Chemical Safety Flashcards
Refers to the protection of people and the environment from chemical hazards
Chemical safety
A type of occupational hazard that is caused by exposure to various chemicals in the workplace and other places where they are used
Chemical hazard
The international standard agreed upon by various countries under the auspices of the United Nations in defining and classifying chemical hazards and communicating these hazards
Globally Harmonized System (GHS)
The enforcing agency in the Philippines
Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC)
Refer to chemical agents that can cause harm with or without contact
Physical hazards
Refer to chemical agents that can deleteriously affect one’s health
Health hazards
Refer to chemicals that are particularly toxic to aquatic organisms on short-term or long-term exposure
Environmental hazards
Made up of red diamond in a white background with the universally-established symbol for nine general chemical hazards
Chemical hazard symbol/pictogram
Detonating bomb
Explosion hazard
Gas cylinder
Gas under pressure
Flame
Flammable hazard
Test tube with a chemical that corrodes a metal or skin on human hand
Corrosion hazard
Flame over circle
Oxidizers
Exclamation mark
Irritants and sensitizers
Skull and cross bone
Acute toxicity
Suffocating head
Health hazards
Dying fish and tree
Environmental hazard
The process of conveying chemical hazards through chemical labeling and safety data sheets
Hazard communication (HazCom)
The name of the chemical product. Has four-digit UN number and CAS number
Product identifier
Hazard level where “Danger” signifies the most severe while “Warning” signifies a less severe one
Signal word
These are phrases that describe the hazardous nature and degree of the product that is reflected on the chemical’s SDS
Hazard statements
These are phrases that describe the general precautions in the use, storage, and/or disposal of a chemical
Precautionary statements
It gives the name, address, and contact details of the chemical supplier/manufacturer of the chemical product
Supplier identification
These are the universal chemical hazard symbols associated with a chemical as per GHS standard
Hazard symbols/pictograms
A technical sheet that gives a concise yet comprehensive safety information on a chemical product or its mixtures
Safety data sheet (SDS)