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Toxic
Domain: Health and safety at work => Risk factors => Chemicals - category of danger
Grammatical category
Adjective
Definition
Substances and preparations are toxic when in low quantities cause death or acute or chronic damage to health when inhaled, swallowed or absorbed via the skin.
Definition source
Schedule 1 of The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002
European legislation
Directives 67/548/EEC, 92/32/EEC
British legislation
The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002
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