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1) Decision making tool
2) Increases out ability to make informed decisions
3) Minimizes risks to acceptable levles |
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| A condition with the potential to cause personal injury or death |
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| An expression of possible loss in terms of severty and probability |
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| The process of detecting hazards associated risks |
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5 step process of ORM
I AM IS |
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Identify Hazards
Assess hazards
Make risk decisions
Implement controls
Supervise |
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Accept risk when benefits outweigh the cost
Accept no unnecessary risk
Acticipante and manage risk by planning
Make risk decisions at the right level |
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| Single Hearing Protection |
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Greater than 84 DBA (8-hour period)
140 DB peak sound pressure level or greater |
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| Double Hearing Protection |
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| Any material that because of its quantity, concentratrion, physical or chemical characteristics may pose a subtantial hazard to human health or environment |
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| Any discarded material (liquid, solid, or gas) which meets the definition of HM and/or designated as a hazardous waste by the EPA or state authority |
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MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet |
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| Technical bulletins containing information about materials such as composition, chemical, and physical characteristics health and safety hazards and precautions for safe handling and use |
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