Vira Chem guidelines to aid employers in reducing the number of potential hazards in chemical industries. This is designed to encourage chemical industry review and safety precautions to guard against chemical disasters. It contains guidelines to evaluate employer safety programs, particularly in the areas of disaster prevention and emergency response. It also includes two lists of acutely toxic chemicals whose presence in the workplace should signal the need for safety and health measures to protect workers.

The guidelines are aimed at the conditions and processes found in the "chemical industry," . They are written to be used in a wide spectrum of workplaces which produce industrial and consumer chemical products.