Aim: Find an alternative that can replace the EDC.
If no suitable alternative can be identified, there are some other strategies that can be pursued:
- Change process/techniques
- Change product design
- Change material
- Change chemical
However, if no safer alternative exists and no other approach is viable, the remaining option is to develop a safer alternative. The process is different in different organisations, but the main steps can be:
- Set up innovation team or find innovation partner (EIC Accelerator)
- Work with suppliers to introduce safer materials and solutions
- Use R&D department to develop safer alternatives
- Test hazard properties of potential alternative according to criteria
- Remember to minimize the exposure to occupational hazards for the workforce by implementing the hierarchy of controls