Inconsistent health hazard information across safety data sheets for substances in cleaning products used in healthcare centres.

ABSTRACT: Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) are used to inform downstream users of any hazardous substances in chemical products and advise on how to manage the risks from using these products. It is therefore important that information on the SDS is accurate and consistent. This study investigates the accuracy and consistency of hazard information included in the SDSs of cleaning products used in the healthcare sector in England and Wales. Data on cleaning products used in the National Health Service (NHS) in England and Wales and their chemical composition and any hazard information (as H-statements) were collected from the products' SDSs obtained from the NHS supply online catalogue. By each hazard, mainly respiratory hazards, the number of hazardous substances specified as hazardous in all SDSs was iden

SUBMITTER: Lee S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11337044 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature