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My Chemical Guide

 

The long questionnaire will allow a more accurate analysis of your current situation related to chemical products and dangerous substances. You will also receive a report, ‘My Chemical Guide’, containing your answers, a to-do checklist, recommendations and advice. In this report, the advice is tailored to the needs of your company or workplaces based on your responses. You will be informed of the procedures and good practice measures that will help you to create a safe and health working environment.

Questions

  1. Hazard pictograms
  2. The danger symbol(s) - double-check question
  3. Products with fire or explosion risks
  4. Specific chemical products and dangerous substances
  5. Are dangerous substances that contaminate the air generated in your workplace?
  6. Eye wash and emergency shower
  7. Pregnant or breastfeeding
  8. Young workers
  9. Space for specific national protection of groups of workers
  10. Specific activities
  11. Imports, mixing, repacking and distributing
  12. Specific chemical substances — asbestos
  13. Identify and dispose unnecessary chemicals
  14. Safety data sheets
  15. Safety data sheet — quality control
  16. Knowledge and awareness of risks and how to work safely
  17. Knowledge and awareness of risks and how to work safely — are knowledge and routines good enough?
  18. Register
  19. Risk assessment
  20. Risk assessment — is it good enough?
  21. Purchasing
  22. Routines for purchasing!
  23. Storage
  24. Do you use the substance or chemical product for only the uses that are listed in the safety data sheet?
  25. Exchange / substitution of dangerous chemical products
  26. Exchange / substitution - outcome
  27. Technical measures to reduce the emission of dangerous substances into the air in workplaces
  28. Technical measures to reduce the emission of dangerous substances into colleagues’ workplaces
  29. Personal protective equipment
  30. Personal protective equipment – quality check
  31. Signs and labelling – always available
  32. Safety measure: emergency eye-wash fountain and/or emergency shower
  33. Safety measure: emergency eye-wash fountain and/or emergency shower — quality control
  34. Occupational accidents and injuries involving chemical products or generated air contaminants.
  35. Reporting of occupational accidents and injuries involving chemical products or generated air contaminants
  36. Follow-up of occupational accidents and injuries involving chemical products or generated air contaminants