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There are a variety of reasons why a chemical substance may be hazardous. Some can be very reactive and can cause fires and explosions. Many chemicals can affect your health. They can enter your body by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or skin absorption and can cause acute and chronic ill health. Chemicals can also affect the environment and other living species. The risk from the chemical can be significantly affected by its physical form. They may be in the form of solids, liquids, gases, fumes, or vapours. The most obvious hazardous chemicals mentioned on this web site are those for use in printed circuit board processing, such as, cleaning, polishing and plating. However, it should be noted that health and safety can be affected by non-chemical processes. For instance, hazardous chemical substances such as dust and fumes generated by processes such as cutting, grinding, drilling, or soldering. Appropriate precautions need to be taken to minimise risks from hazardous chemicals to the health and safety of people, damage to property, and danger to the environment. Some of the processes described on this web site utilise hazardous chemicals or may produce by products that can be hazardous, users and prospective purchasers should familiarise themselves with the process sheets and safety documents associated with each product on our web site. Often overlooked - Safety Warning, Drilling and Milling
Dust and mist created by drilling, milling and other mechanical activities may release chemicals and residue from the materials and tools that could cause adverse health effects POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARDS
REDUCE THE RISKRisk from these exposures varies depending on how often this type of work is performed and the amount of individual exposure. To reduce the amount of exposure to harmful chemicals and materials:
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