Safety

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-010477",
  "term": "Safety",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The practical certainty that exposure to a substance under stated conditions of use will not cause injury or damage. Since no substance is entirely free of hazard, safety is a relative notion judged by weighing the potential for harm against the level of exposure, and it is evaluated through risk assessment. A substance with a known hazard can therefore be handled safely when exposure is held below a level that produces effects.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2010, 82, 679. 'Explanatory dictionary of key terms in toxicology: Part II (IUPAC Recommendations 2010)' on page 731 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-09-03-01)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/safety/"
}