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Facing the increasing use of chemicals, Prevor helps you analyzing and preventing Your Risks.
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Chemical risks in pharmaceutical industry
What kind of splashes in pharmaceutical industry?
The pharmaceutical industry processes involve the use of various chemicals.More…
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Chemical risks in chemical wastes treatment
What kind of splashes in chemical wastes treatment?
Waste are the result of the human activity and in particular its economic activities.More…
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Chemical risks in semiconductors industry
What kind of splashes in semiconductors industry?
Semiconductos are essential to the good functioning of many modern appliances and are key products in the electronic systems.More…
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Chemical risks in petrochemical industry
What kind of splashes in petrochemical industry?
A mine is defined as an area of land upon or under which minerals or metal ores are extracted from natural deposits in the earth by any methods, including the total area upon which such activities occur.More…
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Organization of SAMU
Organization of SAMU
The vision of a public service institution focused on chemical emergencies involving the SAMU in Brazil.More…
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Chemical risks in mining industry
What kind of splashes in mining industry?
Mining can be categorized as surface mining, underground mining, and in situ mining and these activities involves the use of chemicals.More…
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Chemical risks in detergents production
What kind of splashes in detergents production?
Detergents were developed in response to a shortage of animal and vegetable fats and oils during World War I and II.More…
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Chemical risks in automotive industry
What kind of splashes in automotive industry?
The automotive industry is a very wide area from the manufacturing of the pieces of the engine, the body, plastics to the assembly of the car. There is a chemical risk at each stage of production of a car.More…
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Chemical risks in emergency departments
What kind of splashes in emergency departments?
Many emergency departments can have to face chemical accidents. In the case of a this specific accident, the intervention time represents the most decisive thing for minimizing the injuries, but also the decontamination solution used.More…
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Chemical risks in industrial maintenance
Chemical risks in industrial maintenance
What kind of splashes in industrial maintenance?More…
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Chemical risks in food industry
Chemical risks in food industry
What kind of splashes in food industry?More…
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Chemical risks in paper industry
Chemical risks in paper industry
The interest of the paper industry market is first of all linked to the complex process required by the production of paper.More…
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Recent Developments in Nanotoxicology
Recent Developments in Nanotoxicology
According to the International Organization for Standardization's a nano-object is a material having one, two, or three external dimensions in the size-range from approximately 1-100 nanometers (nm).More…
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Chemical risks in water treatment
Chemical risks in water treatment
Industrial or domestic worn water is first of all collected in a complex decontamination network in order to be treated in a purification station before finally being rejected into the natural environment.More…
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Chemical risks in plastic and rubber industry
Chemical risks in plastic and rubber industry
The production of plastic is now one of the largest industries. With products ranging from mobile phones to car bumpers, via syringes, plastic production is still increasing.More…
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Chemical risks in civil construction industries
Chemical risks in civil construction industries
The construction sector as well as the cement manufacturing industry are two sectors where chemical hazards exist, even if there are not well-known.More…
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Chemical risks in solar energy
Chemical risks in solar energy
Photovoltaic refers to the direct conversion of solar radiance into electrical energy thanks to solar cells. Until now, solar cells are generally made of silicon (semiconductor).More…
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Katie Piper - victim of an assault
Katie Piper - victim of an assault
To help for a better awareness and improvement of prevention of chemical injuries.More…
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"Chemical injury" rather than "chemical burn"
"Chemical injury" rather than "chemical burn"
Although the informal language of many countries use the term of “burn” as well for thermal accidents as for chemical splashes, it would be judicious, as the German-speaking ones do it, to adopt different names.More…
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Chemical risks in the aeronautic
Chemical risks in the aeronautic
From the construction of an aircraft to its business concern, there is a very large area. Chemicals are used from the manufacturing of pieces to the aircraft maintenance.More…
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Chemical risks in metallurgy
Chemical risks in metallurgy
In order to well define the metallurgy, it is first of all necessary to make the distinction with the mineralurgy, linked to the mining industry…lire la suite
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Endocrine Disruptors Endocrine Disruptors The endocrine system plays an essential part in the maintenance of the biological equilibriums that are necessary for life.More… -
European Norm EN 15154 - Safety Showers Standard
European Norm EN 15154 - Safety Showers Standard
Part 1: Plumbed-in body showers
Part 2: Plumbed-in eye wash units
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EC Marking and classification of medical devices
EC Marking and classification of medical devices
Directive 93/42/ECC
This directive imposes EC marking of medical devices for their marketing.
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Occupational doctor Occupational doctor What does an occupational doctor have to do on learning through an employee or the director that new chemicals are being used?More… -
Pictograms on your workplace
Pictograms on your workplace
The new European reglementation CLP (Classification Labelling Packaging) 1272/2008 integrates the GHS system in Europe, and with it, new pictographs representing chemical hazards.
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The secrets of solvation
The secrets of solvation
Solvate well solvate better! Know why and how you solvate!More…
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Control chemical exposures Laboratory : Control chemical exposures Reducing worker's exposure to chemicals is a fundamental concept in the protection of employee health.More… -
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Storage of chemicals Laboratory : Storage of chemicals Storage of many different chemicals in a laboratory setting is done following a few simple rules:
* Store by chemical compatibility * Use secondary containment
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Fire Prevention Laboratory : Fire Prevention The lab technician was cleaning metal parts with Hexane. The parts were places in a beaker of Hexane which was on a hot plate. More… -
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Avoid tissue injuries Laboratory : Avoid tissue injuries After several hours of work, the laboratory chemist ignored the slight discomfort in his hand and worked to finish the long procedure. Shortly later, the discomfort became too intense to ignore. More… -
Sulfuric Acid Sulfuric Acid Management of eye and skin chemical splashes. More… -
Hydrofluoric Acid Hydrofluoric Acid Management of eye and skin chemical splashes. More…