Moving towards safer alternatives

Support for Substitution


Substitution of hazardous chemicals is a fundamental measure to reduce risks to environment, workers, consumers and public health.

Legislation encourages you to substitute, this site will show you how.

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Latest News

Alternative Identification and Assessment Training in Paris

SUBSPORT Project News | 23.01.2012

SUBSPORT will conduct a training session on Alternative Identification and Assessment in Paris, January 27. The SUBSPORT training session will be part of the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) internal seminar “7th Seminar on workers’ protection and chemicals”.

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Substitution Steps

Substitution may be fast and easy or a more complex process. Generally it includes the following steps:
  1. Define the problem
  2. Set substitution criteria
  3. Search for alternatives
  4. Assess and compare alternatives
  5. Experiment on pilot
  6. Implement and improve
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Welcome on SUBSPORT the Substitution Support Portal!

Here you can find information to support your efforts in substituting hazardous substances. Enjoy exploring the portal and please do not hesitate to contact the project team for any comments or questions.

SUBSPORT is an ongoing project. Therefore we recommend to revisit the portal from time to time if you could not yet find the information you expected. At the moment information is mainly provided in English. In 2012 the complete French, German and Spanish language versions will launch. To keep yourself informed about the progress of the portal and other related news you can subscribe to the SUBSPORT newsletter.

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