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Manufacture, use & exposure

Manufacture

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Manufacture

Reference
Name:
Hexogen
Type of composition:
boundary composition of the substance
State / form:
solid: particulate/powder
Reference substance:
Hexogen
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Name of activity / technique:
Manufacture of RDX
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC1: Manufacture of the substance
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
Name of activity / technique:
Manufacture/Synthesis within closed processes, with occasional controled exposure for activities such as sampling for analysis, cleaning etc. (PROC 2)
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:
Batch manufacture of wet RDX (Crystallization), loading, filling, transfer, bagging (PROC 4)
Process category (PROC):
PROC 4: Chemical production where opportunity for exposure arises
Name of activity / technique:
Loading, filling, transfer, bagging of dry RDX in dedicated facilities. Maintenance and cleaning operation. (PROC 8b)
Process category (PROC):
PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
Related assessment:
use assessed in a joint CSR

Contributing scenario for the workers

Conditions of use for workers

Other conditions affecting workers exposure

Place of use:
indoor

Manufacture

Registration/ Notification status for the use:
use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
Reference
Name:
Hexogen (RDX)
Type of composition:
legal entity composition of the substance
State / form:
solid: particulate/powder
Reference substance:
Hexogen (RDX)
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC1: Manufacture of the substance
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
Name of activity / technique:
Manufacture/Synthesis within closed processes, with occasional controled exposure for activities such as sampling for analysis, cleaning etc. (PROC 2)
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:
Batch manufacture of wet RDX (Crystallization), loading, filling, transfer, bagging (PROC 4)
Process category (PROC):
PROC 4: Chemical production where opportunity for exposure arises
Name of activity / technique:
Loading, filling, transfer, bagging of dry RDX in dedicated facilities. Maintenance and cleaning operation. (PROC 8b)
Process category (PROC):
PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
Related assessment:
use assessed in a joint CSR

Manufacture

Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC1: Manufacture of the substance
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
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
Process category (PROC):
PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
Related assessment:
use assessed in a joint CSR