抄録
Dangerous chemical substances and the test methods using them for clothing care studies and textile dyeing and processing studies were extracted from university home economics and life sciences textbooks. In addition, since what has been done in response to chemical risk and crisis management in university classes is not clear, we conducted a questionnaire survey concerning the reagents used in experiments in clothing care and textile dyeing and processing, the handling of the reagents, test methods, the safety standards of the experimental facilities, and hazard prevention. From the clothing care studies textbooks, dangerous chloroform and various organic solvents including carbon tetrachloride were identified as reagents commonly used. From the textile dyeing processing studies textbooks, carcinogenic benzidine-based dyes, dyes which generated aromatic series amine, sensitization-related dyes, formaldehyde with usage regulations and potassium dichromate were identified. There is no mention of usage regulations or the use of the hazardous substances in any of textile dyeing and processing studies textbooks. From the questionnaire survey it was revealed that various organic solvents, chloroform and carbon tetrachloride are used in clothing care experimental studies and benzidine-based dyes and copper sulfate are used in textile dyeing and processing experimental studies. Safety equipment is set up for approximately 60% of the experiments, while washing facilities are seldom prepared. The wearing of safety glasses and gas masks during dangerous experiments is insufficient. The disposal rate of used chemicals is 100%, the disposal rate of colored waste fluid is approximately 60%, and the treatment rate of microorganisms is almost 40%.
