RSC - Advancing the Chemical Sciences


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Health Safety and Environment Guidance


A series of short papers providing information on environment, health and safety issues.


EHSC Notes A-Z

An alphabetical listing of all EHSC Notes

EHSC Policy and Responses

The Environment Health & Safety Committee's responses to consultation documents and proposed legislation

2009

Contaminated Land

28 July 2009

Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC)

21 May 2009

Why do we worry about Chemicals?

17 April 2009

What is a Poison?

17 April 2009

The Precautionary Principle

26 February 2009

Safety of Laboratory Workers with Disabilities

26 February 2009

Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems

26 February 2009

2008

Why Do We Worry About Phthalates?

15 December 2008

Why Do We Worry About Brominated Flame Retardants?

15 December 2008

Green Chemistry

04 December 2008

A Brief Guide to REACH

31 October 2008

COSHH in Laboratories

29 August 2008

Individual Legal Responsibilities for Health and Safety

18 July 2008

Safe Disposal of Hazardous Household Chemical Waste

26 June 2008

Why do we worry about dioxins?

25 June 2008

Health and Safety in the Teaching of Practical Chemistry in Schools

09 June 2008

Environmental Risk Assessment

09 June 2008

Alternatives to Animal Testing

18 April 2008

Fire Safety in Chemical Laboratories

28 February 2008

2007

Why Do We Worry About Perfumes?

09 August 2007

Risk Assessment at Work

19 July 2007

Scale up of Chemical Reactions

19 July 2007

Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP)

19 July 2007

Inherently Safer Chemical Processes

19 July 2007

LD50 - Lethal Dose 50%

22 May 2007

Health and Safety of Young Persons

15 May 2007

Exploring the Practical Aspects of Chemical Substitution

20 April 2007

Reproductive Risks of Chemicals at Work

20 March 2007

2006

Environmental Management Systems

09 March 2006

Individual Legal and Ethical Responsibilities for Environmental Safety

17 February 2006

2005

Pregnant Workers, Chemicals and the Law

08 July 2005

COSHH: The Competent person

08 July 2005

Lone Working & Laboratory Activities

04 July 2005

Practical Aspects of Chemical Substitution

12 June 2005

Waste Management in Chemical Laboratories - Update

12 June 2005

Life Cycle Assessment

14 February 2005

2004

Potency of Chemical Carcinogens

22 October 2004

Harmful Effects of Chemicals on Children

15 July 2004