Semi-quantitative health risk assessment of exposure to chemicals in an aluminum rolling mill

Sanjari, Ashraf; Saeedi, Reza; Khaloo, Shokooh Sadat

doi:10.1080/10803548.2019.1617459

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“…They performed a case study in the facility of a leading aluminum extrusion manufacture in Turkey. Unlike MCDM, some scholars propose models for a specific alumnum industry processes such as (Bi et al 2021;Sanjari et al 2021). While Bi et al (2021) handle risk assessment of aluminum dust explosion for polishing process based on laboratory tests, Sanjari et al (2021) evaluate the health risks resulting from occupational exposure to chemicals in an aluminum rolling mill to propose effective control measures.…”

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A Quantitative Occupational Risk Assessment Methodology Based on TOPSIS-Sort with its Application in Aluminum Extrusion Industry

Gül

2021

International Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences

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The metal products industry, including the aluminum extrusion industry, is one of the sectors with high risk in terms of occupational health and safety (OHS). Considering this fact and the increasing trend of occupational accidents in the sector, the need to enhance occupational safety becomes clear. Therefore, this study proposes a quantitative occupational risk assessment by a sorting-based technique for order performance by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS-Sort) methodology to manage risks in the aluminum extrusion industry. A sorting-based methodology is proposed since the necessity of making a risk classification according to the obtained risk value, which is an important process in risk assessment. The methodology has been demonstrated by evaluating 28 potential hazards under three risk parameters (probability, severity and frequency). The assessed hazards are divided into five risk clusters (Very high risk, High risk, Substantial risk, Possible risk, and Risk) and control measures that will initiate the reduction of risks have been determined. Results of the study show that while one hazard has been placed in the Very high risk cluster, 3 in the High risk cluster, 23 in the Substantial risk cluster and one in the Possible risk cluster.

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