| Document ID (ISN) | 108094 |
| CIS number |
08-523 |
| ISBN(s) |
967-70-0908-7 |
| Year |
2005 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Che Man A.B., Gold D. |
| Title |
Safety and health in the use of chemicals at work - A training manual |
| Original title |
Keselamatan dan kesihatan dalam penggunaan bahan kimia du tempat kerja - Manual latihan [in Malay] |
| Bibliographic information |
ILO Publications, International Labour Office, 1211 Genève 22, Switzerland, 2005. x, 146p. Illus. Bibl.ref. |
| Abstract |
Bilingual version (English and Malay translation) of a training manual originally published in English (see CIS 93-789). Contents: health hazards due to chemical exposure (factors contributing to hazardous situations, toxic effects of chemicals); fire and explosion hazards; basic principles of prevention (elimination or substitution, organizational control); chemical emergency procedures (emergency plan, evacuation, first aid, fire fighting, spill and leak procedures); management of a chemical control programme. Appendices include a training checklist for safe use of chemicals at work, text of the ILO Chemicals Convention and Recommendation, and guidance on the classification, identification and labelling of chemicals. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
dangerous substances; ILO; fire hazards; training material; explosion hazards; safety and health engineering; health hazards; harmful substances |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
toxic effects; fire fighting; training manuals; emergency organization; role of management; personal protective equipment; hazard identification; international agreements; translation; first aid |
| Document type |
C - Training manuals, audiovisual material |
| Country / State or Province | ILO |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
OSH training
Explosions
Fires
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