Expert assessment is the basis for the safe handling of chemical products
Abstract
This article briefly outlines the history of the creation and implementation of the GHS in different countries, as well as the experience of implementing the GHS in the Russian Federation. The general information about the safety data sheet of chemical products, the requirements for the information given in the safety data sheets are presented, the main mistakes that the compilers of the safety data sheets make are analyzed, and the main points that should be paid attention to improve the quality of the document are indicated. An analysis of unreliable data contained in safety data sheets, both Russian and foreign, was carried out, as a result of which the need to verify these documents was justified to reduce the risk of exposure to hazardous chemicals on humans and environmental objects. The article is addressed as to the industry in order to inform about the most common mistakes in the preparation of the safety data sheet in order to avoid their repetition as well as to regulators building an integrated chemical regulation system, and also emphasizes the importance of forming an expert community in the context of an expanding range and changes in legal, technical regulation and government management in the field of the chemical complex.
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