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This is the list of extremely hazardous substances defined in Section 302 of the U.S. Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (42 U.S.C. § 11002). The list can be found as an appendix to 40 CFR 355. [1] Updates as of 2006 can be seen on the Federal Register, 71 FR 47121 (August 16, 2006). [2]
The Substitute It Now! List is a database developed by the International Chemical Secretariat (ChemSec) of chemicals the uses of which are likely to become legally restricted under EU REACH regulation. The list is being used by public interest groups as a campaign tool to advocate for increasing the pace of implementation of REACH and by ...
The world’s most dangerous countries to visit in 2025 have been revealed in a new study on security, health and climate change risks around the world. Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan and the Central ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) names four toxicity classes: . Class I – a: extremely hazardous; Class I – b: highly hazardous; Class II: moderately hazardous; Class III: slightly hazardous
One 83-year-old man in the U.S. hospital described stepping into the bathtub when the water was hot, burning his right lower leg. In another incident, a 75-year-old female fainted in the shower ...
A chemical weapon agent (CWA), or chemical warfare agent, is a chemical substance whose toxic properties are meant to kill, injure or incapacitate human beings.About 70 different chemicals have been used or stockpiled as chemical weapon agents during the 20th century, although the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has an online database listing 35,942 chemicals which ...
Truck driving and construction are dangerous jobs but logging is the most hazardous. Below are the 10 occupations with the highest number of deaths per 100,000 full-time workers.
Category for chemical substances, under the GHS, that are harmful Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. C. Chemical ...