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Sugar industry: chemical exposure in sugar production

Following a crisis period between 2017 and 2020 due to a change in regulations, the European sugar market is currently experiencing significant growth of almost 50%. As a result, both the production and consumption of sugar are increasing. Sugar is a foodstuff used by individuals as well as by industries for production purposes. The latter represent a large part of the sugar industry's customer portfolio.

Lime : Chemical risk and Prevention

This article has been realized to provide information on lime, chemical risk and its prevention.

Exposure to chemical risks in the meat industry

The meat industry comprises all of the agri-food industrial activities specialising in the processing of farm animals for human consumption. Slaughterhouses perform the second stage of livestock processing, i.e. slaughtering the animals and preparing the carcasses.

Chemical risks in pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical manufacturing is a complex process that involves the use of a wide range of chemicals, including solvents, reagents, and active ingredients. While these chemicals are essential for producing life-saving medications, they can also pose significant risks to workers if proper safety measures are not in place.

Lithium-ion batteries: why and when do they pose a risk of chemical exposure for people?

In recent years, there has been an increase in the use of motorised personal mobility devices (MPMDs) equipped with a non-combustion engine such as scooters, bicycles, unicycles, hoverboards and similar devices. Like more and more electric vehicles, most MPMDs contain lithium-ion batteries, which are appreciated for their excellent longevity and energy storage efficiency.

Chemical risk in wastewater treatment?

The water treatment is broken down into several stages, where personnel may be exposed to risks at any time, whether physical (risks of falling, slipping), biological (asphyxiation, poisoning by contaminated materials) or chemical (projections, inhalation).

Chemical risks in detergents production

Detergents were developed in response to a shortage of animal and vegetable fats and oils during World War I and II.

Chemical risks in petrochemical industry

Petrochemistry is a science that can be applied to fundamental human needs, such as health, hygiene, housing and food. Petrochemicals are an essential part of the chemical industry today.

The secrets of solvation

Why taking an interest in solvation? By better understanding the properties of solvents we can better control their engineering use and take the required or simply necessary prevention measures in the best possible way.

The danger of hydrofluoric acid (HF)

Hydrofluoric acid is a key chemical in many industries, particularly as a surface treatment agent (glass, metals, ceramics, etc.) or as a reaction additive. It is used in many fields of activity, from the production of photovoltaic cells to industrial maintenance in the food industry. Despite the dangers associated with its use, there are few or no substitute products or techniques. This is why its production is growing along with its global demand.

Laboratory – Avoid tissue injuries

Tissue injury from contact with chemicals is preventable. Use of appropriate engineering and procedural controls and using personal protective equipment (“PPE”) properly is essential. Here are some ideas to help you prevent injuries.

The Occupational Health Nurse and risk assessment

Risk assessment for chemicals is a prerequisite to any risk prevention programme in general. It should lead to the construction of preventive actions plan in the Occupational Health Nurse’s project approach.

Occupational Health Nurse (OHN) and chemicals

Since the creation of the Inter University Diploma Course « DIUST » in 1994 in France followed by a license in occupational health, legislation as well as the OHN's role keeps evolving.

Personal nurse experience in safety data sheet’s decryption

Other than symbols, risk phrases, safety, hazard, precautionary statements, it is very useful to try to decrypt information contained or missing in a SDS.

Crotonaldehyde – Focus on specific chemicals of interest

Crotonaldehyde is liquid used as an intermediate for production of sorbic acid.

Cancer treatment and chemical hazards

Handling chemotherapy solutions or endure chemotherapy induce a risk of exposure to chemicals

Picric acid: Understanding specific chemicals hazard

Picric acid is a yellowish crystalline solid used as a high explosive and oxidant in rocket fuels, matches and leather processing.

European Standard EN 15154 – Safety showers

Part 1: Plumbed-in body showers Part 2: Plumbed-in eye wash units Part 3 : Non-plumbed safety shower Part 4 : Non-plumbed eye wash units

CE Marking and classification of medical devices

Directive 93/42/ECC - This directive imposes CE marking of medical devices for their marketing.

Pictographs in the workplace

The new European reglementation CLP (Classification Labelling Packaging) 1272/2008 integrates the GHS system in Europe, and with it, new pictographs representing chemical hazards.

Thioglycolic acid :Understanding the risk of specific chemicals of interest

Understanding the risk of thioglycolic acid

Chemical risk at home: Hydro soluble unit-dose laundry pods

A warning on accidental exposure to hydro soluble unit dose laundry pods has been issued by the French Ministry for Health on June 17th 2014 to inform and give recommendations on this matter of public health.

Vinyl acetate: Understanding the risk of specific chemicals of interest

Vinyl acetate finds industrial uses in the production of vinyl acetate polymeric substances.

Occupational doctor: What to do on learning through an employee or the director that new chemical products are being used?

What does an occupational doctor have to do on learning through an employee or the director that new chemicals are being used?

Training of occupational health professionals

More than 75000 corrosives, irritants or sensibilising products for the skin, eye or respiratory tracks are registered by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).

Are we prepared?

Are we ready for events involving chemicals that would be capable of decimating a population?

Carcinogens: Different classifications

Three main lists of internationally recognized carcinogens exist: those of IARC, of the ACGIH and of the European Union (CLP). It becomes thus difficult to find one's way as a novice!

Nitric acid, a danger lurking

Nitric acid is a strong acid, found in the nature in salt forms (nitrates), with the formula HNO3.

Laboratory – Control chemical exposures

Reducing workers' exposure to chemicals is a fundamental concept in the protection of employee health.

Chemical risks in chemical waste treatment

Waste are the result of the human activity and in particular its economic activities.

Chemical risks in semiconductors industry?

Semiconductos are essential to the good functioning of many modern appliances and are key products in the electronic systems.

Organization of SAMU in Brazil

The vision of a public service institution focused on chemical emergencies involving the SAMU in Brazil.

Chemical risks in mining industry?

Mining can be categorized as surface mining, underground mining, and in situ mining and these activities involves the use of chemicals.

Chemical risks in automotive industry

The automotive industry is a very wide area from the manufacturing of the pieces of the engine, the body, plastics to the assembly of the car. There is a chemical risk at each stage of production of a car.

Chemical risks in emergency departments

Prevor’s decontamination solutions are dedicated to the industry sectors to be used according to the right protocol enabling victims not to have any chemical injuries following chemical accidents involving corrosives and/or irritants.

Chemical risk in industrial subcontracting for the maintenance

Maintenance is devoted to keep the industry running in the best possible shape, making equipment reliable, productive, and secure to operate.

Chemical risk in food industry

The food industry produces both finished products for consumption and intermediate products for further processing. It is diverse compared to many other industrial sectors. This diversity can be seen in terms of size and nature of the companies as well as the wide range of raw materials, products and processes. The food industry is subject to very diverse local economic, social and environmental conditions, and varying national legislations.

Chemical risk in paper industry?

The interest of the paper industry market is first of all linked to the complex process required by the production of paper. Two distinct manufacturing operations can be set-up according to the quality of paper needed: mechanical process (mechanical pastes for newsprints and magazines) or chemical process (chemical pastes for writing, impression or packing: sulphite pastes and sulphate pastes or kraft) during which the wood fibres are insulated with chemicals such as bisulfites or sulphates.

Recent developments in nanotoxicology

According to the International Organization for Standardization's a nano-object is a material having one, two, or three external dimensions in the size-range from approximately 1-100 nanometers (nm).

Chemical risk in plastic and rubber industry

The production of plastic is now one of the largest industries. With products ranging from mobile phones to car bumpers, via syringes, plastic production is still increasing.

Chemical risk in civil construction industries and cement production

The construction sector as well as the cement manufacturing industry are two sectors where chemical hazards exist, even if they are not well-known.

Chemical risk in solar energy ?

Photovoltaic refers to the direct conversion of solar radiance into electrical energy thanks to solar cells. Until now, solar cells are generally made of silicon (semiconductor).

Chemical risk in metallurgy?

In order to well define the metallurgy, it is first of all necessary to make the distinction with the mineralurgy, linked to the mining industry

Chemical risk in ?

From the construction of an aircraft to its business concern, there is a very large area. Chemicals are used from the manufacturing of pieces to the aircraft maintenance.

Katie Piper – Victim of a chemical aggression

To help for a better awareness and improvement of prevention of chemical injuries.

Why speak about “chemical injury” rather than “chemical burn” ?

Although the informal language of many countries use the term of “burn” as well for thermal accidents as for chemical splashes, it would be judicious, as the German-speaking ones do it, to adopt different names.

Endocrine disruptors

The endocrine system plays an essential part in the maintenance of the biological equilibriums that are necessary for life.

Laboratory – Storage of chemicals

Storage of many different chemicals in a laboratory setting is done following a few simple rules: * Store by chemical compatibility * Use secondary containment

Laboratory – Fire prevention

The lab technician was cleaning metal parts with hexane. The parts were placed in a beaker of hexane which was on a hot plate.