Dangerous Substances: Managing them in the workplace

Description:
Frequently asked questions concerning the management of dangerous substances in the workplace

Sections:

What is the risk of a chemical substance?: What is the risk of a chemical substance?
What is a hazard or danger of a chemical substance?: What is a hazard or danger of a chemical substance?
Where can I find a list of dangerous chemicals?: Where can I find a list of dangerous chemicals?
What is substitution?: What is substitution?
What does dose or exposure mean?: What does dose or exposure mean?
What is a threshold level?: What is a threshold level?
Why must a risk assessment be done first?: Why must a risk assessment be done first?
What steps should be taken to manage the risk from dangerous substances?: What steps should be taken to manage the risk from dangerous substances?
What three pieces of advice or actions would you suggest to employers to reduce the risks of dangerous substances?: What three pieces of advice or actions would you suggest to employers to reduce the risks of dangerous substances?
What three pieces of advice or actions would you suggest to employees to reduce the risks of dangerous substances?: What three pieces of advice or actions would you suggest to employees to reduce the risks of dangerous substances?

European Agency for Safety and Health at Work