Application of two health risk assessment models in the occupational health risk assessment of chemicals in different industries
10.19485/j.cnki.issn1007-0931.2017.12.007
- VernacularTitle:两种风险评估模型在多个行业职业健康风险评估的应用
- Author:
Li-Fang ZHOU
1
;
Mei-Bian ZHANG
;
Hua ZOU
;
Wei-Ming YUAN
;
Chang-Jian QUAN
Author Information
1. 浙江省疾病预防控制中心
- Keywords:
Risk assessment;
Occupational health;
Singapore risk assessment model;
Romania risk assessment model
- From:
Journal of Preventive Medicine
2017;29(12):1217-1222
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the applicability of Singapore semi-quantitative risk assessment mode and Romania risk assessment model in occupational health risk assessment. Methods We employed two risk assessment models to evaluate the risk of key positions in papermaking factories, electroplating factories, and chemical factories. Then we compared the results with occupational exposure limits, classification of occupational hazards and literature reports. Results The results of Singapore model showed that the total risk ratio was 0.40 ±0.16. The risk levels of papermaking factories, electroplating factories, and chemical factories were low-medium, negligible-low and low-very high, respectively. The risk ratio of three industries were 0.42±0.04, 0.31±0.10 and 0.62±0.15. The results of Romania model showed that the total risk ratio was 0.43 ±0.11. The risk levels of papermaking factories, electroplating factories, and chemical factories were respectively low-high, minimal-low and low-very high. The risk ratio of three industries was 0.46±0.13, 0.38±0.08 and 0.52±0.11, respectively. The risk levels of electroplating factories were higher than papermaking factories and chemical factories (P<0.05) . There was no significant difference between risk levels of papermaking factories and chemical factories (P>0.05) . There was significant difference between the occupational health risk levels assessed by the two models (P >0.05) . Conclusion These findings suggest that Singapore semi-quantitative risk assessment model and Romania risk assessment model both can be applied for the occupational health risk assessment of different workplaces, such as papermaking factories,electroplating factories, and chemical factories. The risk assessment results of the two methods are basically identical.
