The Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Field of Chemical Regulation

The Lubrizol Corporation is a specialty chemical company with headquarters near Cleveland, Ohio. Lubrizol was founded over 60 years ago and has enjoyed a reputation for being a leader in the innovative development of specialty chemicals for use in industry and agriculture. A small manufacturing facility is located on the corporate headquarters site. Two large manufacturing facilities complete the domestic operations , one located in Painesville, Ohio, and the other spanning two sites in Deer Park, Texas, and Bayport, Texas. The corporation maintains additional research and manufacturing facilities around the world. Because it is a worldwide manufacturer and supplier, Lubrizol has an obligation to provide information about the content, hazards, and handling of its specialty chemicals to various organizations, including customers , carriers, communities, and plant personnel. This information is contained in a document known as a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). A portion of one MSDS is shown in figure 1. As a company selling products containing chemicals that can be haz