Chemical Risks in Workplace Safety
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CHEMICALS
INTRODUCTION
Currently, the use of chemical products
it has spread to practically all branches of
activity, so there are certain risks in
numerous workplaces.
For effective control of chemical risks in the
workplace, it is required to have an adequate
flow of information about its dangers and the measures
of security.
Chemical Products:
They are those who can cause harm to health
to the people or a harm to the environment.
Logically, not all chemicals are
dangerous.
SUBSTANCE:
Substance is understood as: "the chemical elements and
its compounds in their natural state or those obtained
by any production method
including the necessary additives to preserve the
product stability.
TYPES OF SUBSTANCES OR
Chemical Subjects
DANGEROUS
EXPLOSIVES: Nitroglycerin.
INFLAMABLES: Benceno, etanol, acetona.
EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE: Hydrogen
ethanol, ethyl ether.
COMBUSTIBLES: Oxygens, potassium nitrate,
hydrogen peroxide.
CORROSIVES: Hydrochloric acid, acid
hydrofluoric acid.
IRRITANT: Calcium chloride, carbonate of
sodium.
HARMFUL: Ethanal, dichloromethane, chloride of
potassium.
TOXICOS: Cloruro de bario, monóxido de carbono,
methanol.
VERY TOXIC: Cyanide, arsenic trioxide,
nicotine.
RADIOACTIVE: Substances that they emit
harmful radiation for health.
DANGEROUS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT: The
contact of that substance with the environment
It can cause damage to the ecosystem in the short or long term.
deadline.
PRODUCT FORMS
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS
SOLIDS
POWDERS
LIQUIDS
VAPORS
GASES
TOXIC EFFECTS
VIA OF ENTRY TO ORGANISMS
SYMBOLISM OF PRODUCTS
CHEMICALS
DATA SHEET OF
SECURITY
The SDS (Safety Data Sheet) is also a
important source of information complementing the
information contained in the label and constitutes a
very useful work tool, especially in the field of
the prevention of occupational risks.
OBJECTIVES OF THE FILE
SECURITY
Provide data that allows identifying the
product and the person responsible for its marketing,
as well as a phone number where to make
emergency consultations.
Inform about the risks and dangers of the product
regarding flammability, stability and reactivity,
toxicity, possible injuries or damage from inhalation,
ingestion or skin contact, first aid and
ecotoxicity.
Train the product user on
behavior and characteristics of the product
correct utilization (manipulation,
storage, disposal, etc.), means of
protection (individual or collective) to be used in the
in case of emergency,
actions to be taken in the event of such an accident
how to use appropriate fire extinguishers against
fire, the control and neutralization of spills,
etc.
EXAMPLE
CORRECT INCORRECT
ROMBO PRESENT IN THE
PACKAGING
PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
precautions
Before using any product, read its label and
danger indications.
Do not use unlabeled products.
Avoid direct contact with chemicals. Use
gloves and glasses
Keep the quantity of product on the table
indispensable.
When handling hazardous products, use the cabinets.
of gases.
Keep the containers closed, you will avoid spills
accidental.
Do not reuse containers: they are waste.
At the end, collect all the materials, products,
utensils, etc.
Store the products properly. Avoid their
incompatibility.
At the end of the work, disconnect the equipment and
services (water, gas, etc.).
Chemical risk in construction
the cement industry
The construction as well as the cement industry are
two sectors in which chemical risks exist,
even if they are strangers
What chemical risks exist, even if they are...
unknown.
Indeed, the people working in the area of the
construction must handle various products
chemicals such as resins, adhesives, pesticides,
cement... Cement represents one of the largest
problems in this sector as well as for companies
producers. The cement dust can be placed
wherever and in contact with water can cause
chemical burns
THE CHEMICAL RISK
In construction, there are products
chemicals for: treatment, making and gluing
of the wood.
Therefore, accidents can occur during
The preservation treatment, near the tanks of
soaking or with aerosol products;
The gluing of the wood, near the rollers or the
scattered curtains (glue, formaldehyde).
FOCUS ON A PRODUCT OF THE
CONSTRUCTION: CEMENT
Cement is widely used in the area of
construction. It represents a danger due to its property
basic. Obviously, this same risk can be found in
the cement manufacturing companies.
Chemical hazards especially found in
The vapor sites (splash of hot cement),
In the laboratories (for quality control)
In water treatment (some sites have their own
water treatment zones
In storage and transportation (cement powder in
wet cement bags
At the time of crushing (powder)
Most of the raw materials used are extracted from the
land through the mines or quarries and can be
divided according to the following groups: lime (from limestone), the
silica, aluminum (from clay), iron (which comes from
ferrous minerals.
BASIC FIRST AID KIT
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION
ANGIE ALEMAN MENDEZ
KATHLEEN MENDEZ MOLINA
LUIS MARTINEZ
Miguel Nieto Ardila
ARTURO ROBLES MENDEZ