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Fig. 6.1 Flow chart showing the steps of risk assessment for a chemical product
and aims to check the effectiveness of the safety measures put in place and detect
any unacceptable changes in human or environmental health at an early stage.
The following sections introduce each of the steps of product risk assessment and
provide an overview of their fundamental concepts and relevant equations.
6.3
Hazard Identification (Step 1)
The first step of the risk assessment involves identifying adverse effects that a
product has an inherent ability to cause. This step directly addresses the second
principle of integrated development: inherent safety (see Sect. 4.3.2). This is done
by collecting information on the types of effects that could occur to humans (such as
disease) or to the environment (such as harm to biota) as a result of exposure to the
product. Reviewing previous studies and accident records or running preliminary
toxicity tests can help identify these hazards. An overview of common hazards to
6 Risk Assessment and Management of Chemical Products
Fig. 6.1 Flow chart showing the steps of risk assessment for a chemical product
and aims to check the effectiveness of the safety measures put in place and detect
any unacceptable changes in human or environmental health at an early stage.
The following sections introduce each of the steps of product risk assessment and
provide an overview of their fundamental concepts and relevant equations.
6.3
Hazard Identification (Step 1)
The first step of the risk assessment involves identifying adverse effects that a
product has an inherent ability to cause. This step directly addresses the second
principle of integrated development: inherent safety (see Sect. 4.3.2). This is done
by collecting information on the types of effects that could occur to humans (such as
disease) or to the environment (such as harm to biota) as a result of exposure to the
product. Reviewing previous studies and accident records or running preliminary
toxicity tests can help identify these hazards. An overview of common hazards to