Textbook 6 B – Green procurement and hazardous materials

This textbook includes general information on hazardous substances and explains the classification and labelling system as well as the safety data sheets as defined in the GHS.
Several essential issues are discussed, as follows: what hazardous materials are; hazardous properties and their identification; information sources for working with hazardous materials; product identification using product labels; safety data sheets; safe storage of chemicals, etc.