Question

List the issues associated with the use of air concentrations as safe levels of worker exposure

Answer 1

Chemical manufacturers and importers are required to evaluate the hazards of the chemicals they produce or import, and prepare labels and safety data sheets to convey the hazard information to their downstream customers;

All employers with hazardous chemicals in their workplaces must have labels and safety data sheets for their exposed workers, and train them to handle the chemicals appropriately.

Issues associated with use of air concentrations as safe levels of worker exposure are ;-

Physical hazards include

• explosives;
• flammable gases;
• flammable aerosols;
• oxidizing gases;
• gases under pressure;
• flammable liquids;
• flammable solids;
• self-reactive substances;
• pyrophoric liquids;
• pyrophoric solids;
• self-heating substances;
• substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases;
• oxidizing liquids;
• oxidizing solids;
• organic peroxides; and
• corrosive to metals.

Health hazards include

• acute toxicity,
• skin corrosion or irritation,
• serious eye damage or eye irritation,
• respiratory or skin sensitization,
• germ cell mutagenicity,
• carcinogenicity,
• reproductive toxicology,
• target organ systemic toxicity—single exposure,
• target organ systemic toxicity—repeated exposure, and
• aspiration hazard.