The verification of hazardous ingredients disclosures in selected material safety data sheets

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 409-420

  Welsh, Michael S ^a   Lamesse, Marcel ^a   Karpinski, Eva ^a  

^a Human Resources Development Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Chemical Analysis; Hazardous Materials; Ingredients; MSDS; Non Disclosure; WHMIS

Indexed keywords

2 BUTANONE; 2 BUTOXYETHANOL; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALKALI; ALKYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; BUTANOL; CRESOL; DEANOL; DETERGENT; EPOXIDE; LUBRICATING AGENT; TOLUENE;

ACCURACY; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DANGEROUS GOODS; EDUCATION; EMPLOYER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INFORMATION; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKPLACE;

CANADA; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0034101545     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104732200301368     Document Type: Article

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