Use disposal facilities for hazardous waste
Waste chemicals and contaminated equipment should be disposed of in official disposal facilities set up by the authorities.
Relevant tools
Below is a list of tools relevant for implementing this topic :
- ILO: Code of practice - Safety in the use of chemicals at work (1993)
- ILO: Safety and health in the use of agrochemicals - A guide (2011)
- ILO: Chemicals Convention (No. 170) and Recommendation (No. 177), 1990
- UNEP: The Basel Convention on controlling transboundary movements of hazardous wastes (1989)
- ILO: The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) (2022)
- WHO/ILO: International chemical safety cards (ICSCs)