Does RiskAssess have information on all chemical solutions?
RiskAssess has information on commonly used chemical solutions. In nearly all cases, dangerous goods classes and packaging groups are only defined for pure materials, not solutions. The exceptions are some strong acids and alkalis (e.g different concentrations of sulfuric acid or sodium hydroxide). In NSW, the Department of School Education worked out a series of classifications of the general risks associated with chemicals and selected solutions, and expressed them in terms of the people allowed to handle them. These classifications are shown in the RiskAssess database as Category (X, N Tch, 11-12, 7-12) and User Code (1,2,3,4,5). This information was only developed for a small number of solutions. The underlying problem is that there are so many chemicals and possible concentrations. The good news is that solutions are virtually never more dangerous than the parent compound. The only exception I can think of is a strong alkali such as sodium hydroxide, for which it might be better t
