Occupational hygiene considerations in the development of a structured approach to select chemical control strategies.
This paper explains the occupational hygiene basis of a new scheme to help small firms control the health risks from supplied chemicals. The scheme groups hazard information and the potential for a material to become airborne into bands and, from this information, predicts the control strategy necessary to ensure that the hazardous substance is used safely. To do this a simple model based upon an empirical approach to risk assessment and risk management has been developed. This work was undertaken in a working group established by the Health and Safety Commission's Advisory Committee on Toxic Substances.
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Health and Safety Executive, Bootle, Merseyside, U.K.. Steve.maidment@hse.gov.uk
D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards / Q000633:toxicity*; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000592:standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D006113:United Kingdom
D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D015386:Hazardous Substances