Implementation of Chemical Health Risk Assessment (CHRA) program at Chemical Laboratories of a University

The use of chemicals in academic/research laboratories is obvious which need proper university’s safety management. It is the prime responsibility of university top management to protect laboratory staff from chemical health risks during their work. This study elaborate a methodology for the implementation of a Chemical Health Risk Assessment (CHRA) programme in a University’s chemical laboratories. The objective of this CHRA programme is to identify and evaluate the risk of chemical exposure among laboratory staff. The qualitative observation of CHRA programme identified two categories of risk, one is a significant risk but already adequately controlled could increase in future, second is risk significant now, and not adequately controlled. Based on the conclusion of CHRA programme proactive suggestion were made to reduce the risks of chemical exposure among laboratory staff in the selected Saudi university. This study can be useful to implement CHRA programme in chemical laboratories of a university to assess risk of chemical exposure and required control measures for the protection of laboratory staff.

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Principal Elements of a Public Health Risk Assessment for Chemical Exposure Problems

Public Health Risk Assessment - Environmental Pollution ◽

10.1007/978-94-010-0481-7_4 ◽

2002 ◽

pp. 71-86

Author(s):

Kofi Asante-Duah

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Risk Assessment ◽

Health Risk ◽

Health Risk Assessment ◽

Chemical Exposure ◽

Public Health Risk ◽

Principal Elements

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Actual problem of methodology and development of evidence-based health risk assessment associated with chemical exposure

Hygiene and Sanitation ◽

10.18821/0016-9900-2016-95-8-711-716 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 95 (8) ◽

pp. 711-716 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Sergey M. Novikov ◽

M. V. Fokin ◽

T. N. Unguryanu

Keyword(s):

Risk Assessment ◽

Health Risk ◽

Health Risk Assessment ◽

Chemical Exposure ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Actual Problem ◽

Large Cities ◽

Modifying Factors ◽

Real Risk ◽

Effect Level

Paramount problems of the development of the assessment of population health risks associated with the chemical exposure in Russia are considered on the ground of critical analysis of reports devoted to methodological issues of the risk assessment and guidelines published since 2010. Causes of the lack in progress of risk assessment are discussed. The information of executed research revealed the significant retardation number of Russian publications devoted to the evidence-based health risk assessment compare to worldwide trend. The analysis of publications according to evidence-based health risk assessment in Russia in 1998 - 2012 demonstrated methodical problems to be leading to the underestimation of the real risk to population’s health. There are demonstrated directions in the renewal of methodology and practice of hygienic standardization on the basis of the risk assessment. The comparative analysis of values of uncertainty factors (modifying factors, conversion factors) used for extrapolation and accepted in different countries and organizations was made. The system of extrapolation coefficients of DNEL (Derive No-Effect Level) is presented. The leading principles of modern toxicology and risk assessment based on strict scientific proofs are showed. Criteria of evidence-based toxicology and risk assessment are presented.Among actual problems which demand their decision there are considered: the assessment of combined action in regulatory toxicology; expansion of spheres of the application of health risk assessment methodology; the improvement ofpreparation and certification of experts in the field of health risk assessment; need of check of dispersion models and their replacement by more modern models; the improvement of exposure assessment with taking into account the international requirements; the assessment of regional exposure factors; expansion of atmospheric air monitoring in all the large cities of Russia

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