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Hazard Banding of carcinogenicity Classifications
In DOHSBase several classifications of carcinogenic substances are shown in the Limits Tab. The classification of carcinogenicity is also used in the calculations in the Compare mode (in the Hazard Band). The various classifications and their sources are shown in the table below for information.
Sources:
EU-2008: Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.
HCN: The Health Council of the Netherlands. Guideline to the classification of carcinogenic compounds. Guide for classifying compounds in terms of their carcinogenic properties and for assessing their genotoxicity. The Hague, 2010; A10/07E. Assessments before 2010 see page 14, otherwise pages 23/24
DFG: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. List of MAK and BAT Values 1998: Maximum Concentrations and Biological Tolerance Values at the Workplace. Permanent Senate Commission for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area. Report No. 34.
IARC: International Agency for Research on Cancer (WHO). <https://monographs.iarc.fr/agents-classified-by-the-iarc/\>
ACGIHοΏ½: American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists. <https://www.acgih.org/home\>
GHS: Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). https://unece.org/about-ghs
DECOS: Dutch Expert Committee on Occupational Standards. Scientific documentation on the Dutch list of occupational carcinogens. Den Haag (the Netherlands): Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment. ISBN 90-399-0821-4. Report RA 2/95.