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Chemical safety databaseChemical safety database

Mogens T. JensenMogens T. JensenDepartment of Physics and ChemistryDepartment of Physics and Chemistry

LegislationLegislation

• Workplace assessment (WA, APV)Workplace assessment (WA, APV)• If chemicals are used the Workplace If chemicals are used the Workplace

assessment must be supplied with a assessment must be supplied with a Chemical WAChemical WA

• Law concerning working with chemicals and Law concerning working with chemicals and mixtures thereofmixtures thereof

• Law concerning carcinogenic compoundsLaw concerning carcinogenic compounds

• Chemical WA sharpens the rules for Chemical WA sharpens the rules for registration of the hazard-classified registration of the hazard-classified chemicals which are used in the chemicals which are used in the laboratorylaboratory

Definition of substances and mixtures

Substances:

Pure chemical compounds

Mixtures (products or materials):

Contain more than one substance

Workplace manuals are required:A) When substances and mixtures are used, which satisfy the criteria

for classification as hazardeous according to the rules given by The Ministry of Environment

B) When substances and mixtures are used, which are on the Threshold Limit List from the Danish Working Environmet Authority (GV-listen)

C) When mixtures are used, which contain >= 1% of a substance mentioned in The Threshold Limit List – with a dust limit. (Exceptions: inert mineral dust, inert respirable mineral dust, total organic dust). (For gaseous materials >= 0,2%)

D) When materials are used which contain >= 1% of a compound which is classified as hazardeous or dangeous to the environment according to the rules given by The Ministry of Environment (for gaseous materials >= 0,2%)___________________________________________________________E) Stoffer og materialer omfattet af: (i) bek. 292 bliag III (epoxyharpikser og isocyanater). (ii) bek. 292, bilag IV (asfalt materialer). (iii) bek. 906 (kræft). (iv) bek 660 med ændringer (asbest).___________________________________________________________

An increasing amount of entreprises chose to write workplace manuals to all chemicals. i.e. also chemicals which are not classified as hazardeous according to the rules mentioned above.

Workplace assessment

(Mapping of potential problems)

Chemical workplace assessment

Workplace manual

Workplace assessment

Plan of action

Material safety data sheet (MSDS) from suplier

KIROS manual +Local information

Carcinogenic compounds

If carcinogenic compounds are used, further rules apply:

The manual must contain information about the carcinogenic risk by working with the substance

The names of the substances must be mentioned in the manual

The container must be marked: Indeholder et stof, der er omfattet af dansk arbejdsmiljøregulering med hensyn til kræftrisiko (contain a substance which is regulated by the Danish Working Environment Authorities concerning carcinogenic risk)

Chemical Workplace Assessment (APV)

If there is hazardeous chemicals or materials on the workplace then the workplace assessment must contain the following assessment points:

(1) The hazardeous properties of the substances and materials(2) The amount of exposure, type of exposure and how long it lasts(3) How the work with the hazardeous substances is performed including

the used amount. (4) The effect of the precautions taken(5) If possible, the conclusions from the occupational medicine

assessments(6) Threshold limits from The Danish Working Environment Authority(7) Material safety data sheet (MSDS) information concerning safety and

health

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) information in 16 sections

1. Chemical product and Company Identification2. Composition, Information on Ingredients3. Hazards Identification4. First aid Measures5. Fire Fighting Measures6. Accidental Release Measures7. Handling and Storage8. Exposure controls. Personal Protection9. Physical and Chemical Properties10.Stability and Reactivity11.Toxicological Information12.Ecological Information13.Disposal Considerations14.Transport Information15.Regulatory Information16.Other Information

KIROSKIROS

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SSikkerhedsdata. Inst. of Chemistry. Aarhus ikkerhedsdata. Inst. of Chemistry. Aarhus UniversityUniversity

• Material Safety Data Sheets incl. local Material Safety Data Sheets incl. local information as location of safety equipment information as location of safety equipment and escape routes etc. and escape routes etc.

• Chemical database – fortune in unused Chemical database – fortune in unused chemicals – fast access to chemicalschemicals – fast access to chemicals

KIROSKIROS

Address: www.kiros.chem.au.dkAddress: www.kiros.chem.au.dk

Contact

Mogens T. Jensen

Department of Physics and Chemistry

T: 6550-2577

mtj@ifk.sdu.dk

This information is also found at

http://www.sdu.dk/Nat/Chem/kiros/