Health and safety effects

Consequence The direct, undesirable result of an accident, usually measured in health and safety effects, environmental impacts, loss of property, or business costs. 

What would be the overall health and safety effect of large-scale... 

Chemical Safety NewsBase (http //www.rsc.org/is/database/csnbhome.htm) This provides information on the health and safety effects of chemicals used in industry, and all health and safety aspects relevant to the laboratory and office environment. The database contains over 50000 items. Each reference includes the document title, full bibliographic details and a detailed abstract. The database is updated each month with coverage of scientific journals, new books, standards, data sheets, audiovisual aids and technical reports. 

Acting under the authority of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 USC Chapter 15) and the Federal Mine Safety andHealth Actof 1977 (30 USC Chapter 22), NIOSH develops and periodically revises recommended exposure limits (RELs) for hazardous substances or conditions in the workplace. NIOSH also recommends appropriate preventive measures to reduce or eliminate the adverse health and safety effects of these... 

Full lifecycle environmental, health and safety effects must be assessed prior to commercialization. 

Perform a workplace hazard assessment, including, as appropriate, identification of potential sources of accidental releases, identification of any previous release within the facility that had a potential for catastrophic consequences in the workplace, estimation of worlqtlace effects of a range of releases, and estimation of the health and safety effects of such a range on employees. 

Health and safety at work is a multi-disdplinary subject, which requires an understanding of many disciplines - law, engineering, occupational health and hygiene, ergonomics, human factors, etc. To manage health and safety effectively, good sources of information are essential. These can be classified as follows ... 

In today s manufacturing enviromnent, much emphasis is placed on assuring the safe handling of chemicals in production and in commercial and consumer use. This is particularly tme for consumer products such as food, cosmetics, soaps and detergents, and other household products. In order to minimize the risk to consumers and the environment, it is incumbent on the manufacturer to carry out a risk assessment of each product to understand what the potential health and safety effects may be. 

One example cited was the need to study the health and safety effects of the emerging field of nanotechnology. 

Subcontracting subcontracting is a major feature of construction industry. Subcontractors make up approximately 90 % of workers in the construction industry. There is mounting evidence that subcontracting has negative health and safety effects on workers as monitoring and enforcement of OHS become more difficult at workplaces. It also increases the risk of paper compliance (Wadick 2010, Debrah and Ofori 2001 Toole 2002). 

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