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Manufacture, use & exposure

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Service life

Article used by:
workers
consumers
Article category (AC):
AC 10: Rubber articles
AC 13: Plastic articles
AC13a: Plastic articles: Large surface area articles
AC13c: Plastic articles: Packaging (excluding food packaging)
Substance intended to be released from article:
no
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Article category (AC):
AC 10: Rubber articles
AC 13: Plastic articles

Service life

Article used by:
consumers
Substance intended to be released from article:
no
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Article category (AC):
AC 1: Vehicles
AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
AC7a: Metal articles: Large surface area articles
AC7c: Metal articles: Packaging (excluding food packaging)
AC 8: Paper articles
AC10a: Rubber articles: Large surface area articles
AC10b: Rubber articles: Toys intended for children's use (and child dedicated articles)
AC10c: Rubber articles: Packaging (excluding food packaging)
AC11a: Wood articles: Large surface area articles
AC11b: Wood articles: Toys intended for children's use (and child dedicated articles)
AC11c: Wood articles: Packaging (excluding food packaging)
AC11e: Wood articles: Furniture & furnishings
AC 13: Plastic articles
Related assessment:
use assessed in an own CSR

Service life

Article used by:
workers
Article category (AC):
AC 1: Vehicles
AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
AC7a: Metal articles: Large surface area articles
AC7c: Metal articles: Packaging (excluding food packaging)
AC8a: Paper articles: Large surface area articles
AC8b: Paper articles: Toys intended for children's use (and child dedicated articles)
AC8c: Paper articles: Packaging (excluding food packaging)
AC8e: Paper articles: Furniture & furnishings
AC11a: Wood articles: Large surface area articles
AC11b: Wood articles: Toys intended for children's use (and child dedicated articles)
AC11c: Wood articles: Packaging (excluding food packaging)
AC11e: Wood articles: Furniture & furnishings
Substance intended to be released from article:
no
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workers
Process category (PROC):
PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
Related assessment:
use assessed in an own CSR

Service life

Article used by:
workers
consumers
Article category (AC):
AC 1: Vehicles
AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
AC 8: Paper articles
AC 11: Wood articles
AC13e: Plastic articles: Furniture & furnishings, including furniture coverings
Substance intended to be released from article:
no
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Article category (AC):
AC 1: Vehicles
AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
AC 5: Fabrics, textiles and apparel
AC 7: Metal articles
AC7c: Metal articles: Packaging (excluding food packaging)
AC 8: Paper articles
AC8c: Paper articles: Packaging (excluding food packaging)
AC8e: Paper articles: Furniture & furnishings
AC 11: Wood articles
AC13c: Plastic articles: Packaging (excluding food packaging)
AC13d: Plastic articles: Articles intended for food contact
AC13e: Plastic articles: Furniture & furnishings, including furniture coverings
AC 0: Other: paper, plastic and metal food packaging without food contact

Service life

Article used by:
workers
consumers
Article category (AC):
AC 1: Vehicles
AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
AC 4: Stone, plaster, cement, glass and ceramic articles
AC 8: Paper articles
Substance intended to be released from article:
no
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Name of activity / technique:
Use as a pigment in articles
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Name of activity / technique:
Consumer Contributing Scenario
Article category (AC):
AC 1: Vehicles
AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
AC 4: Stone, plaster, cement, glass and ceramic articles
AC 8: Paper articles
Contributing activity / technique for workers
Name of activity / technique:
Worker Contributing Scenario
Process category (PROC):
PROC 1: Chemical production or refinery in closed process without likelihood of exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
PROC 2: Chemical production or refinery in closed continuous process with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
PROC 4: Chemical production where opportunity for exposure arises
PROC 5: Mixing or blending in batch processes
PROC 6: Calendering operations
PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
PROC 10: Roller application or brushing
PROC 11: Non industrial spraying
PROC 13: Treatment of articles by dipping and pouring
PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
PROC 15: Use as laboratory reagent
PROC 19: Hand-mixing with intimate contact and only PPE available.
PROC 20: Use of functional fluids in small devices
PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting

Service life

Article used by:
workers
Article category (AC):
AC10a: Rubber articles: Large surface area articles
AC10b: Rubber articles: Toys intended for children's use (and child dedicated articles)
AC10c: Rubber articles: Packaging (excluding food packaging)
AC10e: Rubber articles: Furniture & furnishings, including furniture coverings
AC 13: Plastic articles
Substance intended to be released from article:
no
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
ERC12c: Use of articles at industrial sites with low release
Contributing activity / technique for workers
Process category (PROC):
PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
Related assessment:
use assessed in an own CSR