Department of Health and Safety Convergence Science, Graduate School, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 2;18(3):1354. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18031354.
The risk assessment of hazardous substances has become increasingly important for the efficient prevention and management of various diseases or accidents caused by increased amounts of hazardous substances in the workplace. In this study, risk assessment was conducted for 36 kinds of hazardous substances requiring management by using qualitative and quantitative risk assessments. Qualitative risk assessment was performed by multiplying the exposure level class by the hazard class according to the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency's (KOSHA) Chemical Hazard Risk Management (CHARM). The quantitative risk assessment was followed by a four-step risk assessment system presented in the Guidelines for Hazard Risk Assessment of Chemicals (KOSHA GUIDE W-6-2016). In the quantitative assessments, we presented a new method of classifying risk levels into four steps, much like qualitative assessments. In this study, the quantitative risk assessment was considered difficult to predict through qualitative risk assessment. Therefore, it is necessary to perform a quantitative risk assessment after a qualitative risk assessment for a higher level of risk assessment.
危险物质的风险评估对于有效预防和管理因工作场所危险物质数量增加而导致的各种疾病或事故变得越来越重要。在本研究中，使用定性和定量风险评估对需要管理的 36 种危险物质进行了风险评估。定性风险评估是根据韩国职业安全与健康管理局（KOSHA）的《化学危害风险管理（CHARM）》，根据暴露水平等级和危害等级相乘进行的。定量风险评估遵循《化学品危害风险评估指南（KOSHA GUIDE W-6-2016）》中的四步风险评估系统。在定量评估中，我们提出了一种类似于定性评估的将风险水平分为四个步骤的新方法。在这项研究中，定量风险评估被认为很难通过定性风险评估来预测。因此，对于更高水平的风险评估，在进行定性风险评估之后，有必要进行定量风险评估。
