It is important to protect workers exposed to carcinogenic or mutagenic substances resulting from the preparation, administration or disposal of hazardous drugs, including cytostatic or cytotoxic drugs, and from work involving exposure to carcinogenic or mutagenic substances in cleaning, transport, laundry and waste disposal of hazardous drugs or materials contaminated by hazardous drugs, as well as in personal care for patients under treatment of hazardous drugs.
Is den tábhacht go gcosnófar oibrithe a nochtar do shubstaintí carcanaigineacha nó do shubstaintí só-ghineacha a scaoiltear agus drugaí guaiseacha a bheith á n-ullmhú, á riar nó á ndiúscairt, lena n-áirítear drugaí cíteastatacha nó cíteatocsaineacha, agus obair lena mbaineann nochtadh do shubstaintí carcanaigineacha nó substaintí só-ghineacha mar gheall ar dhrugaí guaiseacha nó ábhair atá éillithe ag drugaí guaiseacha a bheith á nglanadh, á n-iompar, á ní agus á ndiúscairt agus i gcúram pearsanta othar atá á gcóireáil le drugaí guaiseacha.