BACHELOR OF OCCUPATIONAL

SAFETY AND HEALTH (HONS)

 BNOS4033
CHEMICAL
HEALTH RISK
ASSESSMENT

LESSON 1
Introduction To Chemical Health Risk Assessment
 Learning Outcomes

• Upon completion of this topic, students should be able to:

– Describe the objectives of conducting Chemical Health Risk Assessment

(CHRA)
– determine the criteria to assign hazard rating and exposure rating
– Describe the steps in conducting the Chemical Health Risk Assessment

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 ”CHEMICAL HEALTH RISK
ASSESSEMENT”
• An assessment of all chemical
used in the workplace to
evaluate and control any health
risk associated with work
activities involving the use of
the chemicals.
• A standard guideline by DOSH
has been designed to provide
guidance on procedure to
conduct full assessment of risk
to health using a Chemical
WHAT IS CHRA? Health Risk Assessment.
A Manual of Recommended Practice on
ASSESSMENT OF THE HEALTH RISK ARISING FROM
THE USE OF CHEMICALS HAZARDOUS TO HEALH AT
THE WORKPLACE (3RD EDITION, 2018).
 • Listed in Schedule I and II of the
USECHH Regulations
WHAT IS • Classified in any hazard class
CHEMICAL specified under Health Hazards of
First Schedule in CLASS Regulation

HAZARDOUS • A pesticide as defined under the

TO HEALTH? Pesticides Act 1974
• A schedule waste listed in the First
Schedule to the Environmental Quality
(Schedule Wastes) Regulations 2005
(USECHH, 2000)
 PURPOSE OF CHRA

Enable decision to be made on:

• Appropriate control measure

• Induction and training of workers
• The necessity of medical surveillance programme
• The necessity of exposure monitoring programme
 Identify the Evaluate the
hazard pose by degree of
each CHTH exposure of
use within the works to the
workplace CTH
OBJECTIVES
OF CHRA Recommend
Evaluate the further appropriate
adequacy of control measure
and priorities
existing control actions to be taken
measures to prevent or reduce
risks.
ASSESSMENT CONCEPT

RISK = HAZARD X EXPOSURE

EXPOSURE = MAGNITUDE X
FREQUENCY - DURATION
 The appointed must be registered with DOSH,
Malaysia.
The registration must be valid until completion
of the assessment

CHRA Duties of Assessor:

• Carry out assessment of health risks arising
ASSESOR from the use of CHTH
• Make recommendations
• Furnish and present his finding and
recommendations to the employer within 1
month upon completion of the assessment
report
 ASSESSMENT TEAM

ü An experienced and knowledgeable member of the safety and

health committee

ü An occupational health doctor

ü An engineer in related field

ü An industrial/occupational health nurses

ü Supervisor of the work area

PROCEDURE FOR
CHRA
 10
STEPS
IN
CHRA
 GATHER INFORMATION
u Information on CHTH used in workplace

u Layout plan of work area

u Process flowchart

u Particular on workers at risk

u Control equipment design parameter and maintenance record (engineering control)

u Personal exposure monitoring programme

u Medical surveillance programme

u PPE programme

u Standard operating procedure

u Safe work procedure

DIVIDE INTO WORK UNIT

• A work unit must fulfill two

basic requirements;
• Work similarity
• Similar exposure

• Only apply to the Routine

Entry of workers.

• Assessment does not require for

non-routine entry.
 Steps to identify work unit

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Conduct a Get list of job Get the list of Identify the Interview Assign work Fill in the
walk-through jobs, tasks and CHTH used supervisor/w unit information
inspection to processes for or released for orker at each obtained for
identify all each department the task of work each work
person might carried out at location using FORM
be include the work area A
 o The degree of hazard reflects the severity of chemical
health hazard
o Determine based on the hazard classification or health
effect of the chemical

DETERMINE o The hazard classification are in-line with the hazard

classification under the
DEGREE OF o GHS and CLASS Regulations.
HAZARD o Identify all hazard information of the CHTH used in
the work unit

o Use FORM B to list the CHTH used in each work unit

o Hazard info may obtain from SDS or label of chemical
CHTH
 ASSESS EXPOSURE
Evaluation of exposure can be carried out using
Qualitative(inhalation/dermal) or Quantitative(inhalation)
method.
RISK DETERMINATION
CONTROL MEASURE
 • Identify actions to
eliminate or minimise
risks either for routine
exposures or for
accidental exposures

• Necessity for
exposure
monitoring and
health surveillance
programmes
IDENTIFY ACTIONS TO • Identify training needs
BE TAKEN of work unit
CONCLUSION & ACTION TO BE TAKEN

Control measures to be taken is in accordance to the level of risk and adequacy

of existing control measures in place.
 An assessor need to prepare,
present and submit the
CHRA report to the employer
within 1 Month upon the
REPORTING completion of the assessment.

THE
ASSESSMENT
A recommended format is
given in the manual.
 There is a need to review the assessment
from time to time to take into account
REVIEW changes that may increase or decrease the
ASESSMENT level of risk and hence affect the
significance of risk or the conclusion of
assessment
 ASSESSMENT REVIEW

ü There has been a significant A significant change in the quantity of

change in the work hazardous chemicals used;

• Changes in method or rate of work;

ü More than 5 years have elapsed
• Deterioration in the efficiency of control
ü As directed by DOSH equipment
• Plant failure or system failure
• New information on hazards
• New or improved control measures
 REFERENCES

v Chemical Health Risk Assessment (Guideline), Department of

Occupational Safety and Health, Malaysia.

vOSHA (USECHH Regulations), 2000.