Chemical Substances and Preparations. Characteristics. Risks. Good Practice Principles - Agentia Europeana pentru Securitate si Sanatate in Munca - ROMANIA

Chemical Substances and Preparations. Characteristics. Risks. Good Practice Principles.

ISBN 973-8327-55-5

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Price: 100.000 Romanian Lei

Introduction

The book is firstly meant to the specialists in chemistry, users, dealers or producers of dangerous substances or preparations. The paper is also of interest for the specialists in occupational safety and environment protection along with some other target categories of readers e.g. pupils, students, management staff of chemical undertakings, etc.

The paper herein aims at exhibiting the following issues:

• information on the characteristics of chemical substances and preparations including the risks they may induce as regards the users’ health and safety and the environment protection;
• examples of substances and categories or protective measures concerning the users’ health and safety and the environment protection;
• the new approach on the issues regarding chemical substances and preparations generated by the harmonization of the national legislation with the EU regulations in force;
• aspects related to good practices of laboratory.

To meet the needs of the widest target category of users, the book has been elaborated in a user friendly manner with diagrams, graphics and comparative data of technical nature and day-to-day practice, too.

Contents

1. CHARACTERIZATION OF THE DANGEROUS CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES

2. HAZARDS RELATED TO DANGEROUS CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
     2.1. Fire and explosion hazards
     2.2. Health hazards

3. CLASSIFICATION, LABELLING, PACKAGING, STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
     3.1. Classification
     3.2. Graphical warning symbols
     3.3. Labelling of dangerous chemical substances
     3.4. Packaging of dangerous chemical substances
     3.5. Storage and transportation of dangerous chemical substances

4. OSH SIGNALLING RELATED TO DANGEROUS CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
     4.1. Signalling panels
     4.2. Signalling on vessels and pipes

5. INFORMATION SOURCES ON DANGEROUS CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES

6. PREVENTION OF RISKS RELATED TO THE EXPOSURE AT DANGEROUS CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
     6.1. General prevention principles
     6.2. Steps in the prevention process of risks related to the exposure at dangerous chemical substances
     6.3. Types of prevention measures

7. MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE

8. ANALYSIS OF DANGEROUS CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES

ANNEXES:
     ANNEX 1 – Risk phrases
     ANNEX 2 – Safety phrases
     ANNEX 3 – Limit values of occupational exposure
     ANNEX 4 – Utilization of certain resins (plastics for equipment in contact with acids and alkali)
     ANNEX 5 – Acids, alkali and effects upon ordinary building materials
     ANNEX 6 - Effects of corrosive substances upon concrete
     ANNEX 7 – Metabolization phases of chemicals

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