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Below you will find details and instructions about the use of the WISHNI logos.

Below you will find contact details for WISHNI and other useful links.

Mr. Jim King, Chair of WISHNI opened proceedings at the seventh annual presentation of the Ambassador Awards which was held at Malone House, Shaw’s Bridge, Belfast.

Below you can find an overview of the different processes and duties in REACH. You can read brief information about different aspects of REACH which may help you determine which parts of REACH you should consider in more detail.

What you need to do to comply with REACH will depend upon your role and where you sit in the supply chain. These pages give more information about the different roles a company might have and what that means in terms of REACH responsibilities.

In this section, you will find information on the Northern Ireland enforcement regime for REACH.

Frequently asked questions about REACH enforcement

From 1 June 2008 NONS was replaced by REACH and notifiers responsibilities under the NONS regulations are repealed. Substances that were notified under NONS and have a recognised notification number were transferred into REACH and are regarded as already having been registered (at the relevant tonnage band).

In the UK, the Competent Authority is hosted by the Health and Safety Executive, working with the Environment Agency and other government departments.

This page provides information produced by the UK Competent Authority in collaboration with other UK Government Departments. They are intended to cover the key issues of various aspects of REACH.

Registration means you can stay on the market and that you will have better quality information on your substances.

A definitions list of common terms used within the REACH topic area.

The REACH Regulations created the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) which has a central co-ordination and implementation role in the overall process. It is located in Helsinki, Finland and manages the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction processed for chemical substances to ensure consistency across the countries in which REACH applies.

Most people use chemicals in their home every day and many use them as part of their job. By ‘chemicals’ we mean single substances (such as acetone) or mixtures (sometimes called preparations) such as paints, inks glues and oils.

For chemicals classification to work reliably and effectively, it is important for classifiers to have a clear set of rules to follow.

By following clear, shared rules when classifying, suppliers are able to give reliable, consistent, and objective advice to their customers. It also helps customers learn what different warning symbols and phrases mean, which is essential for hazard communication to be effective.

What you do will depend on what your role is in the chemical supply chain.

Labels are there to help help identify hazardous chemicals, and explain what the hazards are and how to avoid them. Packaging is also important to ensure that chemicals are stored and disposed of safely.

The chemical supply industry and other stakeholders in the UK have considerable experience of helping HSE in the development of classification, labelling and packaging legislation.

Below is a list of resources and useful links

The WISHNI steering group minutes from all meetings which have taken place in the last year are available to view from the following link: