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Prevention
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Please refer to the hints at the respective websites.
Risk assessment
Five
steps (pdf)
Five steps to risk assessment from the UK HSE
BAuA
guide (pdf, German)
A guide to risk assessment from the German BAuA
TRGS
420 and related Sector
regulations
German: Ermitteln und Beurteilen der Gefährdungen durch Gefahrstoffe
am Arbeitsplatz: Verfahrens- und stoffspezifische Kriterien
(VSK) und Branchenregelungen
Fundamentals on prevention from German
Berufsgenossenschaften
BGV
A1 Prevention basics
BGI
841 Prevention for SMEs (German)
Column Model/COSHH Essentials
The column model is part of the German TRGS
440 and offers an easy-to-handle guideline for risk assessments
and substitution of dangerous substances. These are categorized
according mainly to R-phrases into five grades from "very high
risks" up to "negligible risks".
View or download under: http://www.hvbg.de/e/bia/pra/spalte/index.html
An electronic version (German only) can be found under >>
COSHH-Essentials
A Tool similar to the German Column Model, provided by the UK
HSE
Safetydatasheets (SDS)
Directive
safety data sheets
Commission Directive 2001/58/EC of 27 July 2001 amending for
the second time Directive 91/155/EEC (safety data sheets)
The following sites provide search facilities and databases
for safety datasheets:
Germany: http://www.hvbg.de/bia/isi
(not all SDS are available for the public)
Germany: http://www.eusdb.de/
USA (these SDS do not comply with European standards!!):
http://www.msdssearch.com/
Databases Substances and Preparations
The following databases provide classifications for certain
substances:
GESTIS
Substances database from BIA (Germany)
GISCHEM
Preparations database for the chemistry sector by Chemie BG
(Germany)
GISBAU
Preparations database for the construction sector by Bau BG
(Germany)
GISMET
Preparations database for the metal sector by Metal BGs, under
construction (Germany)
Toxikologische
Bewertungen Database Chemie BG (Germany)
OEKOPRO
Uni Dortmund (Germany), registration needed
VDA-list
List provided by automobile industry with prohibited or to be
declared substances
RISCTOX
Database on health and environmental risks of chemicals handled
by companies (Spain)
ALTERNATIVES
Documents on reduction or elimination of chemical risks, classified
by substances, uses, processes and sectors (Spain)
Assess
and compare what you use Tool for the preliminary assessment
of health and environmental risks of products comparing the
risks of different chemicals (Spain)
HSDB
Hazardous Substances Database (Nat. Library of Medicine, USA)
Critical Substances
Sweden and Danmark published lists with substances, which could
possibly be regulated in future or should be observed closely:
- KEMI Sweden: PRIO provides a list of chemicals which are prioritised
for risk reduction measures (earlier called OBS-observation-
list; examples of substances requiring particular attention):
http://www.kemi.se/templates/Page____2859.aspx
- Danish List of undesirable substances (uonskede stoffer: En
signalliste over kemikalier, hvor brugen på længere sigt bør
reduceres eller stoppes):
http://www.mst.dk
Endocrine disruptors:
EU information site:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/endocrine/index_en.htm
EU-Community strategy (including a list of substances):
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/docum/01262_en.htm
Best Available Technique
Working groups established by the EU develop reference documents
for Best Available Technique (BREFs) for important industrial
areas. The composition of those groups, the evelopment of their
work and the finalised documents can be found under:
IPPC Office
Good Practice
Dangerous
substances
Numerous examples, hints, guidelines etc. from the European
Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Accidents
Numerous examples, hints, guidelines etc. from the European
Agency for Safety and Health at Work
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