Módulo 2.Medidas, prácticas y modelos de gestión y prevención de riesgos de enfermedades relacionadas con el trabajo en los sectores existentes y emergentes que utilizan sustancias y productos químicos peligrosos, incluidos los explosivos, peligrosos para el medio ambiente, tóxicos, cancerígenos, etc. /free/

Section 9: physical and chemical properties. Included for completeness.

Section 10: stability and reactivity. Included for completeness.

Section 11: toxicological information. This section is useful when determining the detailed potential health effects of the chemical.

Section 12: ecological information. Included for completeness.

Section 13: disposal considerations. Included for completeness.

Section 14: transport information. Included for completeness.

Section 15: regulatory information. This section outlines the OSH (and environmental) legislation specific to the chemical that may not have been included in other sections.

Section 16: other information. This section is used to provide any additional information the manufacturer considers important for the user to know. It may include information on revisions from earlier versions, relevant risk or hazard phrases, precautionary statements, or advice on training workers.

Where hazardous chemicals are produced as part of a process or are naturally occurring, then advice should be sought from process engineers, industrial chemists or other guidance sources.

It is critical to gather information about:

• How is the chemical used (or produced)?
• How much is used?
• For how long?
• Who is at risk? Particular groups of workers may be at higher risk from working with some chemicals.