Risk Level Based Management System: A Control Banding Model for Occupational Health and Safety Risk Management in a Highly Regulated Environment

Zalk, David M.; Kamerzell, Ryan; Paik, Samuel Y.; Kapp, J; Harrington, D; Swuste, Paul

doi:10.2486/indhealth.48.18

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“…Similar wipe sampling methods have been used successfully for assessing pesticide exposures. 18,19 Similar to conclusions found in the study by Zalk et al 20 and Hashimoto et al, 21 we determined that control banding could be used to assess interventions or even other tasks in the future, especially since TFM and Bayluscide do not have occupational exposure limits. The examples using control banding showed how to successfully use control banding for tasks involving TFM and Bayluscide.…”

Section: River Applicationsupporting

confidence: 72%

Assessing occupational exposure to sea lamprey pesticides

Ceballos

Beaucham

Kurtz

et al. 2015

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

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Background: Sea lampreys are parasitic fish found in lakes of the United States and Canada. Sea lamprey is controlled through manual application of the pesticides 3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (TFM) and Bayluscide TM into streams and tributaries. 3-Trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol may cause irritation and central nervous system depression and Bayluscide may cause irritation, dermatitis, blisters, cracking, edema, and allergic skin reactions. Objectives: To assess occupational exposures to sea lamprey pesticides. Methods: We developed a wipe method for evaluating surface and skin contamination with these pesticides. This method was field tested at a biological field station and at a pesticide river application. We also evaluated exposures using control banding tools. Results: We verified TFM surface contamination at the biological station. At the river application, we found surfaces and worker's skin contaminated with pesticides. Conclusion: We recommended minimizing exposures by implementing engineering controls and improved use of personal protective equipment.

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Section: River Applicationsupporting

confidence: 72%

Assessing occupational exposure to sea lamprey pesticides

Ceballos

Beaucham

Kurtz

et al. 2015

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

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“…Participatory approaches have previously been recommended for application in other areas of occupational hygiene, including the use of control banding in a Risk Level Based Management System, (95) and could also be extended for the use of more traditional OELs. Workers can help in the gathering and presentation of information for each of the OELs.…”

Section: Framework For the Selection Of Appropriate Oelsmentioning

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The Global Landscape of Occupational Exposure Limits—Implementation of Harmonization Principles to Guide Limit Selection

Deveau

Chen

Johanson

et al. 2015

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

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Occupational exposure limits (OELs) serve as health-based benchmarks against which measured or estimated workplace exposures can be compared. In the years since the introduction of OELs to public health practice, both developed and developing countries have established processes for deriving, setting, and using OELs to protect workers exposed to hazardous chemicals. These processes vary widely, however, and have thus resulted in a confusing international landscape for identifying and applying such limits in workplaces. The occupational hygienist will encounter significant overlap in coverage among organizations for many chemicals, while other important chemicals have OELs developed by few, if any, organizations. Where multiple organizations have published an OEL, the derived value often varies considerably—reflecting differences in both risk policy and risk assessment methodology as well as access to available pertinent data. This paper explores the underlying reasons for variability in OELs, and recommends the harmonization of risk-based methods used by OEL-deriving organizations. A framework is also proposed for the identification and systematic evaluation of OEL resources, which occupational hygienists can use to support risk characterization and risk management decisions in situations where multiple potentially relevant OELs exist.

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“…In recent years a qualitative occupational risk assessment strategy known as control banding has gained international attention in its goal to offer a complementary and simplified approach to reduce work-related injury and illness [4,5]. This approach clusters workplace hazards into stratified risk "bands" based on common hazards and control approaches that offer long-sought unification across Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) professionals [6].…”

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Risk Assessment of Physical Hazards in Greek Hospitals Combining Staff’s Perception, Experts’ Evaluation and Objective Measurements

Tziaferi

Sourtzi

Kalokairinou

et al. 2011

Safety and Health at Work

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ObjectivesThe promotion of health and safety (H&S) awareness among hospital staff can be applied through various methods. The aim of this study was to assess the risk level of physical hazards in the hospital sector by combining workers' perception, experts' evaluation and objective measurements.MethodsA cross-sectional study was designed using multiple triangulation. Hospital staff (n = 447) filled in an H&S questionnaire in a general hospital in Athens and an oncology one in Thessaloniki. Experts observed and filled in a checklist on H&S in the various departments of the two hospitals. Lighting, noise and microclimate measurements were performed.ResultsThe staff's perception of risk was higher than that of the experts in many cases. The measured risk levels were low to medium. In cases of high-risk noise and lighting, staff and experts agreed. Staff's perception of risk was influenced by hospital's department, hospital's service, years of working experience and level of education. Therefore, these factors should be taken into account in future studies aimed at increasing the participation of hospital workers.ConclusionThis study confirmed the usefulness of staff participation in the risk assessment process, despite the tendency for staff to overestimate the risk level of physical hazards. The combination of combining staff perception, experts' evaluation and objective measures in the risk assessment process increases the efficiency of risk management in the hospital environment and the enforcement of relevant legislation.

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Risk Level Based Management System: A Control Banding Model for Occupational Health and Safety Risk Management in a Highly Regulated Environment

Cited by 33 publications

References 30 publications

Assessing occupational exposure to sea lamprey pesticides

Assessing occupational exposure to sea lamprey pesticides

The Global Landscape of Occupational Exposure Limits—Implementation of Harmonization Principles to Guide Limit Selection

Risk Assessment of Physical Hazards in Greek Hospitals Combining Staff’s Perception, Experts’ Evaluation and Objective Measurements

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