The General Public

In a recent poll of the general public conducted by the American Chemical Society,6 chemistry as a career option was ranked third in a list of eight scientific professions, and chemists scored high as visionary, innovative, and results-ori-ented. Also, 59% said that chemicals made their lives better. These results sug- 

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Accidents in chemical plants make headline news, especially when there is loss of hfe or the general public is affected in even the slightest way. This increases the public s concern and may lead to government action. The terms hazard and risk are defined as follows ... 

These markings provide a general idea of the hazards of a material and the severity of these hazards as they relate to handling, fire protection, exposure, and control. This standard is not applicable to transportation or to use by the general public. It is also not applicable to chronic exposure. For a full description of this standard, refer to NFPA 704. The system identifies the hazards of a material in four principal categories health, flammability, reactivity, and unusual hazards such as reactivity with water. 

The systematic application of management policies, procedures, and practices to the tasks of analyzing, assessing, and controlling risk in order to protect employees, the general public, and the environment, as well as company assets, while avoiding business interruptions... 

Off-site Exposure of the general public and the wider environment... 

HS(G)66 Protection of workers and the general public during development of contaminated land... 

Refer to the handbook s Glossary. The definitions provided are universally recognized. Many of these terms are not just pertinent to inhalation hazards. It would be remiss not to mention other risks beyond inhalation from chemical exposure in a work environment and to the general public. 

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (SUBSTANCES/WASTES) A hazardous material is any substance that causes or may cause adverse affects on the health or safety of employees, the general public, or the environment any biological agent and other disease-causing agent, or a waste or combination of wastes. 

Foods, drugs, cosmetics, pesticides, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, or tobacco products packaged for distribution to the general public. 

Any consumer product, as the term is defined in the Consumer Rroduct Safety Act, packaged for distribution to the general public. For example, if you mix or package one-gallon cans of paint designed for use by the generai public, notification is not required. 

To apply inherent safety appropriately, research chemists must make an in-depth investigation into the process chemistry and into the entire process that may develop based on that chemistry. An adequate investigation necessitates input from a diverse team of people, including research chemists and business, engineering, safety, environmental personnel. They must consider the impact that the use of a particular process chemistry will have on a wide range of populations. These include the ultimate customer of the product, process operating personnel, the general public, and potentially impacted plant and animal populations. To chose the "inherently safest chemistry, the team needs to take into account ... 

Lifeforms include the operator, the plant neighbor, the general public, the ultimate consumer of the product. They also include the aquatic and terrestrial plant, fish and animal life. 

Assists state and local air pollution control agencies and EPA regional offices with technical matters pertaining to health, exposure, and risk assessment of air pollutants. Services are also extended to the general public, small businesses and international agencies. Thursday 8 00 a.m. to 5 00p.m., EST Friday 8 00 a.m. to 4p.m., EST. 

This site and hotline provides information about the science of ozone depletion, regulations under Title VI of the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of1990 designed to protect the ozone layer, information on methyl bromide, flyers about the UV index, information for the general public, and other topics. Hours 10 00 a.m. - 4 00p.m., weekdays, EST. 

As indicated previously, PSM information and messages have different values for different audiences. Your company s workforce has a more immediate and specific interest in the initiative than people who are less directly affected, such as plant neighbors, shareholders, or the general public. This doesn t mean confining communications efforts solely to company employees it simply suggests that you organize communications priorities to reflect levels of interest and information needs. 

Environmental tobacco smoke mid gasoline vapors both contain mixtures of trace luiiounts of many of the individual compounds regulated as Air Toxics under Title 111, section 112 of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendnmts. Much of the general public is more likely to be exposed to these mixtures during the course of their lives tlian to specific compounds on the air toxics list. Hence, estimation of the cancer risk resulting from exposure to these mixtures is a useful and relevant exercise. 

The sociopolitical consequences of increased commitment to nuclear technologies which represent only 5 percent of world energy, raises questions of democratic decision-making to safeguard the environment and health and safety of the general public (Holdren, 1976). Some ask if it is worth the price. Research on the social and political implications identifies the crucial contrast between vulnerable and nonvulnerable technologies, and between technological waste and social waste. 

The greatest concern that most members of the general public have about nuclear energy is the possibility of a catastrophic accident such as occurred in 1986 at Chernobyl in the Ukraine. If reactors have... 

Employers must, as far as is reasonably practicable, have regard for the health and safety of contractors employees or the self-employed who may be affected by the company s operations and for the health and safety of the general public. This covers, for example, the emission of noxious or offensive gases and dust into the atmosphere, or danger from plant and equipment to which the public or those not directly employed by the company have access. 

Nypro Institute . Nypro Institute is the corporate university of Nypro Inc., providing educational opportunities to employees, customers, and the general public. Nypro Institute s headquarters are located in Clinton, Massachusetts, and feature a state-of-the-sdence computer laboratory, a training resource library, and individual multimedia learning centers. 

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