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BERYLLIUM
P r e c a u t i o n s f o r u s e
FOCAL-JMLab is a public limited company which has its headquarters at 108, rue de l'Avenir at La
Talaudière (42). It is registered in the commercial register of companies of Saint-Étienne under the
number 344 394 309 000 35.
This notice is for a tweeter with an inverted dome made from pure beryllium, with the capacity to augment
the bandwidth to 40kHz.
Due to the potential danger associated with beryllium, which is the material the tweeter is made from,
certain precautions for use must be taken by the user of the speakers to avoid the risk of absorbing the
aforementioned material as described below.
However, in solid form and according to the knowledge available on the date on which this notice was
produced, the risk is limited, as the main danger posed by the substance occurs when it is inhaled or
absorbed in the form of vapours or microparticles.
1. Characteristics of Beryllium
DANGER
Carcinogenicity - Category 1B
Acute toxicity - Category 2
Acute toxicity - Category 3
Toxic to certain specific
exposure - Category 1
Ocular irritation - Category 2
Toxic to certain specific organs, single exposure
- Category 3
Skin sensitisation - Category 2
Skin sensitisation - Category 1
DANGER
organs, repeated
H350 I: May cause cancer if inhaled
H330: Fatal when inhaled
H301: Fatal when ingested
H372: May cause pulmonary lesions following
repeated exposure or prolonged exposure by
inhalation
H319: Causes serious ocular irritation
H335: May irritate the airways
H315: May cause skin irritation
H317: May cause skin allergies
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