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Document ID (ISN)68051
CIS number 96-2052
ISBN(s) 92-2-506470-5
Year 1996
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Bakar Che Man A., Gold D.
International Labour Office (ILO)
Title Safety and health in the use of chemicals at work. A training manual
Original title Gongzuo zhong huasuepin de shiyong anquan yu weisheng: peixun shouce [in Chinese]
Bibliographic information Occupational Safety and Health Training Centre, Ministry of Labour, Beijing, China, [no date]. 82p. Illus. Bibl.ref.
Abstract Chinese 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. Annexes 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 ProvinceChina; ILO
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) OSH training
Explosions
Fires