Registration Dossier
Registration Dossier
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EC number: 231-143-9 | CAS number: 7440-33-7
Manufacture, use & exposure
Article service life
Documentsopen allclose all
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- consumers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
- 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)
- ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
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
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
- Substance intended to be released from article:
- no
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Workers)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Workers)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Workers)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Workers)
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- PROC28: Manual maintenance (cleaning and repair) of machinery
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
- AC 13: Plastic articles
- Substance intended to be released from article:
- no
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten-containing articles
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten-containing articles
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten-containing articles
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten-containing articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 15: Use as laboratory reagent
- PROC 17: Lubrication at high energy conditions in metal working operations
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- PROC 27a: Production of metal powders (hot processes)
- PROC 27b: Production of metal powders (wet processes)
- PROC28: Manual maintenance (cleaning and repair) of machinery
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Service life
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Superalloy production and use of steel and alloys in massive form
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
- ERC12b: Processing of articles at industrial sites with high release
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Superalloy production and use of steel and alloys in massive form
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
Service life
- Article used by:
- consumers
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 13: Plastic articles
Contributing scenario for the consumers
Service life
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Professional and industrial use of tungsten containing articles
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
- ERC10b: Widespread use of articles with high or intended release (outdoor)
- ERC11b: Widespread use of articles with high or intended release (indoor)
- ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
- ERC12b: Processing of articles at industrial sites with high release
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Professional and industrial use of tungsten containing articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 0: Other: not applicable
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten-containing 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 workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten-containing articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 0: Other: Use of tools with components containing tungsten metal.
Service life
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Industrial and professional uses of tungsten containing alloys
- 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
- ERC12b: Processing of articles at industrial sites with high release
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Industrial and professional uses of tungsten containing alloys
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
Service life
- Article used by:
- consumers
- Substance intended to be released from article:
- no
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten-containing articles
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten-containing articles
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten-containing articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten-containing articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten-containing articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten-containing articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 13: Plastic articles
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Service life
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Cored wire
- 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 workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Cored wire
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- consumers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
- Substance intended to be released from article:
- no
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Tungsten based explosives and pyrotechnic articles
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Tungsten based explosives and pyrotechnic articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR but not a lead’s own use
Service life
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Production of metal alloys
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Production of metal alloys
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
Service life
- Article used by:
- consumers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
- AC 13: Plastic articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 13: Plastic articles
Service life
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Processing tungsten contained in alloy based articles
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Processing tungsten contained in alloy based articles
- 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
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- consumers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
- Name of activity / technique:
- technique for consumers 1
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- Name of activity / technique:
- technique for consumers 2
- Article category (AC):
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- technique for consumers 3
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Name of activity / technique:
- technique for workers 1
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- technique for workers 3
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- Name of activity / technique:
- technique for workers 2
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
Service life
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
- Substance intended to be released from article:
- no
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12b: Processing of articles at industrial sites with high release
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Professional installation and maintenance or use of tungsten containing articles
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
- ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
- ERC12b: Processing of articles at industrial sites with high release
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Professional installation and maintenance or use of tungsten containing articles
- 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
Service life
- Article used by:
- consumers
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Service life
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Forging
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Forging
- 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
Service life
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Production of substance/Manufacture of basic metals
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Production of substance/Manufacture of basic metals
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
Service life
- Article used by:
- consumers
- Substance intended to be released from article:
- no
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Consumers)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Consumers)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Consumers)
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Consumers)
- Article category (AC):
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Consumers)
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Consumers)
- Article category (AC):
- AC 13: Plastic articles
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Service life
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
- Name:
- tungsten
- Type of composition:
- legal entity composition of the substance
- State / form:
- solid: particulate/powder
- Reference substance:
- tungsten
- Article used by:
- consumers
- Substance intended to be released from article:
- no
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Consumers)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Consumers)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Consumers)
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Consumers)
- Article category (AC):
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Consumers)
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Consumers)
- Article category (AC):
- AC 13: Plastic articles
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Reference
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
Service life
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
- Substance intended to be released from article:
- no
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12b: Processing of articles at industrial sites with high release
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12c: Use of articles at industrial sites with low release
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
Service life
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
- Name:
- tungsten
- Type of composition:
- legal entity composition of the substance
- State / form:
- solid: particulate/powder
- Reference substance:
- tungsten
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
- AC 13: Plastic articles
- Substance intended to be released from article:
- no
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Workers)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Workers)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Workers)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Workers)
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 15: Use as laboratory reagent
- PROC 17: Lubrication at high energy conditions in metal working operations
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- PROC 27a: Production of metal powders (hot processes)
- PROC 27b: Production of metal powders (wet processes)
- PROC28: Manual maintenance (cleaning and repair) of machinery
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Reference
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
Contributing activity / technique for workers
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
- AC 13: Plastic articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 13: Plastic articles
Service life
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
- Article used by:
- workers
- consumers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC1a: Vehicles covered by End of Life Vehicles (ELV) directive
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
- Substance intended to be released from article:
- no
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Low energy mechanical processing of cold metal/alloy
- 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
- ERC12c: Use of articles at industrial sites with low release
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Low energy mechanical processing of cold metal/alloy
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC1a: Vehicles covered by End of Life Vehicles (ELV) directive
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC7e: Metal articles: Furniture & furnishings
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Low energy mechanical processing of cold metal/alloy
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Pattern of exposure:
- accidental / infrequent
Service life
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Manufacture and use of welding consumables
- 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
- Name of activity / technique:
- Manufacture and use of welding consumables
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
Service life
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
- Article used by:
- workers
- Substance intended to be released from article:
- no
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Thermal spraying
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12b: Processing of articles at industrial sites with high release
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Thermal spraying
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 7: Industrial spraying
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
Service life
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
- AC 0: Other: AC01: TARIC: 9021
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Tungsten-containing products
- 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
- ERC12b: Processing of articles at industrial sites with high release
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Tungsten-containing products
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
- AC 13: Plastic articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
Service life
- Article used by:
- consumers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
- AC 13: Plastic articles
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 13: Plastic articles
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
- AC 13: Plastic articles
- Substance intended to be released from article:
- no
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Workers)
- 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
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Workers)
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 15: Use as laboratory reagent
- PROC 17: Lubrication at high energy conditions in metal working operations
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- PROC 27a: Production of metal powders (hot processes)
- PROC 27b: Production of metal powders (wet processes)
- PROC28: Manual maintenance (cleaning and repair) of machinery
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- consumers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12c: Use of articles at industrial sites with low release
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
- AC 13: Plastic articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 13: Plastic articles
Service life
- Article used by:
- consumers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
- AC 13: Plastic articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 13: Plastic articles
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
Service life
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Steel production and use of steel and alloys in massive and granulate form
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
- ERC12b: Processing of articles at industrial sites with high release
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Steel production and use of steel and alloys in massive and granulate form
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
- AC 13: Plastic articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 13: Plastic articles
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Service life
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Extrusion
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Extrusion
- 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
Service life
- Article used by:
- consumers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
- AC 13: Plastic articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 13: Plastic articles
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
- AC 13: Plastic articles
- Substance intended to be released from article:
- no
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Workers)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Workers)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Workers)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- General use of tungsten containing articles (Workers)
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 15: Use as laboratory reagent
- PROC 17: Lubrication at high energy conditions in metal working operations
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- PROC 27a: Production of metal powders (hot processes)
- PROC 27b: Production of metal powders (wet processes)
- PROC28: Manual maintenance (cleaning and repair) of machinery
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Service life
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
- AC 02: Other (intended to be released): Steel
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Production of steel, alloy mixtures and articles containing tungsten
- 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
- ERC12b: Processing of articles at industrial sites with high release
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Production of steel, alloy mixtures and articles containing tungsten
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
Service life
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- AC 7: Metal articles
- AC 13: Plastic articles
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
- Article category (AC):
- AC 1: Vehicles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 2: Machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical/electronic articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
- Article category (AC):
- AC 13: Plastic articles
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Professional use of tungsten containing semi-finished articles in the production finished articles or of "components" for other articles
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
- ERC12b: Processing of articles at industrial sites with high release
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Professional use of tungsten containing semi-finished articles in the production finished articles or of "components" for other articles
- 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
Service life
- Article used by:
- workers
- Article category (AC):
- AC 7: Metal articles
- Substance intended to be released from article:
- no
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Service life of tungsten containing articles
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
- ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Service life of tungsten containing articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
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