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Application of the International Chemical Control Toolkit in a Petroleum Research Laboratory at a Federal University in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

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Chemical laboratories are responsible for important scientific advances in the world. Every day, chemists working in laboratories are exposed to hazardous chemicals. The methodology of the International Chemical Control Toolkit (ICCT) proposed by the International Labour Organization (ILO) concentrates the resources in the control of exposure to chemicals. The ICCT was used to evaluate chemical hazards in a petroleum research laboratory of a Brazilian federal university. The results show that 68.75% of the evaluated chemicals have average damage potential, 18.75% have low damage potential and 12.5% have a high damage potential. Thus, control approaches were proposed for all evaluated chemicals. The control measures proposed by the ICCT method for the chemicals analyzed include fume cupboard, general ventilation, good practices, and use of a glove box.

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  1. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil

    A. R. N. Araujo & M. A. D. Souza

  2. Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil

    C. G. Barreto, M. Cleber de Lucena & P. Câncio Neto

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  1. DPS, School of Engineering, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal

    Pedro M. Arezes

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    João S. Baptista

  3. DPS, School of Engineering, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal

    Mónica P. Barroso

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Araujo, A.R.N., Barreto, C.G., Souza, M.A.D., de Lucena, M.C., Câncio Neto, P. (2019). Application of the International Chemical Control Toolkit in a Petroleum Research Laboratory at a Federal University in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. In: Arezes, P., et al. Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 202. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14730-3_17

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