Chemwatch has improved the Query Builder's "Search Mechanism" to look up for Regulation Name within the directory listing of regulatory lists. The new search criteria have been indexed against each list for searching by a 'word' or 'keyword(s)' to return main results from the Regulatory Listing.

What is a Regulatory List?

 The regulation of chemicals is managed through respective legislative arrangements by use of a wide variety of national, regional laws and international agreements, conventions or strategies. The legislative instruments provide regulatory lists of chemicals to be implemented at the local level as well as exposure or emission limits. For example, chemicals in Europe are managed by the REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) and the CLP (Classification, Labelling and Packaging) regulations.


What is expected of you?
To search/filter for a Regulatory Name, simply type a keyword, e.g., OEL (Occupational Exposure Limit) that you know is contained in the Regulatory List and press the "Apply" button from the Regulatory Tree to look up.

Expected Search Result

The Regulatory Tree expands the respective location directory/folder in relation to the filtered keyword index for any found record, e.g., OEL (Occupational Exposure Limit); will expand the Regulatory Tree to display any existing Regulatory List that contains the keyword or acronym. Select the checkbox alongside regulation name to save the regulation name based on the assigned code found in the Regulatory List.


What to do with a found Regulation Name?
Save the selected Regulation Name into your Query Builder Search Name.


Complete your Query Name Search criteria and save it for future use.


For more detailed steps on how to create a search query and search for materials using the regulation name criteria, click on the attachment.
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