanate

209-544-5

584-84-9

4,4'-methylenedicyclohexyl diisocyanate

225-863-2

5124-30-1

m-tolylidene diisocyanate

247-722-4

26471-62-5

2,4,6-triisopropyl-m-phenylene diisocyanate

218-485-4

2162-73-4

2,2’-Methylenediphenyl diisocyanate

219-799-4

2536-05-2

1,3-bis(1-isocyanato-1-methylethyl)benzene

220-474-4

2778-42-9

1,5-naphthylene diisocyanate

221-641-4

3173-72-6

1,3-bis(isocyanatomethyl)benzene

222-852-4

3634-83-1

3-isocyanatomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexyl isocyanate

223-861-6

4098-71-9

2,4’-Methylenediphenyl diisocyanate

227-534-9

5873-54-1

 

Definition in REACH Restriction:

Source: https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/503ac424-3bcb-137b-9247-09e41eb6dd5a

“Diisocyanates, O = C=N-R-N = C=O, with R an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon unit of unspecified length

1. Shall not be used as substances on their own, as a constituent in other substances or in mixtures for industrial and professional use(s) after 24 August 2023, unless: (a) the concentration of diisocyanates individually and in combination is less than 0,1 % by weight, or (b) the employer or self-employed ensures that industrial or professional user(s) have successfully completed training on the safe use of diisocyanates prior to the use of the substance(s) or mixture(s).

2. Shall not be placed on the market as substances on their own, as a constituent in other substances or in mixtures for industrial and professional use(s) after 24 February 2022, unless: (a) the concentration of diisocyanates individually and in combination is less than 0,1 % by weight, or (b) the supplier ensures that the recipient of the substance(s) or mixture(s) is provided with information on the requirements referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 and the following statement is placed on the packaging, in a manner that is visibly distinct from the rest of the label information: “As from 24 August 2023 adequate training is required before industrial or professional use”.”

 

Safety Data Sheet 

Another source to identify if a product contains Diisocyanates is the safety data sheet. Please refere to section 3 of the product safety data sheet:

 

SDS Sections ​

SDS Introduction ​

Section 1, 2 & 3 ​

Chemical & Hazard Identification, Composition​

Section 4, 5 & 6​

First aid, Firefighting & Accidental release measures​

Section 7​

Handling & Storage ​

Section 8​

Exposure Controls & Personal Protection​

Section 9​

Section 10​

Section 11 & 12​

Physical & Chemical Properties ​

Stability and Reactivity​

Toxicological and Ecological information​

Section 13​

Disposal, Diisocyanates & empty containers ​

Section 10-12, 14-15​

Transport, regulatory and other information ​

 

 

 

 

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