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A PDF guidebook provides occupational hygienists and other WHS/OHS practitioners with some basic tools to conduct risk management for occupational health hazards such as biological, chemical, ergonomic (e.g. manual handling), radiation and other physical exposures (e.g. noise and vibration). It thus covers hazard identification, exposure characterisation and risk assessment, control and management. For the occupational hygienist, exposure assessment and risk assessment cannot be reasonably separated. For this reason, this guidebook is a companion guide with the ‘Occupational Hygiene Monitoring and Compliance Strategies’ (Grantham & Firth, 2014) guidebook, also published by the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists (AIOH).
This guidebook provides occupational hygienists and other WHS/OHS practitioners with some basic tools to conduct risk management for occupational health hazards such as biological, chemical, ergonomic (e.g. manual handling), radiation and other physical exposures (e.g. noise and vibration). It thus covers hazard identification, exposure characterisation and risk assessment, control and management. For the occupational hygienist, exposure assessment and risk assessment cannot be reasonably separated. For this reason, this guidebook is a companion guide with the ‘Occupational Hygiene Monitoring and Compliance Strategies’ (Grantham & Firth, 2014) guidebook, also published by the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists (AIOH).
While this guidebook specifies the elements of the risk management process, it does not suggest risk management systems for occupational health hazards should be uniform. It is generic and independent of any specific industry. The design and implementation of a risk management system will be influenced by the varying needs of an organisation, its objectives, its products and services, and the processes and specific practices employed. Where possible, health risk assessment should be integrated with that of safety, environment and other business risk assessment to best prioritise control actions.
This guidebook is intended for use in the field of occupational hygiene to assist with the control of potential workplace health hazards. It is intended to support baseline and screening-level occupational health risk assessments. It does not replace professional judgement, quantitative exposure assessment, or regulatory requirements where these are applicable. Where uncertainty exists, conservative assumptions must be applied and escalation to a Certified Occupational Hygienist (COH)® or another relevant specialist.
The consequence, likelihood and risk levels indicated are not fine dividing lines between safe and unsafe exposure. The risk conclusions reached should be interpreted with care and with a thorough understanding of the basis for these conclusions. AIOH disclaims liability with respect to the use of this guidebook.
Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge the co-contributors of the first edition guideline, Deborah van Zanten and Gerard Tiernan, and the co-contributors of the second edition guideline, Kim Ng and Jaemie Wilson. We are also grateful to the members of the AIOH Technical Advisory subcommittee, particularly Linda Apthorpe, Jackii Shepherd and Mark Desira, who proof read the document and provided valuable comment on various parts of the text.
This third edition has been developed for the AIOH by Ross Di Corleto, Ian Firth and Robert Golec continuing an important line of work that supports the wellbeing of workers across Australia.
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