Hazard identification
Hazard identification is the identification of the type and nature of adverse effects that a chemical has an inherent capacity to cause to humans or environmental organisms. With medium resources, the steps proposed for the implementation of this sub-element are as follows:
- Decide on your own hazard identification (classification) for high priority chemicals in cooperation with regional partners or on a UN level and publish a list with mandatory classifications. Also, use hazard identification (classification) performed by other countries or international organisations.
- Use the hazard identification (classification) in risk assessment (see Risk characterisation).
Relevant tools
Below is a list of tools relevant for implementing this topic :
- IPCS Training Module No 1: Chemical Safety: Fundamentals of Applied Toxicology - The Nature of Chemical Hazards, Second (Revised) Edition, IPCS/WHO, 1997
- UNITAR, ILO and IOMC (2012), Understanding the GHS: A Companion Guide to the Purple Book, June 2012 Edition, (UNITAR, Geneva)
- UNITAR, ILO and IOMC (2010), Developing a National GHS Implementation Strategy, September 2010 Edition (UNITAR, Geneva)
- OECD: eChemPortal
- Case study of Canada’s Chemicals Management Plan