Chemical Safety is achieved by undertaking all activities
involving chemicals in such a way as to ensure the safety of
human health and the environment. It covers all chemicals,
natural and manufactured, and the full range of exposure
situations from the natural presence of chemicals in the
environment to their extraction or synthesis, industrial
production, transport use and disposal. Chemical safety has many
scientific and technical components. Among these are toxicology,
ecotoxicology and the process of chemical risk assessment which
requires a detailed knowledge of exposure and of biological
effects. WHO programmes and activities Mechanisms of fibre
carcinogenesis and assessment of chrysotile asbestos
alternatives - WHO Policy paper: mercury in health care EHC 237
Principles for Evaluating Health Risks in Children - Guidelines
on the prevention of toxic exposures