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

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 Brominated Flame Retardants?

15 November 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

Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems

12 June 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

Safety of Laboratory Workers with Disabilities

15 July 2004

Harmful Effects of Chemicals on Children

15 July 2004

What is a Poison?

14 June 2004

Why do we worry about Chemicals

29 April 2004

The EU Commission Strategy for a Future Chemicals Policy known as REACH

05 April 2004

2003

COSHH in Laboratories

27 October 2003

Individual Legal Responsibilities for Health

27 October 2003

2002

Green Chemistry

05 April 2002

2001

Contaminated Land

17 December 2001