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Manufacture, use & exposure

Uses by professional workers

Uses by professional workers

Registration/ Notification status for the use:
use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
Use name:
Hairdressing services, washing, cleaning and disinfecting products, polishes and wax blends
Regulatory status:
use in cosmetics products
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
Name of activity / technique:
Wide Dispersive Use in ‘Down the Drain’ products - hair and skin care products
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
Name of activity / technique:
Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
Name of activity / technique:
Professional uses; Manual application; medium RMM.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 19: Hand-mixing with intimate contact and only PPE available.
Name of activity / technique:
Professional uses; Manual application; no RMM
Process category (PROC):
PROC 19: Hand-mixing with intimate contact and only PPE available.
Name of activity / technique:
Professional uses; Treatment of articles by dipping, soaking or pouring; medium RMM.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 13: Treatment of articles by dipping and pouring
Name of activity / technique:
Professional uses; Treatment of articles by dipping, soaking or pouring; no RMM.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 13: Treatment of articles by dipping and pouring
Name of activity / technique:
Professional uses; Treatment of articles by dipping, soaking or pouring; short-term; medium RMM.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 13: Treatment of articles by dipping and pouring
Name of activity / technique:
Professional uses; Treatment of articles by dipping, soaking or pouring.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 13: Treatment of articles by dipping and pouring
Name of activity / technique:
Professional uses; Treatment of articles by dipping, soaking or pouring; short-term.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 13: Treatment of articles by dipping and pouring
Name of activity / technique:
Professional uses; Brushing; no RMM.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 10: Roller application or brushing
Name of activity / technique:
Professional uses; Brushing; medium RMM.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 10: Roller application or brushing
Name of activity / technique:
Professional uses; Brushing with tools.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 10: Roller application or brushing
Name of activity / technique:
Transfer of professional product to a container (bottle/bucket/machine); medium RMM.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
Name of activity / technique:
Transfer of professional product via a dedicated system (bottle/machine); no RMM.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
Name of activity / technique:
Transfer of professional product via a dedicated system (bottle/machine).
Process category (PROC):
PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
Name of activity / technique:
Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor).
Process category (PROC):
PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
Name of activity / technique:
Professional uses; Semi-closed system.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 4: Chemical production where opportunity for exposure arises
Name of activity / technique:
Professional uses; Use in closed process.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
Name of activity / technique:
Professional uses; Fully closed equipment.
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:
Use in closed process; Professional uses.
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:
Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities during professional application of cosmetic products.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
Name of activity / technique:
Mixing or blending in batch processes during professional application of cosmetic products.
Process category (PROC):
PROC 5: Mixing or blending in batch processes
Product category used:
PC 8: Biocidal products (e.g. disinfectants, pest control)
PC 31: Polishes and wax blends
PC 35: Washing and cleaning products
PC 39: Cosmetics, personal care products
Sector of end use:
SU 0: Other: Professional uses: hairdressers, Washing, cleaning and disinfecting products, Polishes and wax blends
Substance supplied to that use in form of:
in a mixture
Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
no
Related assessment:
use assessed in an own CSR