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Introductions of 10 kg or less - hazard and exposure
Guidance on completing the ‘Hazard and exposure’ section of the pre-introduction report for ‘introductions of 10 kg or less’ in AICIS Business Services.
Will the chemical be introduced as a solid or in a dispersion?
Select Yes, either solid or in a dispersion if you know that your chemical will be introduced as a solid, or that it will be introduced in dispersion.
Select Neither solid nor in a dispersion if you know that your chemical will not be introduced as a solid and it will not be introduced in dispersion.
Select I don't know if you can’t find any information on whether your chemical is a solid or in a dispersion.
What is the end use of the chemical?
Select all the end use(s) of your chemical in the picklist. End use of the chemical is defined as the purpose to which the industrial chemical can be applied.
Example: If you are introducing a chemical for an end use in cosmetics, the picklist option you need to select is 'Personal care products not covered by other end uses', unless your chemical will only be used in products with limited environmental release (for example, nail polish).
List of end uses - product descriptions and examples
Adhesive and sealant products means an end use to fasten other materials together or stop the passage of liquid or gas. Examples include:
- glues
- binders
- adhesives
- pastes
- sealants
- fillers
- putties
- solder and caulking compounds
- spray foam insulation
Apparel and footwear care products means an end use to care for apparel and footwear products intended for consumer and commercial use. Examples include:
- footwear polishes
- waxes and stains to waterproof and improve appearance and other desirable properties
- apparel surface treatment products for water, stain or flame resistance
Arts, crafts and hobby products means an end use in arts, crafts or hobbies. Examples include:
- crafting paints
- crafting glue
- adhesives (e.g. solder and hot-melt adhesives)
- fixatives
- finishing spray coatings and modelling clay
Explosive products means an end use for producing a sudden expansion, usually accompanied by production of heat and large changes in pressure. Examples include:
- pyrotechnics
- high explosives and propellants
- igniters
- primers
- initiatory
- illuminants
- smoke and decoy flares
- incendiaries
Fuel, oil, fuel oil additives and related products means an end use as:
- liquid fuel in containers used for cooking, heating or for power in vehicles or appliances, or
- a fuel additive to inhibit corrosion, provide lubrication, increase efficiency of use, or decrease production of undesirable by-products.
Examples of liquid fuels include:
- gasoline
- diesel fuels
- kerosene
- lamp oils
Examples of fuel oil additives include:
- stabilisers
- anti-knock agents
- corrosion inhibitors
- detergents
- fuel dyes
- oxygenates
- antioxidants
- odour agents
Lubricant and grease products means an end use in a liquid, paste or spray to reduce friction, heat generation and wear between solid surfaces. Examples include:
- engine oils
- transmission, brake and hydraulic fluids
- gear oils
- calcium, sodium, lithium, and silicone-based greases
Personal care products – limited environmental release means an end use in solid or hardening personal care products (including cosmetics) that are primarily disposed of to landfill. Examples include:
- baby wipes
- facial tissues
- nail care products including nail polish and remover
Tattoo ink products means an end use in a combination of industrial chemicals that contains one or more colouring agents and is applied to the dermal layer of the skin for the purposes of colouring the skin. Examples include:
- pigments
- dyes
- resins
Paint and coating products means an end use to paint or coat substrates intended for consumer or commercial use. Examples include:
- decorative coatings
- automotive coatings
- transportation coatings
- wood finishes
- powder coatings
- coil coatings
- packaging finishes
- general industrial coatings
- automotive refinish
- industrial maintenance and protective coatings
- marine coatings
- thinners
- removers
Plastic and polymer products means an end use in production of plastics or polymers. Examples include:
- monomers
- initiators
- additives
Construction products not covered by other end uses means an end use in construction materials, except where another scenario covers the end use. Examples include:
- additives in cements and dry mortar
- additives to bitumen for road repair
- internal release agents for thermo-set laminating resins
- resins in particle board manufacture
- wood substitutes used to make mouldings
- resins used in the production of composite materials
Fabric, textile and leather products not covered by other end uses means an end use to impart colour and other desirable properties onto fabric, textiles, and leather products that are intended for consumer or commercial use.
These properties include:
- water/soil/stain repellence
- wrinkle resistance
- flame resistance
Examples of this type of product include:
- textile dyes
- textile finishing agents
- leather tanning products
- leather dyes
- leather finishing agents, leather conditioner and surface treatment products
Electronic products means an end use in the production of electronic components. Examples include:
- chemicals in vapour deposition
- electroless plating
- electroplating
- etching
- high vacuum evaporation/sputtering
- laminate processing
- soldering
- photolithography
Ink, toner and colourant products means an end use for:
- writing
- printing
- creating an image on paper and other substrates
- applying to substrates to change their colour or hide images
Examples of this type of product include:
- pigmented liquid
- toners or powders used in copy machines and toner/printer cartridges
- inks used in writing equipment
- inks for stamps and correction fluids and tapes
This category does not include pigments and colourants added to paints and coatings.
Air care products means an end use to odorise or deodorise indoor air in homes, offices, motor vehicles, and enclosed spaces and intended for consumer or commercial use. Examples include:
- aerosol sprays
- liquid/solid/gel diffusers
- air fresheners
- scented candles
- incense
Anti-freeze and de-icing products means an end use:
- as an additive to fluids, especially water, to reduce the freezing point of the mixture, or
- applied to surfaces to melt or prevent build-up of ice
Examples of this type of product include:
- anti-freeze liquids
- de-icing liquids (windshield de-icers, aircraft de-icers)
- de-icing solids (ice melting crystals)
- lock de-icers
Automotive care products means an end use (intended for consumer or commercial use) to clean and care for exterior and interior surfaces of automotive vehicles. Examples include:
- car waxes
- polishes
- waterproofing products for windshield or automotive window glass
- cleaners
- sealers
- car wash solutions
- vinyl/rubber/plastic protectants
- automotive carpet and upholstery cleaners
- wheel and tyre care products
- exterior trim protectants
- touch-up paint products
Cleaning and furniture care products means an end use (intended for consumer or commercial use) to:
- remove dirt, grease, stains, and foreign matter from furniture and furnishings
- cleanse, sanitise, bleach, scour, polish, protect, or improve the appearance of surfaces
Examples include:
- cleaners used on glass, floors, tub and tile, ovens and drains
- scouring powders
- dusting products
- waxes
- polishes
- stain repellent sprays
Laundry and dishwashing products means an end use in liquid, granular, gel or unit dose packets/tablets to:
- remove food residue from dishes
- remove dirt from textiles
- enhance properties of textiles
- remove stains from textiles
Examples include:
- dishwashing detergents and laundry detergents
- stain removers and fabric enhancers
- bleach
- rinse aids
- lime and rust removers
- dry cleaning products used in non-aqueous cleaning processes
Extractive products not covered by other end uses means an end use in:
- mining
- onshore drilling
- related activities such as extraction, cementing, hydraulic fracturing, refining
These scenarios do not include end use in offshore drilling. This end use is a designated kind of release into the environment (for which you do not calculate an ECV).
Paper products means an end use in paper production. Examples include:
- effluent treatment chemicals
- maintenance chemicals
- deposit and cleaning agents
- defoamers
- surfactants
- polymeric retention aids
- coagulants
- clay
- resins
Personal care products not covered by other end uses means an end use for cosmetic use, except those covered under the “personal care products - limited environmental release end use” scenario. Examples include:
- bath and shower products
- make-up products
- hair, oral and skin care products
- secondary sunscreen products
- deodorants
- perfumes
Photographic products means an end use (for consumer or commercial use) to take photographic images, develop and process film, and make photographic prints. Examples include:
- processing solutions (for developing, stopping, and fixing photos)
- chemicals used in the manufacture or processing of film or photographic paper
Water treatment products means an end use to treat water in cooling and heating systems (including industrial heat-exchanger systems) and potable water supplies. Examples include:
- chemicals used in pH buffers
- scale and corrosion inhibitors
- flocculating agents
- ion exchange resins
This scenario does not include end uses to treat municipal water supplies or other large-scale water supplies for human or animal consumption or irrigation. These end uses involve a designated kind of release into the environment.
Specify the end use of the chemical
You must specify the end use of the chemical for each product type(s) that you selected in the question above.
Example: Company XYZ wants to introduce a chemical for use in laundry detergent, shampoo and hand soap. In their pre-introduction report, they select both 'Personal care products not covered by other end uses' and 'Laundry and dishwashing products' from the end uses picklist.
For this question they specify that the chemical will have end uses in “laundry detergent, shampoo and hand soap”.
Does your chemical have any known human health and/or environment hazard classification?
Select Yes if you are aware of any known hazard classification for your chemical. You will also need to select all the hazard classifications of your chemical from a picklist in the form.