ABSTRACT

Some selected chemicals E very year thousands o f new chem icals are added to the w o rk in g env ironm en t, som e o f them hazardous, som e o f them not, som e o f them w hich have been studied at leng th , som e o f them abou t w h ich little is k n o w n . In m any adm in istra tions today m anufacturers o f chem icals are required by law to p rovide, for the use o f m anagem ent and labour, inform ation data sheets for the chemicals they m anufacture and distribute. These sheets m ay include such inform ation as the p roprie tary and generic nam es o f the chem icals, their natu ral occurrence and origins, their usage in industry and elsewhere, relevant physical and chemical data pertaining to them , their effects on hum ans and anim als at different concentrations, b o th sh o rt and long term , their accepted perm issib le concentrations in the w o rk place, their m easurem ent, con tro l and m anagem ent, includ ing p ro tective m easures and p rev en tio n o f harm fu l effects and the necessary first aid o r o ther trea tm en t that should be used in the event o f exposure.