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DEFINITION
A chemical hazard arises from contamination of an

area with harmful or potentially harmful chemicals. Possible sources of chemical hazards include the burning of fossils, materials and chemicals used in construction and industry, pollution of the environment and water supply, chemical spillages, industrial accidents, and the deliberate release of toxic materials.

For the majority

of chemicals used in the workplace, little or nothing is known about their possible immediate or long-term health effects.

Chemicals that are dumped into the environment can cause

serious human and environmental problems.

HEALTH EFFECTS
There are a variety of chemicals that are commonly

used in industry. Industrial chemicals can be described in a number of ways, for example by their effect on the worker (whether the chemical is corrosive or causes dermatitis, etc.), or by the physical form of the chemical (that is, whether it is a dust, fume, vapour, gas, etc.).

TYPES OF TOXIC EFFECTS CAUSED BY INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS

EXPOSURE TO TOXIC CHEMICALS CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS

Working

around chemicals without the proper protections in place can lead to serious accidents.

TYPES OF CHEMICALS FOUND IN THE WORKPLACE

SOLIDS
Chemicals

can change their physical form, e.g. wood into sawdust.

DUSTS
Dust in the

workplace should be kept at or below safe levels. If you must wear a mask, be sure it is the correct type for the particular hazard.

LIQUIDS
Mists and

vapours are often invisible.

EFFECTS OF CHEMICALS ON THE ENVIRONMENT

Many

employers do not dispose of chemical wastes safely.

EFFECT CHEMICAL WASTE

Many employers are not aware of the hazards associated

with toxic chemicals and often do not know how to dispose of chemical wastes safely. (Employers also need to be educated about chemical hazards.) As a result, these employers often simply dump waste chemicals into the environment. Convenient dumping grounds are the ocean, rivers, lakes, fields, roadsides, etc. Sometimes these dumping grounds are right in the community where you and your family live and work. Toxic chemicals which are improperly disposed of may eventually end up in your drinking water, in the places where your children play, in the soil where your food is grown, etc.

Chemicals have symbols to show their possible hazards.

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