The Ministry of Labor and Social Security issued the Regulation on Health and Safety Measures in the Study of Chemical Substances in 2013. This regulation has been issued in order to protect the employees from the effects of the chemicals used or kept in the enterprises or the risks that may arise and to provide a safe working environment. According to the Regulation, chemicals are all kinds of elements, compounds or mixtures that are naturally occurring or produced, or that occur accidentally during any process or as waste.

All chemicals show harmful effects when they enter certain organisms and in certain quantities in living organisms. Chemical gases and vapors also create a number of health risks (occupational diseases and work accidents), safety risks, and environmental risks that disrupt the balance of the ecosystem.

Chemical factors that affect employees' health risks are:

·         Physical and chemical properties of chemicals

·         Physiological characteristics of the person

·         Type and duration of exposure

·         Environmental characteristics

For example, solvents are substances that are physically soluble in other materials, and intermediates are used in the production of industrial products. It is used in a wide variety of fields, especially from chemicals such as paints, lacquers or adhesives, to footwear or furniture, and these products are widely consumed and consumed extensively in daily life.

Exposure of workers to solvents or solvent vapors of such widespread use is inevitable. There is a high level of long-term exposure to solvents in the workplace, particularly in respiratory and skin contact.

In the authorized laboratories, chemical gas and vapor exposure measurements are also performed within the framework of personal exposure measurements. In these measurement and analysis studies, standards and published by domestic and foreign organizations and the criteria and limitations set by the current legal regulations are complied with.

The laboratories that will carry out the measurement and analysis studies must be accredited in accordance with the TS EN ISO / IEC 17025 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories.