Risk Level Based Management System: a control banding model for occupational health and safety risk management in a highly regulated environment
Journal Article
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· Industrial Health, vol. 48, no. 1, March 19, 2010, pp. 18-28
OSTI ID:977226
The Risk Level Based Management System (RLBMS) is an occupational risk management (ORM) model that focuses occupational safety, hygeiene, and health (OSHH) resources on the highest risk procedures at work. This article demonstrates the model's simplicity through an implementation within a heavily regulated research institution. The model utilizes control banding strategies with a stratification of four risk levels (RLs) for many commonly performed maintenance and support activities, characterizing risk consistently for comparable tasks. RLBMS creates an auditable tracking of activities, maximizes OSHH professional field time, and standardizes documentation and control commensurate to a given task's RL. Validation of RLs and their exposure control effectiveness is collected in a traditional quantitative collection regime for regulatory auditing. However, qualitative risk assessment methods are also used within this validation process. Participatory approaches are used throughout the RLBMS process. Workers are involved in all phases of building, maintaining, and improving this model. This work participation also improves the implementation of established controls.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 977226
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-413441
- Journal Information:
- Industrial Health, vol. 48, no. 1, March 19, 2010, pp. 18-28, Journal Name: Industrial Health, vol. 48, no. 1, March 19, 2010, pp. 18-28 Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 48
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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