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Substance (En)
Domain: Health and safety at work => Risk factors
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Noun
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Countable
Definition
Chemical element and its compounds in the natural state or obtained by any production process, including any additive necessary to preserve the stability of the product and any impurity deriving from the process used, but excluding any solvent which may be separated without affecting the stability of the substance or changing its composition.
Definition source
Reg. 2 of The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002
European legislation
Directives 67/548/EEC, 92/32/EEC
British legislation
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
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