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A chemical is any substance made up of chemical elements. This section of OSH Answers will describe the properties as well as health and safety hazards of workplace chemicals - individual chemicals, mixtures like petroleum solvents, synthetic polymers (plastics), and so on. You will also find out how to find information about chemical products (MSDSs - material safety data sheets) and how to understand MSDSs. How to work safely with different kinds of chemicals is covered in the section "Prevention and Control of Hazards".
In addition, the CCOHS Products & Services - Chemicals & Materials web page has links to - Publications,
- Fact sheets,
- Bibliographic databases on CD-ROMs and the Internet,
- Databases with ready-to-use information on CD-ROMs and the Internet,
- Full-text CD-ROM products,
- IPCS International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs),
- IPCS Environmental Health Criteria publications (EHCs),
- NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods,
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
and many other products that have information dealing with chemicals and their hazards. |
