InhaltsangabeBASIC CONSIDERATIONS The legal system of the European Union Terms and Definitions SHORT INTRODUCTION TO TOXICOLOGY CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING Hazardous properties Classification of substances Classification of preparations Labelling of products INTRODUCTION OF NEW PRODUCTS Classification and labelling Safety material data sheet Market restrictions Information duties REGISTRATION OF NEW SUBSTANCES Complete vs. restricted registration Registration of polymers Repeated registration OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY Occupational safety regulations Limit values at the workplace Personal protective equipment Exposure measurement Storage of chemicals TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS GOODS ADR, IMDG, IATA regulations GHS global regulations REACH REGISTRATION, EVALUATION AND AUTHORIZATION

Herbert F. Bender is head of the department of hazardous materials at BASF AG in Ludwigshafen (Germany), the world's largest chemical company. He has authored numerous books and other publications on hazardous substance control, and regularly teaches courses for professionals and students on the topic. He is also a government advisor for the German federal ministry of economics and member of various trans-national committees and E.U. working groups concerned with hazardous substance regulation. Philipp Eisenbarth is a senior safety expert responsible for hazardous chemicals safety management, exposure assessment, personal protection equipment, also working for BASF. He is also a government advisor for the German ministry of economy on legislation regarding occupational safety of chemicals, and an expert on the corresponding European legislation.

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