The Portal of chemical risk

Tissue injury from contact with chemicals is preventable. Use of appropriate engineering and procedural controls and using personal protective equipment (“PPE”) properly is essential. Here are some ideas to help you prevent injuries.

Risk assessment for chemicals is a prerequisite to any risk prevention programme in general. It should lead to the construction of preventive actions plan in the Occupational Health Nurse’s project approach.

Since the creation of the Inter University Diploma Course « DIUST » in 1994 in France followed by a License in Occupational Health, legislation as well as the OHN?s role keeps evolving.

Other than symbols, risk phrases, safety, hazard, precautionary statements, it is very useful to try to decrypt information contained or missing in a SDS.

Crotonaldehyde is liquid used as an intermediate for production of sorbic acid.

Handling chemotherapy solutions or endure chemotherapy induce a risk of exposure to chemicals

Picric acid is a yellowish crystalline solid used as a high explosive and oxidant in rocket fuels, matches and leather processing.

Part 1: Plumbed-in body showers Part 2: Plumbed-in eye wash units

Directive 93/42/ECC This directive imposes EC marking of medical devices for their marketing.

Solvate well solvate better! Know why and how you solvate!