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Manufacture, use & exposure

Uses by professional workers

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Uses by professional workers

Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Name of activity / technique:
Use of lubricants and greases in open systems.
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
Name of activity / technique:
Material storage.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 1: Chemical production or refinery in closed process without likelihood of exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
Name of activity / technique:
Material storage.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 2: Chemical production or refinery in closed continuous process with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
Name of activity / technique:
Manual filling of lubricant container, i.e. bath or tank. Draining, maintenance & cleaning of equipment.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
Name of activity / technique:
Roller application or brushing of coatings.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 10: Roller application or brushing
Name of activity / technique:
Spraying onto equipment or article.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 11: Non industrial spraying
Name of activity / technique:
Treatment of articles by dipping and pouring.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 13: Treatment of articles by dipping and pouring
Product category used:
PC 24: Lubricants, greases, release products
Sector of end use:
SU 0: Other: 22
Substance supplied to that use in form of:
in a mixture
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
no
Related assessment:
use not assessed

Uses by professional workers

Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Name of activity / technique:
General professional use of lubricants and greases in vehicles or machinery.
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC9a: Widespread use of functional fluid (indoor)
ERC9b: Widespread use of functional fluid (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
Name of activity / technique:
Use as a lubricant/grease in a closed system. Material storage.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 1: Chemical production or refinery in closed process without likelihood of exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
Name of activity / technique:
Material storage.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 2: Chemical production or refinery in closed continuous process with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
Name of activity / technique:
General exposure during maintenance work including draining, refilling.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
Name of activity / technique:
General exposure during maintenance work including draining, refilling.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
Name of activity / technique:
General exposure during maintenance work including draining, refilling.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 20: Use of functional fluids in small devices
Product category used:
PC 16: Heat transfer fluids
PC 17: Hydraulic fluids
PC 24: Lubricants, greases, release products
Sector of end use:
SU 0: Other: 22
Substance supplied to that use in form of:
in a mixture
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
no
Related assessment:
use not assessed