Abstract
The “Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals” (GHS) not only provides a unified system for dealing with the labeling of intrinsic materials and compound chemicals but also furnishes hazard information to the contingency personnel, work site workforce, transportation workforce and consumers for the prevention of acute and chronic health impairments as well as ecological hazards. Since 2008, the GHS has gradually been observed internationally to substitute the classification and labeling of hazardous substances, the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), and relevant regulations on hazardous chemicals which are currently used by many countries; substantial influences have been seen in Taiwan's chemical manufacturing industry, import/export trades, the recognition of labor safety and protection against chemical hazards, as well as the governmental management over chemicals and national legislation and enforcement of the relevant statutes. The study takes safety and health related topics--Management of Chemical Hazards--proposed in the 18th World Congress on Safety and Health at Work convened 2008 at Seoul as the main subject, with questionnaires and interviews carried out against focal groups and experts, for verifying the priority in these safety and health issue.
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