Registration Dossier
Registration Dossier
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EC number: 219-854-2 | CAS number: 2551-62-4
Manufacture, use & exposure
Uses by professional workers
Documentsopen allclose all
Uses by professional workers
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC9b: Widespread use of functional fluid (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- yes
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
- Name:
- sulphur hexafluoride
- Type of composition:
- legal entity composition of the substance
- State / form:
- gas
- Reference substance:
- sulphur hexafluoride
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC9b: Widespread use of functional fluid (outdoor)
- Name of activity / technique:
- transfer of gases
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- PROC28: Manual maintenance (cleaning and repair) of machinery
- Name of activity / technique:
- quality control of new and used gas
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 15: Use as laboratory reagent
- Product category used:
- PC 0: Other: insulation gas
- Sector of end use:
- SU 17: General manufacturing, e.g. machinery, equipment, vehicles, other transport equipment
- SU 23: Electricity, steam, gas water supply and sewage treatment
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Reference
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
Uses by professional workers
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC9a: Widespread use of functional fluid (indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC9b: Widespread use of functional fluid (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Uses by professional workers
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC9a: Widespread use of functional fluid (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 15: Use as laboratory reagent
- Product category used:
- PC 21: Laboratory chemicals
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- yes
Uses by professional workers
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC9a: Widespread use of functional fluid (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 15: Use as laboratory reagent
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Uses by professional workers
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC9b: Widespread use of functional fluid (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Uses by professional workers
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC9a: Widespread use of functional fluid (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 15: Use as laboratory reagent
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
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
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 15: Use as laboratory reagent
- Product category used:
- PC 21: Laboratory chemicals
- Sector of end use:
- SU 24: Scientific research and development
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Uses by professional workers
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC9a: Widespread use of functional fluid (indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC9b: Widespread use of functional fluid (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- yes
Uses by professional workers
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC9b: Widespread use of functional fluid (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 15: Use as laboratory reagent
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC28: Manual maintenance (cleaning and repair) of machinery
- Sector of end use:
- SU 17: General manufacturing, e.g. machinery, equipment, vehicles, other transport equipment
- SU 23: Electricity, steam, gas water supply and sewage treatment
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Uses by professional workers
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC9b: Widespread use of functional fluid (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- yes
Uses by professional workers
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC9b: Widespread use of functional fluid (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Uses by professional workers
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- 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
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 11: Non industrial spraying
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- yes
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