a. A chemist has chosen to use benzene in a product formulation and comes to you to help him to classify the mixture. Benzene is a known carcinogen. He asks you to help him to determine how much he can use so that he does not have to put the health hazard pictogram on the label. What is the maximum, in percent, he can use?

b. Another chemist suggests changing the formula to use toluene instead of benzene. However, the revised formulation requires that toluene be used in the formula at the 20% level. The CAS number for toluene is 108-88-3. The chemist asks you to help determine the following if he makes the switch to toluene.

i. What is the classification of the formulated product if toluene is the only hazardous component?

ii. What is the pictogram that will go onto the label?

iii. What is the signal word?

iv. What is the information that needs to be communicated on the label about prevention, response, storage, and disposal of the product?

v. In your opinion, is this an acceptable substitute for benzene?

2. You have received a safety data sheet from a supplier and you suspect that the supplier has not properly classified sulfuric acid. Before you make a call to the supplier, you decide to check for yourself how others have classified sulfuric acid. Go to the web site of the European Chemicals Agency (www.echa.com) and enter into the box the CAS number for sulfuric acid (CAS# 7664-93-9) and check the “I have read and I accept the legal notice.” Go to the classification and labeling for this chemical compound. The supplier label contains the GHS05 Corrosion pictogram, the GHS07 exclamation mark and a signal word of warning.

a. Does the information in the EU CLP classification database agree with the pictogram in the supplier SDS? If not, what pictogram(s) do you think should be on the supplier SDS?

b. The supplier SDS contains the signal word “Warning.” Do you agree that this is the correct signal word as reflected in the CLP database? If not, what is the correct signal word?

c. If you call the supplier and they are unwilling to change the SDS to fix the errors that you have found, what advice will you give to your procurement and manufacturing operations teams about continuing to accept sulfuric acid shipment from this supplier? What criteria will you give procurement to use when qualifying new suppliers of chemical substances?

I use the VA as an American veteran, but haven’t been to a doctor in years.

Assignment 1: Discussion—Culture, Health, and Medicine

Not only do various societies have differing perspectives on health and healing, but they also vary extensively in their views on medicine, physicians, healthcare, and treatment options. In this assignment, you will explore the role that health and medicine play within your own family, and by extension, your cultural norms.

Discuss the following:

• What role does medicine play in your family and for you as an individual?
• What steps do you take to treat yourself when you are sick?
• What do you do for a cold or for a headache?
• If you take medicine, do you know what is in the medicine you take?
• How do you feel about the nature of your culture’s healthcare overall?
• Consider the theoretical approaches to understanding health. Which of these theoretical approaches do you think your responses would fall under?

Support your statements with examples and scholarly references where applicable.

Write your initial response in 1–2 paragraphs. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

By Saturday, March 26, 2016, post your response to the appropriate Discussion Area. Through Wednesday, March 30, 2016, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses.

Discussion Grading Criteria and Rubric

Assignment 1.1: Procedural Message – Draft Version
Due Week 1 and worth 40 points

Write a procedural email to employees reminding them of key components of a company policy on acceptable use of email and text messaging. The policy should address security issues, privacy issues, and company monitoring of messages. Consider policies on appropriate message content, the consequences for using company equipment to send harassing messages, and a policy on the use of company system for sending personal email messages. 

The message should take the “form” of an email; however, you will submit your assignment to the online course shell. 

For the procedural message, you must: 

Follow proper format.

• Use a descriptive title or heading.
• Use bullets as needed to emphasize key points.
• Include appropriate greeting and salutation.

Have the following content:

1. Introduce the main idea of the message in a concise, informative manner.
2. Itemize and explain three (3) to five (5) key points with details. 
3. Provide information about where and to whom questions should be directed.
4. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements.

• • Begin statements with action verbs.
  • Use correct grammar, punctuation, mechanics.
  • Avoid spelling errors.

Your assignment must:

• Be typed, single spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

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