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Workshop Discussions
Opportunities for Effective
Actions to Reduce the Burden of Harmful Exposures of the Skin to Chemicals:
I. Individuals/Employers/Supervisors/Insurers/Site
Owners maintaining a safe and healthful site
Typical Steps:
- A. Recognition that Exposure
of Skin to Chemicals Might Cause a Problem
1. Knowledge Chemicals can cause health problems after contact with
the skin
2. Educational Materials Alert individuals to the potential for harm
by exposing skin to chemicals
a. (list citations for informational items here)
b.
B. Exposure Characterization
1. Data
a. Lists of chemicals used and tasks performed
b. Characterization of exposure intensity (perhaps not quantitative)
2. Data-Gathering Protocols
a. Checklists or other tools (some may be industry-, occupation-,
task- or chemical-specific) to guide individuals in identifying exposures
to chemicals by task
i. (list citations for informational items here)
ii.
b. Checklists or other tools (some may be industry-, occupation-,
task- or chemical-specific) to guide individuals in rating the intensity
of each exposure, including lists of tools appropriate for non-experts
to assess the intensity of skin exposure, such as, colorimetric indicators
for a chemical class
i. (list citations for informational items here)
ii.
C. Hazard Identification
1. Data - Standard information about potential health effects from exposures
to specific chemicals
2. Data-Gathering Protocols Sources for readily understandable information
about chemicals or tasks identifying health effects in general terms
a. (list citations for informational items here)
b.
D. Risk Assessment
1. Data - Collected in preceding steps
2. Decision-Making Procedures Checklists or other tools (some may
be industry-, occupation-, task- or chemical-specific) to guide individuals
in making a decision whether an identified exposure may be harmful
a. (list citations for informational items here)
b.
E. Risk Management
1. Data Collected in preceding steps identifying exposures that might
be harmful
2. Decision-Making Procedures Guidelines intended to help individuals
choose among and implement appropriate controls (some may be industry/occupation/task/chemical
specific), including
a. General information to orient individuals to the range of control
options and the hierarchy of controls
i. (list citations for informational items here)
ii.
b. Lists of tools appropriate for non-experts to identify exposure
sources, for example, to identify contamination of environmental surfaces
using colorimetric indicators
i. (list citations for informational items here)
ii.
c. Sources of information on best practices in engineering controls
i. (list citations for informational items here)
ii.
d.Guidelines for recommending personal protective equipment
i. (list citations for informational items here)
ii.
e. Guidelines for maintaining reusable personal protective equipment,
including decontamination
i. (list citations for informational items here)
ii.
f. Guidelines for recommending methods to decontaminate skin
i. (list citations for informational items here)
ii....
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