Many Paths, One Goal
Exploring Different Approaches
to Occupational Risk Assessment
CONTENTS
MANY PATHS, ONE GOAL
EXPLORING DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO OCCUPATIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT
Another phase of the evolving practice of risk assessment has emerged, driven in part by amendments made in 2016 to the Toxic Substances Control Act. This article explains the key elements of EPA’s current methodology and how it differs from traditional OEHS risk assessments.
BY SILVIA MABERTI AND ANDY MAIER
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IMPROVING WORKERS’ DECISION-MAKING
THE OEHS IMPLICATIONS OF COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY
Learning about how people think and process information helps OEHS professionals adjust their programs and messaging to make the most significant impact. Ideas from psychology can help OEHS professionals understand workers’ behavior and improve their decision-making.
BY BERNARD L. FONTAINE, JR. AND CARL SALL
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APPROACHES TO VENTILATION SYSTEMS
A SURVEY OF ANSI Z9 STANDARDS
Various standards of practice exist to help protect workers involved in industrial operations that produce airborne contaminants. This article provides a description of the currently active Z9 standards from the American National Standards Institute, which are some of the most important and useful ventilation standards available to OEHS professionals.BY D. JEFF BURTON
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CONTRIBUTORS
SILVIA MABERTI, FEATURE AUTHOR
Silvia Maberti, PhD, is an exposure scientist at ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences Inc.
BERNARD L. FONTAINE, JR., FEATURE AUTHOR
Bernard L. Fontaine, Jr., CIH, CSP, FAIHA, is a managing partner at The Windsor Consulting Group.
D. JEFF BURTON, FEATURE AUTHOR
D. Jeff Burton, MS, PE, FAIHA (former CIH and CSP, VS), is an industrial hygiene engineer with broad experience in ventilation used for emission and exposure control.
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