| Document ID (ISN) | 77860 |
| CIS number |
01-1590 |
| Year |
2000 |
| Convention or series no. |
NOM-018-STPS-2000
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| Author(s) |
Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social |
| Title |
Official Mexican Standard - System for the identification and communication of hazards and risks caused by dangerous chemical substances in workplaces [Mexico] |
| Original title |
Norma Oficial Mexicana - Sistema para la identificación y comunicación de peligros y riesgos por sustancias químicas peligrosas en los centros de trabajo [México] [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
Internet copies, 2000. 11+9+5+18p. Illus. 6 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.stps.gob.mx/04_sub_prevision/03_dgsht/normatividad/normas/nom_018.htm [in Spanish]
http://www.stps.gob.mx/312/nom18/nom18a.html [in Spanish]
http://www.stps.gob.mx/312/nom18c.html [in Spanish]
http://www.stps.gob.mx/312/nom18b.html [in Spanish]
|
| Abstract |
Contents of this standard: scope (all workplaces in Mexico where dangerous chemicals are handled, transported or stored; however, finished products ready for sale and vehicular transportation outside workplaces are excluded, as are chemicals with health, flammability or reactivity codes of 0); definitions and symbols; responsibilities of employers and workers; identification systems; training and communication systems; verification systems. In annex:rules concerning the identification and the labelling of dangerous chemicals; contents of training and hazard communications; contents of material safety data sheets (MSDSs); guide to filling out MSDSs; labelling requirements; hazard codes with definitions; identification codes for personal protective equipment; list of 931 dangerous chemicals (with corresponding CAS numbers, and NFPA and HMIS codes). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
dangerous substances; hazard identification; chemical hazards; Mexico |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
responsibilities of employers; list of chemical substances; responsibilities of employees; standard; warning notices |
| Document type |
A - Laws, regulations, directives |
| Country / State or Province | Mexico |
| Subject(s) |
Standards and directives with the force of law
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Classification and labelling of chemicals
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