Identification and prioritization

Stages 1 to 3, the identification and prioritization of precursors, was not necessary anymore because the accident had already happened. The precursors, present in the accident trajectory, could be retrieved from the available accident investigation information in the database. 

Identification and prioritization of research needs at the international level would result in more focused and strategic research initiatives by both the pesticide manufacturers and the larger research community. For example, the USEPA National Exposure Research Laboratory has identified general areas of research needs in children s exposure assessments for environmental exposures (Cohen Hubal et al 2000). There is a requirement to develop harmonized priorities for research that would strengthen risk assessment methodologies for pesticides. This would need to be followed by an effective communication strategy so that funding bodies and the research community were informed about such priorities. 

The purpose of this paper is to describe MEPAS, a computer-based methodology for health impact estimation developed to support DOE site prioritization. MEPAS takes a physics-based approach based on characterization of exposures resulting from source-to-receptor transport at DOE sites. It is currently being used in DOE s Environmental Survey effort aimed at identification and prioritization of DOE sites. A Preliminary Summary Report has been issued for major DOE production sites (3), and a Final Summary Report for all DOE sites will be avail-able in 1990. 0097-6156/90/0431-0193 06.00/0... 

Step 1—Identification and Prioritization screening utilized to identify and escalate issues/scenaiios for more detailed risk analysis. 

The overall theme of this book is to put lower-level risks into the appropriate perspective and focus increased energy and resources on the most important or complex transportation issues. Figure 3.3 presents a risk assessment protocol that can be applied to accomplish this goal, with the first step being the identification and prioritization process. 

The identification of hazardous material transportation scenarios stems from the identification and prioritization step of the TRM framework presented in Chapter 1. This process results in the generation of a hst of activities and transportation scenarios that may require special attention, including additional resources for further risk analysis and risk management activities. 

Identification and prioritization is used to rank chemicals, movements, and other factors for escalation, which may result in more detailed risk analysis. The components of a prioritization process can be included in a company-specific process and may consist of ... 

As detailed in this chapter, there are a number of transportation issues that can be reviewed alone or in combination to identify those requiring additiorral detailed analysis. The identification and prioritization step can be completed using a checklist to identify issues that may reqtrire escalation, including ... 

Once the issues along the supply chain are identified, there are a ntrmber of options available for identification and prioritization. As shown in Figrrre 3.4, these prioritization options include ... 

While the identification and prioritization activity can be conducted at any level in the orgaruzation, this activity is being directed by corporate-level management and will include a corporate-wide view and additional follow-up actions for all hazardous material transportation activities. As detailed in this... 

Figure 4.1 illustrates the risk assessment process for qualitative and semi-quantitative techniques that can be apphed to transportation safety scenarios. Typically, these will be a scenario and issues developed and escalated for more detailed analysis during the identification and prioritization process described in Chapter 3. 

In Chapter 3, XYZ Chemical conducted a corporate-level identification and prioritization of all worldwide hazardous material transportation activities. Based on this hazard-based prioritization activity, the chemicals listed in Table 4.3 were identified as potentially higher risk and escalated for further facilily/operational-level reviews. Facility review means the inbound and outbound hazardous material transportation activities for each XYZ Chemical plant moving these chemicals. 

In Chapter 3, a corporate-level identification and prioritization of all worldwide hazardons material transportation activities was condncted by XYZ Chemical. The chemicals listed in Table 6.6 were identified as potentially high risk based on the possible impacts of a chemical release along the transit ronte. 

Check— primary management systems (Chapter 2), identification and prioritization activities (Chapter 3), and additional risk analysis of elevated safety and security issues (Chapters 4-6)... 

Identification and Prioritization Consists of (1) cataloging the hazardous materials and modes of transportation, (2) identifying sensitive areas and potential points of failure along the transit route, and (3) understanding interactions with other stakeholders in the supply chain. This process enables the identification of shipments that may require special attention, including escalating issnes/scenarios for more detailed risk analysis. 

Ibid ( A prioritized list of targets approved and maintained by the joint force commander ). Ibid (the definition of Target System Analysis ). See also Joint Targeting 2013, p xi (where target system analysis is identified as part of Phase 2 Target identification and prioritization). °Joint Targeting 2013, p xi. 

Although the relationship between drug concentration and effect in isolated tissue or heart preparations may not exactly mimic that what is seen in vivo, these models can still be very useful for hazard identification and prioritization of compounds when they are compared to each other. 

One of the main advantages of using performance measures is that they enable companies to express the results of a safety process in quantitative, not qualitative, terms that can then be analyzed to determine efficiency of safety and health processes (Leandri 2001,39). These measurements permit identification and prioritization. They also identify the most rewarding efforts and allow prioritization of company-wide issues. 

This example shows that given a 10% final demand perturbation for both sectors, the resulting total inoperability for Sector 1 will be 19%, which is equivalent to a 190 loss in its total output. By the same token, the total inoperability for Sector 2 will be 13%, which is equivalent to a 260 loss in its total output. From this illustrative example, we have demonstrated that the ranking of key sectors may vary between the two metrics (i.e., economic loss vs. total inoperabiUty). A policymaker that puts more weight on inoperability will choose to prioritize Sector 1. On the other hand, the policymaker will opt to prioritize Sector 2 when economic loss is used as the sole criterion. Hence, a balanced approach that takes into consideration policymaker preferences across economic loss, inoperability, and other appropriate metrics will result in a more holistic method for key sector identification and prioritization. 

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