HEAVY EQUIPMENT DECLARABLE SUBSTANCE LIST (HEDSL)
Over the past twenty years, governmental bodies, non-governmental organizations, regulatory agencies, and the public have continued to express growing concerns over the presence and use of certain chemicals in products, households, workplaces, and the environment in general. Further, the European Commission is enacting legislations intended to identify all chemicals in products, hazardous or not, which can interfere with product recyclability.
In response to these concerns, the global regulatory landscape continues to grow more complex, with a proliferation of new chemical substance regulations looking to address these growing issues. In this climate, successful companies will need to understand which chemicals are in their products by adopting robust data collection and information management strategies.
In practice, businesses will need to scour their supply chains to obtain a full disclosure of substances for each material, part, component, and system they source for their product lines. On an industry level, this explosion of data requests will create an immense amount of confusion, work, and complexity across the supply chain. According to an unofficial industry survey, there are more than 3,000 different surveys propagating within the supply chain. As the number of regulations and requirements grow, this number will undoubtedly increase.
The Heavy Equipment Declarable Substances List (HEDSL) harmonizes and simplifies the industry’s data collection efforts. Adopting a single list of known chemicals of concern, with agreed upon threshold limits, and clearly communicated reasoning, will help educate the supply chains on the regulatory needs of their customers, as well as simplify the reporting requests to which they need to respond. Ideally, one regulatory list and fewer reporting systems will lessen the regulatory burden on the entire heavy equipment industry.
Full Material Disclosure Position Paper and HEDSL Frequently Asked Questions
Governance for the Heavy Equipment Declarable Substances List
Request for Consideration on the HEDSL
Our strength as an industry relies on the collective knowledge and experience of our member companies. To ensure AEM is aware of, and properly considers, all chemical regulatory risks, we have provided a link below for members to highlight potential substances of concern that the HEDSL committee should consider for inclusion on the published list. This form is only viewable by AEM staff. None of the contact information will be visible, or shared, with anyone outside of AEM.