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Introduction
Identification and evaluation of hazards in order
to assess risk in the workplace is the foundation of
occupational health and safety. The assessment of
risk depends on knowing the level of exposure in the
workplace, how frequently the worker is exposed,
and the risk associated with that level of exposure.
Practical hazard identification and risk assessment
in the workplace depend on identification of the
hazard, how much is present in the workplace, the
opportunity that a worker may have to encounter
the hazard, controls that are already in place, and
availability of personal protection. “Control banding”
is presented as a simplified approach suitable for small
enterprises and workplaces and non-professionals to
approach risk management at the enterprise level,
suitable for dealing with most problems that fall
within their own area of responsibility and identifying
when professional help is required.
Target Audience
Health professionals, planners, managers, supervisors,
occupational safety and health officers, loss
prevention specialists, human resources specialists.
This workshop is not designed for process engineers,
hygienists, or safety engineers.
Workshop Objectives
- List six categories of hazards in the workplace and
three general classes of outcomes.
- List and prioritize on the basis of efficacy seven
approaches to control of hazards.
- Define risk assessment and risk management at
the enterprise level and describe their relationship
to the Deming Cycle of quality improvement.
- Design a simple workplace-level risk assessment
strategy for a simple workplace exposure.
- Describe a general risk management approach for
this workplace.
Workshop Description
This workshop will begin with an introduction to
risk assessment (emphasizing hazard identification)
and will proceed with short lectures, discussions,
and case presentations. Each participant will be
expected to present a problem in hazard identification
for discussion by all workshop participants. All
participants should come prepared to describe the
following for at least one case or situation in their
personal experience:
- Industry, occupation, process, and setting
- Reason for assessment
- Suspected hazard or hazard type
- Sources of information available
- What you did to assess hazard
Workshop Instructor – Dr. Tee L. Guidotti
Dr. Tee L. Guidotti is a physician specializing in occupational
and environmental medicine. He is currently an international
consultant. Dr. Guidotti retired from a 30-year career as a
university and medical school professor and department chair at
the George Washington University and the University of Alberta,
where he became known as an expert on hydrogen sulfide
and occupational problems in the oil and gas industry. He has
published over 250 papers and book chapters, and five books (two
more are in production), and is a former president of the American
College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
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