TITLE:
Risk Management in Laboratory Quality Control of Pesticides
AUTHORS:
Rita de Cássia Boccuzzi Prisco, Vera Lúcia Tedeschi Savoy
KEYWORDS:
Risk Management; Occupational Health; Risk Map; Analytical Chemistry
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Safety Science and Technology,
Vol.4 No.1,
March
11,
2014
ABSTRACT: Risk assessment is the scientific process of estimating how much damage,
a specific hazard can cause to human health. The preparation of an
environmental risk map creates an overview, showing the way how risks are felt
and seen by the workers. Through risk quantification tools, the management is used to make decisions to
improve the environment achieving a better environment. The objective of this
study was to identify and prepare a map of environmental risk of a laboratory
unit for analytical chemistry which performs tests for pesticides quality control,
to manage the risks of occupational accidents. The methodology for risk
identification method used was the checklist used in 14 areas encompassing the
laboratory unit. The results of the evaluation of occupational risk related to
facilities and equipments of the laboratory unit were grouped into the
categories of physical, chemical, ergonomic and accidental risk and then
developed the risk map based on the contribution of the employees of the unit.