A Survey among Three Iranian Occupational Groups: General Knowledge of Chemical Safety and Familiarity with GHS and Outdated Labeling Systems,ACS Chemical Health & Safety

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A Survey among Three Iranian Occupational Groups: General Knowledge of Chemical Safety and Familiarity with GHS and Outdated Labeling Systems
ACS Chemical Health & Safety ( IF 2.9 ) Pub Date : 2020-01-14 , DOI: 10.1021/acs.chas.9b00002
Ameneh Fayazi ₁ , Mostafa Pouyakian ₂ , Mohammad Javad Jafari ₃ , Soheila Khodakarim ₄

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This descriptive–analytic study was conducted to evaluate the level of chemical safety knowledge of three Iranian occupational groups including retailers of dangerous chemical substances, occupational health and safety (OH&S) professionals, and workers in chemical plants. The study also assessed their familiarity with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) and old editions of US OSHA-HCS, Canadian WHMIS and UK CHIP. The current status of chemical labeling in Iran was also assessed. First, two questionnaires were compiled and validated. After determining the sample size, the questionnaires were filled out by 251 participants. A statistical test showed that a meaningful correlation exists between the age/education of the participants and their chemical safety knowledge and GHS familiarity scores (p < 0.05). However, no meaningful statistical correlation was observed between the type of occupation and awareness score. Analysis of the current status of chemical safety labeling revealed that the GHS diamond shape is not suitably familiar for Iranian chemical occupational groups. Further training is needed for proper reading and understanding of labels/catalogs, usage of safety data sheets (SDSs), and the meanings of warning labels in the Iranian chemical industry.

中文翻译：

伊朗三个职业群体的调查：化学安全常识和GHS熟悉和过时的标签系统

这项描述性分析研究旨在评估三个伊朗职业群体的化学安全知识水平，其中包括危险化学物质零售商，职业健康与安全（OH＆S）专业人员以及化工厂工人。该研究还评估了他们对全球统一制度的熟悉程度化学品分类和标签（GHS）以及美国OSHA-HCS，加拿大WHMIS和英国CHIP的旧版本。还评估了伊朗化学标签的现状。首先，编制并验证了两个问卷。确定样本量后，由251名参与者填写了问卷。统计测试表明，参与者的年龄/教育程度与其化学安全性知识和GHS熟悉度得分之间存在有意义的关联（p<0.05）。但是，在职业类型和意识得分之间没有观察到有意义的统计相关性。对化学安全标签的当前状态进行分析后发现，GHS钻石的形状对于伊朗化学职业团体而言并不适当。为了正确阅读和理解标签/目录，使用安全数据表（SDS）以及警告标签在伊朗化学工业中的含义，需要进行进一步的培训。

更新日期：2020-01-14

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