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Study on the Strategy of GHS System in Taiwan


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1 Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, Province of China
2 Safety, Health and Environmental Center, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, Province of China
 

The "Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals" (GHS) not only provides a unified system for dealing with the labeling of intrinsic materials and compound chemicals but also furnishes hazard information to the contingency personnel, work site workforce, transportation workforce and consumers for the prevention of acute and chronic health impairments as well as ecological hazards. Since 2008, the GHS has gradually been observed internationally to substitute the classification and labeling of hazardous substances, the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), and relevant regulations on hazardous chemicals which are currently used by many countries;substantial influences have been seen in Taiwan's chemical manufacturing industry, import/export trades, the recognition of labor safety and protection against chemical hazards, as well as the governmental management over chemicals and national legislation and enforcement of the relevant statutes.
The study takes safety and health related topics--Management of Chemical Hazards--proposed in the 18th World Congress on Safety and Health at Work convened 2008 at Seoul as the main subject, with questionnaires and interviews carried out against focal groups and experts, for verifying the priority in these safety and health issue.

Keywords

Globally Harmonized System of Chemicals, Labeling, Chemical Hazard.
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Authors

Yi-Kuo Chang
Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, Province of China
Kun-Yuan Chuang
Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, Province of China
Jo-Ming Tseng
Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, Province of China
Fang-Chen Lin
Safety, Health and Environmental Center, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, Province of China
Teh-Sheng Su
Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, Province of China

Abstract


The "Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals" (GHS) not only provides a unified system for dealing with the labeling of intrinsic materials and compound chemicals but also furnishes hazard information to the contingency personnel, work site workforce, transportation workforce and consumers for the prevention of acute and chronic health impairments as well as ecological hazards. Since 2008, the GHS has gradually been observed internationally to substitute the classification and labeling of hazardous substances, the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), and relevant regulations on hazardous chemicals which are currently used by many countries;substantial influences have been seen in Taiwan's chemical manufacturing industry, import/export trades, the recognition of labor safety and protection against chemical hazards, as well as the governmental management over chemicals and national legislation and enforcement of the relevant statutes.
The study takes safety and health related topics--Management of Chemical Hazards--proposed in the 18th World Congress on Safety and Health at Work convened 2008 at Seoul as the main subject, with questionnaires and interviews carried out against focal groups and experts, for verifying the priority in these safety and health issue.

Keywords


Globally Harmonized System of Chemicals, Labeling, Chemical Hazard.