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Explosive
Domain: Health and safety at work => Risk factors => Chemicals - category of danger
Grammatical category
Adjective
Definition
Solid, liquid, pasty or gelatinous substances and preparations are explosive when they may react exothermically without atmospheric oxygen thereby quickly evolving gases, and when under defined test conditions detonate, quickly deflagrate or upon heating explode when partially confined.
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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