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An '''IPCS Health and Safety Guide''' is a monograph prepared by the [[International Programme on Chemical Safety]] (IPCS) and published by the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO). They aim to provide "concise information in non-technical language, for decision-makers on risks from exposure to chemicals, with practical advice on medical and administrative issues."<ref name="intro">{{citation | webpage = Health and Safety Guides (HSG) | url = http://www.inchem.org/documents/hsg/hsg/eintro.htm | website = Inchem | publisher = International Programme on Chemical Safety | accessdate = 2009-08-31}}.</ref> Just over 100 HSGs have been published.

An HSG usually accompanies an [[Environmental Health Criteria]] (EHC) monograph. The two documents cover similar material, but the HSG is much shorter and unreferenced (citations to the original sources can be found in the corresponding EHC).

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.inchem.org/pages/hsg.html List of IPCS Health and Safety Guides]
*[http://www.inchem.org/documents/hsg/hsg/hsgguide.htm Users' manual for the IPCS Health and Safety Guides]

[[Category:Chemical Safety]]

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