title: The dermatologist and the right to know.
abstract: Recently the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has promulgated a Hazard Communication Standard, as have many states and local governments. Regulations give physicians access to Material Safety Data Sheets and also to trade-secret information regarding chemical substances that their patients may come into contact with at work. This article describes how to access and interpret this information.
authors: Division of Occupational Medicine, John Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors: E A
authors: EA
authors: Emmett
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002961:Civil Rights; D003880:Dermatology; D006801:Humans; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009787:Occupational Medicine; D011996:Records; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens