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What ever you need. Illustrations, clip art, original cartoons. Just give us a call. The Hazardous Substances Assessment Unit of the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) in Ireland is responsible for implementation of a range of chemical safety legislation which aims to protect man and the environment from the harmful effects of dangerous chemicals. The main areas of work within the Unit are as follows: Notification
of New Chemicals HSAU is also involved in issues relating to the future development of EU Chemical Legislation in particular: New
EU Chemicals Policy: REACH Legislation, HSA would welcome your feedback and comments, please take the time to fill in this form or Contact the HSAU at; Health
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Chemical Safety Analysis and Control Employers who use or handle hazardous substances are required to carry out a risk assessment of the substance in order to make a valid decision about the measures necessary to prevent, or adequately control, the exposure of their employees to hazardous substances arising from their work. Additionally employers should have procedures in place for dealing with accidents and emergencies arising out of control failures in regard to hazardous substances and explosive atmospheres. Suppliers of hazardous substances and materials are required to identify the hazardous nature of the substances they supply and to give information in a defined format about the hazards to the customer. The format is generally known at the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). A properly structured chemical safety analysis and control procedure considers all aspects of handling, storing. use and disposal of the complete chemical inventory within your business unit. The analysis must also determine the actions to take when emergencies occur. The CSAC record or chemical safety assessments gives that assurance (compliant with CoSHH assessments in UK) and will only be considered complete when the MSDS is include in the final record. These documents are critical to ensuring accident free environments and work operations. It is essential that workers that are likely to be affected by the substances described have knowledge and understanding of the outcomes from the CSAC assessment and comply with the control measures on a continual basis. It is imperative too that the assessment documentation is up-to-date, accurate and relevant to the work operation.
What is the European Week for Safety and Health at Work?The European Week 2003 is an information campaign aimed at making Europe a safe and healthy place to work by promoting activities to reduce the risks of working with dangerous substances. With the backing of all Member States and enlargement countries, the European Commission and Parliament, trade unions and employers federations, this annual initiative has become the largest workplace safety and health event in Europe. It provides a unique opportunity to focus attention on the importance of safety and health at work. Who is organising the European Week? It is being coordinated by the Bilbao-based European Agency for Safety and Health at Work and will run in all 15 EU Member States, the candidate countries, and beyond. The Agency is the European Union organisation responsible for occupational safety and health information. When is the Week? European Week will take place throughout the month of October 2003, with each country deciding precisely which week is designated. However, the campaign will run throughout 2003. Who can take part in European Week? The Week is aimed at people in organisations, companies and workplaces of all sizes and sectors. Everybody involved in occupational safety and health matters is invited to take part, especially safety and health institutions and occupational insurance organisations, trade unions and employers organisations, companies, managers, employees and safety representatives.
Hazard Communication - HazCom OSHA
has estimated that more than 32 million workers are exposed to 650,000
hazardous chemical products in more than 3 million American workplaces.
This poses a serious problem for exposed workers and their employers.
General
All employers with hazardous chemicals in their workplaces must prepare and implement a written hazard communication program, and must ensure that all containers are labelled, employees are provided access to MSDSs, and an effective training program is conducted for all potentially exposed employees.
Dangerous Substances Handle with Care Hans-Horst Konkolewsky comments, in the foreword to "Dangerous Substances Handle with Care" that; "The European Union is committed to reducing the risk to workers from dangerous substances. Action is under way at all levels, from the REACH programme to assess the risks of substances before they are marketed, through the agreement of common exposure limits, to the provision of good practice information for workers and employers." Because of the enormous scope of the topic, statistics on dangerous substances are hard to come across, but we [EU] do know that: about 32 million workers in the EU almost a quarter of those employed are exposed to cancer-causing agents; 22% of workers report that they are breathing in fumes and vapours at work for at least a quarter of their working time, and dangerous substances contribute significantly to the 350 million working days lost through occupational ill - health and to the suffering of over 7 million people who are victims of occupational illnesses Click through to read that magazine, which brings together articles by policy makers, social partners and experts in the EU to give a wide perspective on the theme of dangerous substances. Chemical Databases provided by Australia's National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC)The List of Designated Hazardous substances is the first reference point for suppliers determining if any substance they supply is hazardous and appropriate risk and safety information. List of Designated Hazardous SubstancesTo
provide guidance in making workplace atmospheres as free as practicable
from hazardous contaminants, NOHSC produces National Exposure Standards
for Atmospheric Contaminants in the Occupational Environment (NES).
NES represent airborne concentrations of individual chemical
substances that, according to current knowledge, should neither impair the
health of nor cause undue discomfort to nearly all workers.
Additionally, the exposure standards are believed to guard against
narcosis or irritation that could precipitate industrial accidents. Please note that NOHSC periodically updates and amends National Exposure Standards. These amendments may not be reflected in the NOHSC Exposure Standards Database. The amendments are available at Declared Changes to National Exposure Standards.
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