Response of experts and platers to statements relating to sources of information
| % agree | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Statement | Experts* (n=13) | Platers (n=81) | |
| *The above statements were reworded in the experts’ questionnaire, replacing the words “I” and “my” with “platers”, that is, asking experts to express their own views on the information needs of platers. | |||
| 1 | Written information about the chemicals is essential to my job | 92 | 94 |
| 2 | My company makes sure everyone reads written safety information | 23 | 77 |
| 3 | I have learned most of what I know about risks of plating from the people I have worked with | 92 | 74 |
| 4 | I don’t need to know what a chemical could to do to me; I just need to know how to handle it safely | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Safety Data Sheets are too complex for most platers to understand | 92 | 32 |
| 6 | A Safety Data Sheet on a substance I use is not going to tell me anything I don’t know already | 8 | 22 |