Safety management of hazardous chemicals users
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The supervision of entities that use hazardous chemicals is relatively lax, and there are also a lack of appropriate management measures for such companies; this has led to insufficient attention from the management of some of these enterprises. Our company, for example, uses highly toxic substances, flammable liquids of category 3.1, strongly corrosive materials, and strong oxidizing agents, and it is also involved in diazotization processes. In reality, its level of risk is much higher than that of many other hazardous chemical manufacturing companies. Yet, due to the absence of relevant measures, the internal safety officers often have little influence. Do any of you have any good suggestions?
Logically speaking, safety assessments should be conducted. If there are highly toxic chemicals, safety assessments must be carried out annually in accordance with the Regulations on the Safety Management of Hazardous Chemicals, and the five-pair system must also be implemented. For ordinary hazardous chemicals, safety assessments should be done every two years. It is impossible to turn a blind eye to management issues when conducting such assessments. Additionally, safety management personnel and enterprise leaders must undergo training, pass assessments, and obtain certificates before they can carry out their duties. There are also strict requirements for purchasing hazardous chemicals; for specific details, one can refer to the regulations on the management of hazardous chemicals. Shanghai began evaluating companies that use such hazardous chemicals in 2007, setting requirements that are far stricter than those specified in general regulations.
The poster need not worry; as stipulated in the \"AQ 3013 - 2008 General Standards for Safety Standardization of Hazardous Chemicals Handling Enterprises\", this standard applies to enterprises that produce, use, or store hazardous chemicals within the People’s Republic of China, as well as to businesses that have facilities for storing such chemicals. Safety management in standardized enterprises will see a significant improvement.
It can be said that safety management and risk should be proportional to each other. The higher the risk, the higher the requirements for safety management, of course. And risks should be related to safety assessment, risk evaluation, etc. For your company, it is necessary to first comply with all the requirements regarding the management of hazardous chemical enterprises, and secondly, to adhere to the specific safety management measures required for highly toxic substances, flammable materials, highly corrosive substances, and strong oxidizers. The safety standardization efforts being implemented now should provide some assistance to your company’s safety management.