Isopa / Alipa: European Digital Training Platform to be launched on 1 November 2021

The manufacturers of diisocyanates in Europe, represented by Isopa and Alipa, will launch together with major European downstream associations a new digital training platform on 1 November 2021. This platform will be available for all users of diisocyanates across Europe.

The new EU REACH Restriction has brought new requirements for companies placing diisocyanates on the market and their users in Europe. As part of the provisions, all industrial and professional users will need to get trained for the safe use of diisocyanates. This requirement must be met before 24 August 2023. The member companies of Isopa and Alipa as well as trade associations of relevant downstream users worked closely together to develop the required set of training material.

On www.safeusediisocyanates.eu, suppliers and users can find all the necessary material to be trained according to the REACH requirements. The platform offers nearly 50 training paths, including three videos on sensitization, personal protective equipment and first aid. The content will be available first in English on 1 November 2021 and in German on 1 December 2021. The platform will then be translated into all relevant EU languages, yet also in several languages covering states outside the EU.

Access for self-eLearning will be available for a nominal fee per trainee. On the platform you will find a help center, a tutorial, an introduction for trainer registration, materials for face-to-face trainings as well as virtual classroom trainings.

The platform is a collaborative effort bringing together the manufacturers of diisocyanates in Europe, represented by Isopa and Alipa, and major European downstream associations such as Europur (flexible foam), Euro-Moulders (moulded foam), PU Europe (rigid foam), Feica (adhesives and sealants), CEPE (painting and coating), EFCC (construction chemicals), Icomia (marine industry) and PDA Europe (polyurea). Those partners represent most of the European workforce affected by the new regulation.

www.alipa.org
www.isopa.org
www.safeusediisocyanates.eu