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 strateg 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 de This work was undertaken in a working group established by the Health and Safety Commission's Advisory Committee on Toxic Substance Crown copyright © 1998. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd on behalf of BOHS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]