Start

PrioritizationofFurther
InformationGathering

HealthEffectsRating(HER)

Rating
4
3
2
1
0

Health Risk Rating;

Prioritize Control Action & Further Information Gathering

HealthEffectsRating
EnteredatHealth
HazardAssessment

HealthEffect
Lifethreateningordisablinginjuryorillness
Irreversiblehealtheffectsofconcern
Severe,reversiblehealtheffectsofconcern
Reversiblehealtheffectsofconcern
Reversibleeffectsoflittleconcern

IncreasingFIGPriority
0 to4 6to1218to32

ExposureRating(ER)

Rating
4
3

Exposure
>OEL
50100%OEL

1050%OEL

<OEL

95th%tile>OEL
95th%tilebetween0.5and
1.0ofOEL
95th%tilebetween0.1and
0.5ofOEL
95th%tile<0.1ofOEL

0 to46to1218to32

Highly
Uncertain

Significantinformationabsenton
exposureprofileorhealtheffects

Uncertain

Adequateinformationavailablefor
judgment,butFIGwarrantedtoverify
exposure
Agentsexposureprofileandhealth
effectswellunderstood

Definitions
HERHealthHazardRating
ERExposureRating
HRRHealthRiskRating
UCUncertaintyRating.

IHAssigns
Uncertainty
Rating

Adaptedfrom:Mulhausen,J.R.andJ.Damiano.Eds.1998.
AStrategyforAssessingandManagingOccupationalExposures.2nd
AIHAPressFairfax.

By:DavidP.Bleicher,MSPH,CIH
www.BleicherCIH.com

HealthRiskRating

HealthRisk&ActionPriority
FIGPriority

4 4 8 12 16
3 3 6

12

2 2 4

1 1 2

1 2 3 4
ExposureRating

HealthRiskRating

Certain

IncreasingHealthRisk&ActionPriority

HealthEffectRating

CalculateHealthRisk
Rating&Priorityfor
FurtherInformation
Gathering

Priority=HERXERXUR

ExposureRating
EnteredatExposure
Assessment

UncertaintyRating(UR)

Rating

ConductFurther
Information
Gathering

16
12
9
8
6
4
3
2
1

0 16 36
0 12 24
0 9 18
0 8 16
0 6 12
0 4 8
0 6 6
0 4 4
0 1 2
0 1 2

UncertaintyRating

Manage/Control
HealthRisks