ABSTRACT
The ultimate purpose of a precautionary label is to provide information needed to the chemical user to prevent injury or illness. This chapter provides the chemical user with the tools needed to work safely. It is based on Chemical Safety Associates' training manual, Hazardous Chemical Safety. Another approach used to instruct employees in using the information from a label is to have them try to develop the precautionary information for a label. The following case histories are taken from the files of Chemical Safety Associates, Inc. - the essential facts are presented unchanged; sufficient facts have been altered to protect the identities of all involved parties Hazardous Chemical Safety by Chemical Safety Associates, Inc 1985. All containers must be labeled, except those that will remain in the immediate control of the person who filled it, during the entire work period. All companies must have a procedure for dealing with mislabeled or unlabeled containers.
