{"id":32562,"date":"2020-11-16T12:09:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T10:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/obera.fr\/advice\/what-are-cmrs-and-which-products-are-carcinogenic-mutagenic-and-reprotoxic\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T10:03:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:03:20","slug":"cmr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/obera.fr\/en\/our-tips\/cmr\/","title":{"rendered":"What are CMRs and which products are carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"qu-est-ce-qu-un-cmr\">What is a CMR<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/CMR.jpg\" alt=\"CMR or Carcinogenic, Mutagenic and Reprotoxic logo\" class=\"wp-image-1832\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p>The term CMR designates a product or<strong> industrial manufacturing process<\/strong> that releases particles that are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction. Since June 2015, they must bear the above label.<\/p>\n\n<p>A <strong>CMR<\/strong> is a particle that meets one of the following descriptions:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Carcinogen:<strong> Dangerous chemical agent <\/strong>in its pure state (asbestos, wood dust, benzene, etc.) or in a mixture or process that can cause cancer or increase its frequency.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mutagenic or genotoxic: <strong>chemical<\/strong> that induces alterations in the structure or number of chromosomes in cells. Chromosomes are the parts of the<strong> cell<\/strong> nucleus<strong> that carry DNA<\/strong>. The mutagenic effect (or genotoxic damage) is an initial stage in the development of cancer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toxic for <strong>reproduction or reprotoxic<\/strong>: chemical product (e.g. lead) which can impair fertility in men or women, or alter the development of the unborn child (spontaneous abortion, malformation, etc.). <em>(Source INRS: CMR chemical agents)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"quels-sont-les-produits-cmr\"><strong>What are CMR products?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>The <strong>best-known are asbestos<\/strong>, wood dust, nickel, cobalt, cigarette smoke, etc. To date, the list includes over 380 different CMRs.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-03627597 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/CMR-CNRS-2017.pdf\">Download the complete list of CMRs<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"est-ce-que-j-utilise-des-produits-cmr-comment-le-savoir\">How do I know if I&#8217;m using CMR products?<\/h2>\n\n<p>According to the ministerial order of July 13, 2006, <a href=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/en\/our-tips\/substances-cmr-risque-exposition-au-travail-quelle-reglementation-prevention\/\">any substance<\/a>, preparation or process used in :<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Work involving inhalable wood dust<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work involving exposure to formaldehyde<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Auramine production<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work involving exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons present in soot, tar, pitch, coal smoke or dust<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work involving exposure to dusts, fumes or mists produced during the roasting and electrorefining of nickel mattes and the manufacture of nickel-based compounds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strong acid processes in isopropyl alcohol production<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personnel responsible for maintaining work equipment contaminated by CMR agents (art. R. 4412-73)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintenance activities for which a significant increase in exposure is foreseeable (art. R. 4412-75)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>You use a CMR if one or more of the products you use bears the label shown at the top of this page.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"les-industries-concernees\">Industries concerned<\/h2>\n\n<p>The INRS has drawn up a non-exhaustive, non-hierarchical list of<strong> sectors concerned by CMRs<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the building and civil engineering sector<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/BTP-1024x256.png\" alt=\"btp\" class=\"wp-image-13159\" style=\"width:512px;height:128px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/BTP-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/BTP-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/BTP-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/BTP.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>shipbuilding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Navale-1024x256.png\" alt=\"naval\" class=\"wp-image-13165\" style=\"width:512px;height:128px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Navale-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Navale-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Navale-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Navale.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the glass industry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Verre-1024x256.png\" alt=\"glass\" class=\"wp-image-13171\" style=\"width:512px;height:128px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Verre-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Verre-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Verre-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Verre.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the chemical industry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chimie-1024x256.png\" alt=\"Chemicals\" class=\"wp-image-13177\" style=\"width:512px;height:128px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chimie-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chimie-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chimie-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chimie.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the leather industry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cuir-1024x256.png\" alt=\"leather\" class=\"wp-image-13183\" style=\"width:512px;height:128px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cuir-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cuir-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cuir-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cuir.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the oil industry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Petroliere-1024x256.png\" alt=\"petroliere\" class=\"wp-image-13189\" style=\"width:512px;height:128px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Petroliere-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Petroliere-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Petroliere-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Petroliere.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>agriculture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Agriculture-1024x256.png\" alt=\"agriculture\" class=\"wp-image-13195\" style=\"width:512px;height:128px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Agriculture-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Agriculture-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Agriculture-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Agriculture.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>railway construction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Feroviaire-1024x256.png\" alt=\"feroviaire\" class=\"wp-image-13162\" style=\"width:512px;height:128px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Feroviaire-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Feroviaire-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Feroviaire-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Feroviaire.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>metalworking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Metalurgie-1024x256.png\" alt=\"Metallurgy\" class=\"wp-image-13168\" style=\"width:512px;height:128px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Metalurgie-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Metalurgie-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Metalurgie-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Metalurgie.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the metals industry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/metaux-1024x256.png\" alt=\"metals\" class=\"wp-image-13174\" style=\"width:512px;height:128px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/metaux-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/metaux-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/metaux-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/metaux.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the pharmaceutical industry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Pharmaceutique-1024x256.png\" alt=\"pharmaceutical\" class=\"wp-image-13180\" style=\"width:512px;height:128px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Pharmaceutique-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Pharmaceutique-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Pharmaceutique-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Pharmaceutique.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the rubber industry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Caoutchouc-1024x256.png\" alt=\"rubber\" class=\"wp-image-13186\" style=\"width:512px;height:128px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Caoutchouc-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Caoutchouc-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Caoutchouc-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Caoutchouc.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the wood industry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Industrie-Bois-1024x256.png\" alt=\"wood industry\" class=\"wp-image-13192\" style=\"width:512px;height:128px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Industrie-Bois-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Industrie-Bois-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Industrie-Bois-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Industrie-Bois.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>research laboratories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Recherche-laboratoire-1024x256.png\" alt=\"laboratory research\" class=\"wp-image-13198\" style=\"width:512px;height:128px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Recherche-laboratoire-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/obera.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Recherche-laboratoire-300x75.png 300w, 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Which products are concerned? Which industries are affected? Find out more about CMR in our fact sheet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":98992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"Les agents chimiques CMR : d\u00e9finition et risques ?","_seopress_titles_desc":"Le terme CMR d\u00e9signe un produit ou un processus industriel de fabrication qui d\u00e9gage des particules canc\u00e9rog\u00e8nes, mutag\u00e8nes ou toxiques pour la reproduction.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[309],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-32562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-our-tips","tag-entete-small","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50","no-featured-image-padding","resize-featured-image"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/obera.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/obera.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/obera.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/obera.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/obera.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32562"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/obera.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99023,"href":"https:\/\/obera.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32562\/revisions\/99023"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/obera.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/obera.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/obera.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/obera.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}