The Ultimate Beginners’ Guide to Chemical Safety
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What you need to know about handling hazardous chemical products
The chemical industry is unlike any other in Canada, which also extends to its hazards and risks. Chemical splash incidents are rare, but they’re often traumatic, life-altering events. To put this into perspective, chemical injuries to the skin or eyes only represent a fraction of all recordable injuries, but they are responsible for approximately 30 per cent of all burn-related deaths.