CCOO has launched Risctox, a database aimed at SME workers that can be accessed via the Internet and which provides information on the health and environmental risks of 5,500 chemical substances. The database collects information on how to act to prevent the specific risks of chemical substances and contains links to trade union intervention guides, alternatives and the most relevant regulations on the subject. It has been developed by the Trade Union Institute of Work, Environment and Health (ISTAS), a foundation of CCOO, and is the first of its kind in Spanish.

These tools are part of the platform to prevent chemical risk that CCOO has launched to guide SME workers when it comes to preventing the risks to their health and the environment from hazardous chemical substances. The chemical risk prevention platform is part of the Ecoinformas (www.ecoinformas.com) project of information, training and advice on the environment aimed at the following groups: SME workers, self-employed workers, women, workers over 45 years of age or with low qualifications, disabled people and immigrants. The Ecoinformas project is part of the operational programmes of ‘Entrepreneurship and Continuous Training 2000-2006’ of the European Social Fund and is co-financed by the Biodiversity Foundation.