Essential Features for Proactive Risk Management

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• Personal Author:
  Howard J ; Murashov V
• Description:
  We propose a proactive approach to the management of occupational health risks in emerging technologies based on six features: qualitative risk assessment; the ability to adapt strategies and refine requirements; an appropriate level of precaution; global applicability; the ability to elicit voluntary cooperation by companies; and stakeholder involvement. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Promotion Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Exposure-methods Health-programs Health-standards Occupational-exposure Occupational-health Occupational-health-programs Occupational-health-services Protective-measures Qualitative-analysis Risk-analysis Risk-factors Standards

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• ISSN:
  1748-3387
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  467-470
• Volume:
  4
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035818
• Citation:
  Nat Nanotechnol 2009 Aug; 4(8):467-470
• Contact Point Address:
  Vladimir Murashov, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, 395 E Street S.W., Suite 9200, Washington, DC 20201
• Email:
  vladimir.murashov@cdc.hhs.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Nature Nanotechnology
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5c95758f6330d203decd9a4ed3fbd3f65a44a270e2cf430291c23d3cb12c7a1f088aef944169d78d25ea4101c9ebb1104f091551e365e7625464ad27016572ec
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187530/cdc_187530_DS1.pdf
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