When treating cancer, the right training, knowledge and skills can mean life or death for patients undergoing chemotherapy and biotherapy. An oncology nurse who treats cancer patients receives specialized training from her employer to administer chemotherapy and biotherapy.
Fire Hazard - Description of the chemical's fire hazards (such as flammability, explosion risk, or byproducts that may evolve if the chemical is burned). Health Hazard - Description of the chemical's health hazards (such as toxicity, flammability, or corrosivity). Reactivity Profile - Description of the chemical's potential reactivity with other chemicals, air, and water. Also includes any other intrinsic reactive hazards (such as polymerizable or peroxidizable).
GHS describes the nature and severity of a chemical hazard by hazard class and hazard category: 1  GHS hazard class represents the nature of a chemical hazard, i.e., flammable liquids, carcinogen. 2  GHS hazard category is the division of criteria within each hazard class. For example, hazard class flammable liquids can be divided into 4 categories among which flammable liquids category 1 represents the most severe hazard.