Along with the growth of the chemical industry, the frequency of occurrence of chemical accidents and the scales of resultant damage are increasing. Therefore, chemical substance information should be systematically handled and managed to prevent chemical accidents. A representative measure to provi...
Along with the growth of the chemical industry, the frequency of occurrence of chemical accidents and the scales of resultant damage are increasing. Therefore, chemical substance information should be systematically handled and managed to prevent chemical accidents. A representative measure to provide chemical substance information is MSDS. The purpose of this study is to check the level of quantification of information provided through MSDS and the significance of the quantitative information. For empirical analysis, this study was conducted with the MSDS of 916 raw materials and sub materials consisting of single components handled by A company which is a domestic chemical company. These MSDSs were provided by a cooperative company of A company. The MSDS is composed of 16 large categories and 93 subcategories. This study is conducted with 23 subcategories related to accident prevention and post-accident actions. For the efficiency of comparison and analysis, in particular, for the easiness of data collection, the 23 subcategories were grouped into seven groups; provided that, the law group was limited to the related to disaster prevention management. The number of DATA to be analyzed is 21,068 in total (916×23 subcategories). These data were divided into a general information group of 3,664 data, a stability/reactivity group of 1,832 data, a risk group of 2,748 data, an effect on human body group of 3,664 data, a toxicity group of 2,748 data, a physical/chemical characteristics group of 5,496 data, and a law group of 916 data. 'Informative' means the level where data are expressed concretely and quantitatively while satisfying the standards of related laws. According to the results of analysis, the ratio of data that satisfy the standards for ‘informative’ was only 44% on average indicating that sufficient information is not provided. The ratios of ‘informative' of the seven groups are as follows. The 'general information’ group(product name, supplier name, chemical name, and CAS number) was the most excellent at 93% followed by the 'stability/reactivity' group (conditions and substances that must be avoided in handling chemical substances) at 67%, the 'risk' group (chemical substances’ health and fire risk characteristics) at 56%, the 'effect on human body' group(harmfulness, exposure limit, skin corrosivity ) at 34%, and the 'toxicity' group(information on effects on human bodies through the skin, the mouth or the respiratory organs) at 26%, and the ratio of the ' physical/chemical characteristics' group (quantitative information which is chemical substances’ physical property information such as smells, pH, flash points, lower ignition limit, lower explosion limit, self-ignition temperature, and decomposition temperature) was only 18%. Through this study, it was identified that the levels of provision of information on chemical substances were very low at 18%~67%. This indicates that there are problems in the prevention of chemical accidents and risk management. According to the standards for MSDS preparation, cases where information cannot be secured can be indicated as 'no data'. The ratio of these cases is 44% which is the same as the ratio of ‘informative’ cases. Although 'no data' may be unavoidable, it could be seen that legally recognizing such cases was becoming a factor to undermine the effectiveness of MSDS information. By the way, the significance of this study will be enhanced further if the following contents are supplemented. The objectivity of the results will be reinforced further if chemical information transmission methods other than MSDS is included and the enterprises and chemical substances to be analyzed are expanded to select and analyze all of the formal 16 items of MSDS. In addition, the criteria for evaluation of the concreteness of information should be subdivided further than the three criteria; "not applicable", "no data", "no information". The seven groups arbitrarily divided for comparison of sub items should also be subdivided further. Future related studies are recommended to pass these limitations of this study. That is, along with investigations into raw materials and products of diverse business types, studies of mixed materials are also considered necessary.
Along with the growth of the chemical industry, the frequency of occurrence of chemical accidents and the scales of resultant damage are increasing. Therefore, chemical substance information should be systematically handled and managed to prevent chemical accidents. A representative measure to provide chemical substance information is MSDS. The purpose of this study is to check the level of quantification of information provided through MSDS and the significance of the quantitative information. For empirical analysis, this study was conducted with the MSDS of 916 raw materials and sub materials consisting of single components handled by A company which is a domestic chemical company. These MSDSs were provided by a cooperative company of A company. The MSDS is composed of 16 large categories and 93 subcategories. This study is conducted with 23 subcategories related to accident prevention and post-accident actions. For the efficiency of comparison and analysis, in particular, for the easiness of data collection, the 23 subcategories were grouped into seven groups; provided that, the law group was limited to the related to disaster prevention management. The number of DATA to be analyzed is 21,068 in total (916×23 subcategories). These data were divided into a general information group of 3,664 data, a stability/reactivity group of 1,832 data, a risk group of 2,748 data, an effect on human body group of 3,664 data, a toxicity group of 2,748 data, a physical/chemical characteristics group of 5,496 data, and a law group of 916 data. 'Informative' means the level where data are expressed concretely and quantitatively while satisfying the standards of related laws. According to the results of analysis, the ratio of data that satisfy the standards for ‘informative’ was only 44% on average indicating that sufficient information is not provided. The ratios of ‘informative' of the seven groups are as follows. The 'general information’ group(product name, supplier name, chemical name, and CAS number) was the most excellent at 93% followed by the 'stability/reactivity' group (conditions and substances that must be avoided in handling chemical substances) at 67%, the 'risk' group (chemical substances’ health and fire risk characteristics) at 56%, the 'effect on human body' group(harmfulness, exposure limit, skin corrosivity ) at 34%, and the 'toxicity' group(information on effects on human bodies through the skin, the mouth or the respiratory organs) at 26%, and the ratio of the ' physical/chemical characteristics' group (quantitative information which is chemical substances’ physical property information such as smells, pH, flash points, lower ignition limit, lower explosion limit, self-ignition temperature, and decomposition temperature) was only 18%. Through this study, it was identified that the levels of provision of information on chemical substances were very low at 18%~67%. This indicates that there are problems in the prevention of chemical accidents and risk management. According to the standards for MSDS preparation, cases where information cannot be secured can be indicated as 'no data'. The ratio of these cases is 44% which is the same as the ratio of ‘informative’ cases. Although 'no data' may be unavoidable, it could be seen that legally recognizing such cases was becoming a factor to undermine the effectiveness of MSDS information. By the way, the significance of this study will be enhanced further if the following contents are supplemented. The objectivity of the results will be reinforced further if chemical information transmission methods other than MSDS is included and the enterprises and chemical substances to be analyzed are expanded to select and analyze all of the formal 16 items of MSDS. In addition, the criteria for evaluation of the concreteness of information should be subdivided further than the three criteria; "not applicable", "no data", "no information". The seven groups arbitrarily divided for comparison of sub items should also be subdivided further. Future related studies are recommended to pass these limitations of this study. That is, along with investigations into raw materials and products of diverse business types, studies of mixed materials are also considered necessary.
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