1) What are the elements of the risk-assessment paradigm?
How can these elements be applied in a workplace setting in which an emergency
responder is addressing a large spill of trichloroethylene? Describe how risk
assessment can be used in industrial hygiene practice.
Your response should be at least 200 words in
length.
2) In your own words, define risk. What are the four
functions of risk? How can these four functions be used to make risk decisions?
List the factors that affect risk perception in the workplace. How can an
industrial hygienist determine how much risk is acceptable?
Your response should be at least 200 words in
length.
3) Define exposure assessment, and describe the seven steps
involved in an exposure-assessment strategy. Apply each step to a scenario
where you, as an industrial hygienist, are asked to describe a worker’s
exposure to cadmium during a brazing operation.
Your response should be at least 200 words in
length.
