### Question
How is the term health and safety study defined?


### Answer
The term **health and safety study** is defined in *15 U.S.C. § 2602* as the following:

> any study of any effect of a chemical substance or mixture on health or the environment or on both, including underlying data and epidemiological studies, studies of occupational exposure to a chemical substance or mixture, toxicological, clinical, and ecological studies of a chemical substance or mixture, and any test performed pursuant to this chapter

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 2602*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 53-TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER I-CONTROL OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES**

