A Right-To-Know

As a worker, you need to know about the hazards of the chemicals you work with and what protective measures are available to prevent adverse effects from occurring. 

OSHA incorporated portions of the Giobaiiy Harmonized System (GHS) into the revised HCS so that container labeling, SDS format and content, and chemicai hazard determination are standardized and will look the same from workplace to workplace. 

Studies have shown that the way the GHS presents hazard information is more easily understood by workers, and that workers retain the information longer. 

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But such a match will be arranged for me in my time, said Margaret. I have a right to know Had we not both held our cups, I would have swatted at her as I would a wasp, more in irritation at her buzzing than in any hope of quieting her. 

In addition, regardless of the model and accompanying techniques that are used, the client has a right to know what therapy will look like, and the rationale for the techniques being chosen. Make sure to orient your clients to the model, and to what techniques will be used and why. This does not mean you have to give away all your professional secrets, but you do want to prevent surprises that may interfere with progress. In addition, the client will be more fully committed to working hard in treatment and therapy if he or she understands why it is important to do so. 

People who volunteer to be subjects in a drug study have a right to know what can and will happen to them if they participate (informed consent). The investigator is responsible for ensuring that each subject receives a full explanation, in easily understood terms, of the purpose of the study, the procedures to be employed, the nature of the substances being tested, and the potential risks, benefits, and discomforts. 

While there is a great deal of room for disagreement about values, I have tried to get to the rock bottom of those that matter in adult relationships and have summed them up to my own satisfaction with the ideas of personal responsibility, liberty, and love (Breggin, 1988-1989 1992a). My clients know or quickly learn my values, and of course, they can read my books. I believe that clients have a right to know their therapists basic values because those values will inevitably affect them. 

He also pointed out that he had tried to go through the scientific press and been turned down. But being turned down did not deter him. He believed the public had a right to know about this chance to improve their health, so he had gone directly to them. As for his critics in the medical press, didn t the medical press make quite a bit of money off of cold remedy advertisers ... 

An essential precondition for safe work is the provision of proper information to workers. The EU directive 98/24/EC requires the employer to provide detailed information on all risks occurring during work with chemical agents. Employees have a right to know all about the risk assessment carried out and the resulting actions and safety measures. This includes information on the identity, hazardous properties, and relevant exposure limits of the chemicals which are used or which may be present at the workplace. The employer must give full access to aU the safety data sheets provided by the supplier. As well as providing the information. 

Worse, many doctors are not fully disclosing the potential risks of chemotherapy prior to treatment. Some treatments maybe more associated with cognitive problems than others, and patients have a right to know. Other oncologists may truly understand and sympathize, but they end the conversation with What s more important, your memory or your life Of course, no one is suggesting that can-... 

Assume product innocence Recognize that the public has a right to know about the products and processes being used... 

As you know better than anyone, accusations like these are contrary to onr valnes. It s not who we are. For the many hundreds of yon who are based at our suppliers manufacturing sites aronnd the world, or spend long stretches working there away from your families, I know you are as outraged by this as I am. For the people who aren t as close to the supply chain, you have a right to know the facts. 

Patients have a right to know their past and present medical status and to be free of any mistaken beliefs concerning their conditions. Situations occasionally occur in which a patient suffers significant medical complications that may have resulted from the physician s mistake or judgement. In these situations the physician is ethically required to inform the patient of all the facts necessary to ensure understanding of what has occurred. 

When we need to visit a healthcare professional we can expect to receive the safest healthcare available. But sometimes things may not work out as expected. For example, a patient may be given the wrong dose of medicine. Qr there may be complications after surgery that mean the result is not as good as expected. Most adverse events are minor and do not result in harm. When a patient is harmed they have a right to know what has happened and why. 

Speak up if you have questions of concerns, and if you don t understand, ask again. It s your body and you have a right to know ... 

Post your injury/illness summary each year Your employees have a right to know about the injuries and illnesses occurring in their workplace. To that end, you must post the OSHA Form 300A in a visible location by February 1st each year, and leave it posted until April 30th. The posted form should contain information from the previous calendar year. 

Adhesives, as with other chemicals, must meet the standards of personal safety estabUshed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The need to protect employees from the hazards of such chemicals led OSHA to issue the first Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) in 1983. The central idea of the HCS is the belief that workers who may be exposed to hazardous chemicals have a right to know about the hazards and how to work safely with the materials. As a result, the standard requires that chemical manufacturers and importers evaluate all chemicals for hazards, and that the information concerning those hazards be communicated downstream from tbe manufacturer to tbe employer and then to the employee. 

One out of every four workers contacts hazardous chemicals on the job. As a construction worker, you have a need and a right to know the chemicals to which you are exposed, their hazards, and how to protect yourself when working. This simple concept is the basis of the Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom). Labeling is the part of HazCom that requires a label on containers so that you are alerted to the fact that a potential hazard exists. Because labels are right on a container, in most cases, you can immediately find out what the chemical s hazards are. The label s message about the hazards is the hazard warning label. Take a look at a hazardous chemical container in your facility, it should have a label. This label should have the following minimum information ... 

OSHA s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) is based upon the concept that employees have both a need and a right to know the chemical hazards they may be exposed to in their work areas, and how they can protect themselves from those hazards. 

In 1983, OSHA announced the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) which creates a right-to-know policy for workers who manufacture and handle hazardous chemicals. Items covered under the HCS include the development and use of a MSDS for all chemicals in commercial use. The greatest physical hazard for most organic chemicals is from overexposure by vapor inhalation or absorption of the chemical through the skin. All of the chemicals regulated... 

Students and parents have a right to know about the purpose, content, and location of information maintained as a part of their educational records. They also have a right to expect that information in students educational records will be kept conhdential unless they give permission to the school to disclose such information. Therefore, it is important to understand how educational information is defined under FERPA (National Association of Colleges and Employers, 2008). 

Greenpeace will be following H M s progress closely, adds Li, while encomaging Chinese brands to provide greater transparency. People have a right to know this information, she says. 

It is essential to follow through in maintaining safety in the work place. A key element to safety and well-being in the work place is the employee. Reading the label does not ensure safety. Doing what it says wiU. The law means that employees have a right to know about chemical hazards where they work. But hazard communication can protect only if they ... 

The Hazard Communication Standard says you have a right to know about chemical hazards where you work, but remember, hazard communication can protect you only if you ... 

Employees who are required to work with hazardous chemicals in a manner that result in a duration and frequency of exposure greater than what a normal consumer would experience have a right to know about the hazards of those chemicals. In these cases, the HazCom standard treats those consumer products as any other workplace chemical hazard. 

Moyer, C. A., Francis, M. A., Hazard Communication Handbook, A Right-to-Know Compliance Guide, 1993 Edition, Clark, Boardman, Callaghan, Deerfield, Illinois (1992)... 

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