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From: Chemical Hazards Handbook

3 The legal framework

Chemicals at work are subject to a large and rapidly changing body of regulations. These do offer a measure of protection to workers and the public and there is every reason for safety representatives to be adequately informed about their scope. But this should also involve an appreciation of their limitations and the realisation that they do not provide sufficient protection on their own, not least because of the way in which they enforced.


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