Title
Classification of occupational activities for assessment of inhalation exposure
Author
Marquart, H.
Schneider, T.
Goede, H.
Tischer, M.
Schinkel, J.
Warren, N.
Fransman, W.
Spaan, S.
van Tongeren, M.
Kromhout, H.
Tielemans, E.
Cherrie, J.W.
TNO Kwaliteit van Leven
Publication year
2011
Abstract
There is a large variety of activities in workplaces that can lead to emission of substances. Coding systems based on determinants of emission have so far not been developed. In this paper, a system of Activity Classes and Activity Subclasses is proposed for categorizing activities involving chemical use. Activity Classes share their so-called 'emission generation mechanisms' and physical state of the product handled and the underlying determinants of emission. A number of (industrial) stakeholders actively participated in testing and fine-tuning the system. With the help of these stakeholders, it was found to be relatively easy to allocate a large number of activities to the Activity Classes and Activity Subclasses. The system facilitates a more structured classification of activities in exposure databases, a structured analysis of the analogy of exposure activities, and a transparent quantification of the activity emission potential in (new) exposure assessment models. The first use of the system is in the Advanced REACH Tool. © The Author 2011.
Subject
Healthy Living Life Triskelion
WE - Work & Employment QS - Quality & Safety TAP - Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
Themalijn EELS - Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences
Nutrition
Determinants of exposure
Exposure assessment methodology
Exposure modeling
REACH
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/mer072
TNO identifier
442969
ISSN
0003-4878
Source
Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 55 (9), 989-1005
Document type
article