Safety in the use of chemicals at work

Book : Safety in the use of chemicals at work

Language : English

Library : Health-Safety-Environment

Publish Place : Malta

ISBN : 92-2-108006-4

Publish Date : January 1993

Publisher : International Labour Office (ILO)

Book Type : Booklet

Book Number : 2280

INDEX

Contents
Preface
1. General provisions
1.1. Objective . .
1.2. Application .
1.3. Definitions .
2. General obligations, responsibilities and duties
2.1.Role and obligations of the competent authorit;
2.2. General responsibilities of employers
2.3. General duties of workers
2.4. General responsibilities of suppliers
2.5. Rights of workers
2.6. Confidential information
2.7. Cooperation
3. Classification systems
3.1. General.
3.2. Criteria for classification
3.3. Method of classification
4. Labelling and marking
4.1. General.
4.2. Nature and type of marking
4.3. Nature and type of labelling
4.4. Transfer of chemicals
5. Chemical safety data sheets
5.1. General.
5.2. Provision of information ,
5.3. Content.
6. Operational control measures
6.1. General principles
6.2. Procedures for assessment
6.3. Review of assessment
6.4. Elimination
6.5. Control measures for chemicals hazardous to health
6.6. Control measures for flammable, dangerously reactive or explosive chemicals
6.7. Control measures for the storage of hazardous chemicals . .
6.8. Control measures for the transport of chemicals
6.9. Control measures for the disposal and treatment of chemicals
6.10. Programme of action
7. Design and installation
7.1. General principles
7.2. Local exhaust ventilation
7.3. General ventilation
7.4. Elimination or control of sources of ignition
8. Work systems and practices
8.1. General principles
8.2. Review of work systems and practices
9. Personal protection
9.1. Personal protective equipment
9.2. Respiratory protective equipment
9.3. Protective clothing
9.4. Cleaning and maintenance of personal protective equipment
and clothing 9.5. Welfare facilities and personal hygiene.
10. Information and training
10.1. General principles .
10.2. Review
11. Maintenance of engineering control measures
11.1. General principles
11.2. Local exhaust ventilation
12. Monitoring in the workplace
12.1. General principles
12.2. Measuring methods
12.3. Monitoring strategy
12.4. Record keeping
12.5. Interpretation and application of monitoring data
13. Medical and health surveillance
13.1. General principles
13.2. Use of results
13.3. Keeping of medical records
14. Emergency procedures and first aid
14.1. Emergency procedures
14.2. First aid
14.3. Fire fighting
15. Investigation and reporting of accidents, occupational diseases and other incidents
15.1. Investigation of accidents and other incidents
15.2. Reporting of accidents, occupational diseases and other incidents
Annex: A possible approach to the protection of confidential information
Index