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Risk Assessment Framework for Electric Arc Welders. Dr. Liliana Rapas Direction of Public Health Bucharest Dr. Ing. Steluta Nisipeanu National Institute for Research - Development of Labor Protection. Our Experience. Background Regulation. *two frameworks:
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Risk Assessment Framework for Electric Arc Welders Dr. Liliana Rapas Direction of Public Health Bucharest Dr. Ing. Steluta Nisipeanu National Institute for Research - Development of Labor Protection
BackgroundRegulation *two frameworks: 1. occupational health and safety programmes 2.occupational medicine guidelines
Second Study 1. The auditors team: occupational physician, welding technology engineer safety engineer 2. The system: workplace where welders are dealing with electric arc welding of stainless steel pieces of food industry technology 3. The method: *occupational medicine surveillance *risk assessment
Documents: 1. Workplace assessment paper based on: * control list of identified and measured hazards * welding tehnology * environment * safety standards requirements 2. The matrix of gravity and frequency of risk health effects based on CEI-812/1985 3. Calculated risk level closely linked with safety level
Results: Nr = ∑ ri x Ri / ∑ ri = 259 : 85 = 3,04
Distribution of concentration (mg/m3 ) of gaseous and particulate mixture from“welding fume” oxides of nitrogen manganese iron oxide ozone
Occupational medicine surveillance results: Statistical information: one labor accident and 10 injuries
Our observation: there is no relationship between health condition surveillance’ results and calculated risk Why?