Risk Management Decision Document

Decision making, process risk management decisions, documentation, 105-106 Decision point, chemical reactivity tests, 90 Decommissioning, chemical reactivity hazard management, 25 Decomposition pressure test, chemical reactivity tests, 88... 

Procedural controls, process controls, 98-99 Process controls, 96-100 active controls, 98 inherently safer approach, 97 mitigation techniques, 99 passive controls, 97-98 procedural controls, 98-99 safe operating limits, 99-100 Process definition, documentation, 102-104 Process design, documentation, 105 Process hazard analysis (PHA) risk assessment, 92-93 screening methods, 63 Process risk management decisions, documentation, 105-106... 

Process definition and design criteria Process and equipment design Company memory (management information) Documentation of risk management decisions Protective systems Normal and upset conditions Chemical and occupational health hazards... 

Process documentation and knowledge Documentation of hazards, equipment design, risk management decision, etc. applies... 

Process Knowledge and Documentation—The main features here are process definition and design criteria, process and equipment design, company memory (management information), documentation of risk management decisions, protective systems, normal and upset con-dtions, and chemical and occupational health hazards. 

Areas of uncertainty, future directions, and the resulting research needs are summarized in Chapter 8, and a Glossary of terms is provided in Chapter 9. This is followed by the last chapter, 10, a stand-alone document that offers practical guidance suitable to several levels of users, from those in the laboratory to those making the risk management decisions. This chapter is less detailed in discussing extrapolation... 

The remainder of the document is organized as follows. The next two sections lay the foundations for the terminology used in the document section 2 defines data in the context of exposure assessments and section 3 introduces a broader concept of data quality characterized by the four hallmarks or measures of quality mentioned above— appropriateness, accuracy, integrity and transparency. Section 4 discusses how these hallmarks might be applied to the design or evaluation of an exposure assessment to ensure its quality. The final section concludes with a broader perspective on the role of data quality in exposure assessment and its importance to risk assessment and risk management decisions. 

This document contributes to the objectives of the IPCS Harmonization Project by promoting consistency in the quality, presentation and defensibility of exposure assessments used in risk management decisions. It encourages exposure assessors, risk assessors and risk managers to anticipate and to evaluate carefully the quality of data used in all aspects of an exposure assessment. 

Ultimately, the credibility—for scientists, stakeholders and society in general—of the data and assessments on which critical risk management decisions are based owes much to the underlying tenets of data quality discussed in this document. Credibility is a basic element of risk communication and social trust and, in turn, is a determining factor in risk acceptance and risk management. 

Multi-criterion analysis is a decision-making tool for qualitative weighting of aggregated impact assessment indicators. Further information is available in the OECD Technical Guidance Document on the use of Socio-economic Analysis in Chemical Risk Management Decision-Making [510]. 

Technical Guidance Document on the use of Socio-economic Analysis in Chemical Risk Management Decision Making,... 

A risk management decision should be based on the clear understanding of the limitations of the risk assessment. This is difficult, if not impossible, if the risk assessment doesn t characterize the uncertainties comprehensively, e.g., identify the result of altering different assumptions which are bases of contention the major sources of uncertainty, etc. This could become a special section of the risk assessment document and would be invaluable to risk managers and the public in understanding the validity of the assessment. 

Management can use a variety of criteria to select and prioritize corrective actions and safety improvements. They include costs, other competing priorities, implementation schedules, the effectiveness of risk reduction, and technical feasibility. These criteria, as well as management decisions about corrective actions, must be documented. If after evaluating an action item, management chooses to take no further action, that decision must also be documented. In addition to requiring documentation of management decisions, the PSM Rule requires a system to track implementation of corrective actions to be made. 

Document Chemical Reactivity Risks and Management Decisions Process Knowledge and Documentation Process Risk Management Process Safety Information Process Hazard Analysis Operating Procedures Operational Control... 

Document Chemical Reactivity Risks and Management Decisions... 

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