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Development of chemical identification software for multinational industries

INTRODUCTION The 20th century would be remembered as a period that saw rapid growth in population as well as industrialization. The standard of living has been increasing ever since the evolution of industries in the early 90s. To meet the demands of increasing population, the number of goods produced in industries also increased. It is estimated by The American Chemistry Council that 96% of all the manufactured goods have chemical components [1]. This shows that the products produced by the chemical industry play major roles in manufacturing goods in almost all other industries. As the usage of chemicals increased in industries, their emissions increased simultaneously. The health effects of these chemicals are being taken into account in their use. Figure 1 shows the number of products having hazardous substances in different industrial sectors and the category of danger associated with them as registered by the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority in 1999 and 2006. It can be observed from Figure 1 that the chemical industry is having the maximum number of products that are toxic or harmful. Therefore, the handling of chemicals needs to be dealt with carefully. The increasing usage of chemicals in product manufacturing resulted in the need to classify them based on the degree of danger associated with chemicals. Each country is developing its own list of hazardous chemicals to minimize the environmental impact due to the use of chemicals. This approach helps the companies handling chemicals to comply with the regulations and reduce their liability. The lists generated could also be used to check the exposure levels of workers so that appropriate measures can be taken by employers to avoid any serious health problems. Many companies use the lists to eliminate the use of chemicals to reduce their liability. It is not necessary that all the chemicals identified as hazardous by one country overlap with chemicals identified as hazardous by another country even though each country develops its own list of hazardous chemicals to achieve the common goal of ensuring a firm’s proper handling of the chemicals and that the risk associated with exposure to hazardous chemicals is meeting the applicable health standards. In this article, the methodology involved in development of a tool titled ‘‘Chemical Identification Software (CIS)’’ that helps identify the classification of chemical substances as hazardous, is based on four different lists issued by regulatory bodies in the United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK), Australia, and Europe is given. The lists used in development of the software are: Hazardous Chemicals List by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). European List of Notified Chemical Substances. UK List of Approved Workplace Exposure Limits. Australia’s Hazardous Substances Information System.