JSS1 Second Term Business Studies Lesson Note – Ethics in Sourcing Chemicals

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WEEK 3

DATE: ____________________________

ETHICS IN SOURCING CHEMICALS

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1. Meaning of Ethics
2. Ethics in sourcing chemicals

• From Licensed Chemical Vendors,
• Good Handling Techniques,
• Good Distribution.
• Proper Disposal.

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MEANING OF ETHICS:

This is the codes of conduct or standards guiding the operation of a certain profession. They are the values, principles or rules guiding a particular profession. For example, a teacher is not supposed to beg for money from students before passing them.

ETHICS OF SOURCING CHEMICALS:

This is the act of ensuring that chemicals being sourced are created in safe facilities by workers who are treated well and are paid for wages to work legal hours. It implies that the supplier is respecting the environment during the production and manufacturer of chemicals. The ethics in sourcing chemicals are as follow:

1. Licensed chemical vendors: a licensed vendor is someone that has been given a permit to import, buy and sell chemicals. Licensed vendors ensure that they keep strictly to the ethics and rules for trading in chemicals. The master list of licensed vendors can be obtained from the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON). The following are reasons for sourcing chemicals from licensed vendors:
2. You are sure that it is a product that is legally permitted for use in Nigeria

• the source of the chemical is known.
• The purity and stability are ensured

1. Good handling techniques: the following ethics guide the handling of chemicals:

• Have sufficient knowledge, training and education required to handle chemicals.
• Chemicals must be sealed tightly: they must not be broken or damaged.
• Appropriate personal protective equipment should be made available for safe use of the chemical or its end product.
• Indicate the hazard of each chemical

2. Delivery:

The following codes guide the delivery of chemicals:

1. They should be strapped down in the course of delivery
2. Chemicals should not be delivered to a novice.
3. Chemicals should be properly labeled upon receipt.

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