Background The construction and tourism industries are important components of the Greek economy. Knowledge gaps about chemical handling procedures exist among professionals from these sectors. Risks of occupational accidents and environmental pollution therefore pose potential problems and more capacity-building tailored to the specific needs of tourism and construction workforces is needed to reduce such risks. Particular attention is needed to improve awareness and understanding about the proper use of Safety Data Sheets. This can have a positive impact throughout the supply chain. Objectives The LIFE READ project aims to demonstrate a technically feasible and more effective alternative method for communicating safety information about hazardous products used in the tourism and construction industries. The method will cover the full supply chain for Greece, from manufacturers and importers of hazardous materials to producers and wholesale distributors of formulated products to professional end users. Actions carried out by the project to meet these goals will involve: Developing a public database, where companies that produce/import/formulate chemicals for construction and professional detergents, will be able to store and manage their SDSs. They will also be able to provide product information, such as whether it contains any substances considered as hazardous environmental pollutants, its carbon footprint, and any environmental certifications (e.g. Ecolabel); Transformation of SDSs into Workplace Instruction Cards (WICs) that can be referred to more easily in-situ by professional users; Translation of WICs to Albanian, Serbian and Bulgarian, in order to inform immigrant professionals about the risks of chemicals for their health and the environment; Promotion of EU Eco-labeled and low-carbon footprint chemical products; and The development of a methodology that can be easily transferred to other EU countries that suffer from similar knowledge gaps among construction and tourism workforces, as well ‘Do-It-Yourself’ consumers. Expected results: The project expects to achieve the following results: Development of a central database with storage capacity of more than 10 000 SDSs and 40 000 WICs for paints, varnishes, construction materials and professional cleaning agents; More than 100 000 professional users - Greek citizens and immigrants - located in each of Greece’ s nine regions (51 prefectures) will get free access to multilingual and simplified safety information; Training of professional users (painters, building contractors) through six workshops and nine conferences on how to use the project's web portal; how to handle safely chemicals; and appropriate waste management procedures; A reduction of at least 10% in injuries and accidents at work; Recycling or appropriate disposal of more than 1 000 packages in the first year after the project becomes operational; The promotion of Eco-labeled chemical products, to increase environmental sustainability by increasing the demand for quality products with a reduced environmental impact; and The promotion of low-carbon footprint and carbon neutral chemical products, as well as implementation of a methodology for facilitating the evaluation of alternative product configurations, sourcing and manufacturing methods, raw material choices and supplier selection on the basis of the lifecycle GHG emissions associated with goods and services. This also provides a benchmark for ongoing programmes aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and allows for a comparison of goods or services using a common, recognised, and standardised approach.