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Hazardous Materials in Healthcare Facilities
The HERC
website will help you find detailed information on the
following types of hazardous materials:
For each
material type, the website provides a summary page that
describes:
- the
properties of the material, with particular emphasis
on the properties that are important for the function
it serves
- the
risks associated with the material
- the
compliance requirements that follow from regulations
applying to the material
- opportunities
that have been identified for eliminating the material
or replacing it with less hazardous alternatives
- links
to more detailed resources
Healthcare
facilities generally use a hazardous material for one of
three reasons:
- It
is serving a vital function, and no other material will
work.
- There
may be less hazardous alternatives, but the trade-offs
have been carefully considered and the hazardous material
has been provisionally selected because it provides crucial
advantages.
- We've
always done it this way.
The summary
pages are intended to help you identify those cases in
your facility for which reason #3 applies.
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