What is Risk assessment?

Identifying the hazards of tasks or chemicals, estimating the size of the risks and deciding countermeasures in order of priority.

Field: Environment, health and safety

Risk assessment in the explanations

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  1. For work using chemicals, what is the activity called that identifies hazards, estimates the magnitude of risk and decides countermeasures?

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Abatement system GHS Local exhaust ventilation Lockout/tagout (LOTO) Lower explosive limit (LEL) Oxygen deficiency Perfluorocarbons RoHS Directive SDS (safety data sheet)

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