Chemical Hazards

Ensure safe storage and packaging, and clear labelling, of cleaners, fuels, solvents and pesticides.

Some examples of effective actions to protect against chemical hazards are:

Ensure safe storage and packaging, and clear labelling, of cleaners, fuels, solvents, pesticides and other chemicals used at home and in schools.

Promote the use of child-resistant packages for pharmaceuticals and for chemical products.

Inform parents, teachers and childminders about the potential chemical hazards in the places where children spend their time.

Train healthcare providers on the recognition, prevention and management of toxic exposures, and on the use of the paediatric environmental history to investigate specific risks to which children are exposed.

Incorporate the teaching of chemical safety and health into school curricula.

Create and enforce legislation to promote the safe use and disposal of chemicals

Promote policies to reduce and remedy environmental pollution.

Avoid the construction of homes, schools and playgrounds near polluted areas and hazardous installations.

Promote “poison-control” educational campaigns.

(Source: Webhealthcentre.com)