E-fact 75: Dangerous substances and successful workplace communication

Type of item
EU & international information
Country
EU
Year of publication
2013

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Description

Workplace safety depends on risk awareness. Employers and workers need to know the dangerous substances that exist in the workplace and how to deal with them. This factsheet offers hints for successful communication in the workplace about dangerous substances, including the use of safety data sheets, and provides a list of sources of further information. It outlines how two new regulations on chemicals aim to improve communication about the risks of dangerous substances at workplaces, namely the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and classification, labelling and packaging (CLP) regulations.

Other data

Sector / Industry covered
Not sector specific
Provider
Provider name (English)
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Provider name (Original)
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Tasks covered
Not applicable
Biological hazard
Not applicable
Hazard - physical state
Not applicable
Hazard - health effects
Not applicable
Exposure route
Not applicable
Substance Description

Not substance specific

Prevention measures
Training / guidance
Other
Purpose of the material
General information
Guidance
REACH or CLP related
Target group
All (no specific target group)