32. In this Part,

“ACGIH”

“ACGIH” means the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists; (ACGIH)

“acute lethality”

“acute lethality” means death of animals immediately or within 14 days after a single administration of or exposure to a toxic substance; (létalité aiguë)

“aerosol container”

“aerosol container” means a disposable container designed to release pressurized contents by means of a manually operated valve which forms an integral part of the container; (contenant aérosol)

“ASTM”

“ASTM” means the American Society for Testing and Materials; (ASTM)

“chronic toxic effect”

“chronic toxic effect” means an adverse effect to the health of a person or test animal that develops

• (a) over time, following a single exposure to a toxic substance, or

• (b) from prolonged or repeated exposure to a toxic substance under conditions that do not produce that effect from a single exposure; (toxicité chronique)

“dust”

“dust” means solid airborne particles that are mechanically generated; (poussières)

“flame projection”

“flame projection” means the ignited discharge of the pressurized contents of an aerosol container; (projection de la flamme)

“flashback”

“flashback” means that part of a flame projection that extends from its point of ignition back to the aerosol container; (retour de la flamme)

“flash point”

“flash point” means the minimum temperature at which a liquid gives off vapour in sufficient concentration to ignite in test circumstances; (point d’éclair)

“fume”

“fume” means solid particles in the air that are generated by condensation from the vapour of a solid material; (fumée)

“IARC”

“IARC” means the International Agency for Research on Cancer; (CIRC)

“mist”

“mist” means liquid droplets suspended in the air that are produced by the dispersion of a liquid or by the condensation of a vapourized liquid; (brouillard)

“NACE”

“NACE” means the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (U.S.A.); (NACE)

“normal atmospheric pressure”

“normal atmospheric pressure” means an absolute pressure of 101.325 kilopascals (1.00 atmosphere) at 20°C (68°F); (pression atmosphérique normale)

“OECD”

“OECD” means the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development; (OCDE)

“OECD Test Guideline”

“OECD Test Guideline” means a test published in the OECD Standard entitled OECD Guidelines for Testing of Chemicals; (ligne directrice de l’OCDE)

“respiratory tract sensitization”

“respiratory tract sensitization” means the development in a non-atopic person of severe asthma-like symptoms on exposure to a substance to which the person has previously been exposed; (sensibilisation des voies respiratoires)

“skin sensitization”

“skin sensitization” means an immunologically-mediated, cutaneous reaction in a non-atopic person or animal on exposure to a substance to which the person or animal has previously been exposed; (sensibilisation de la peau)

“statistically significant”

“statistically significant” means shown by statistical procedures to have a high probability of being due to something other than chance; (statistiquement significative)

“vapour”

“vapour” means the gaseous form of a substance that is found in a solid or liquid state at normal atmospheric pressure. (vapeur)