Low to No Risk

17

Moderate Risk

2

High Risk

1

Extreme Risk

0

• 0.5Order suspension of activities that pose threats to workers' health or safety.
• 0.8Recommend measures to help protect workers from potentially hazardous work methods, processes, or materials.
• 1.5Investigate accidents to identify causes or to determine how such accidents might be prevented in the future.
• 2Investigate the adequacy of ventilation, exhaust equipment, lighting, or other conditions that could affect employee health, comfort, or performance.
• 1.8Develop or maintain hygiene programs, such as noise surveys, continuous atmosphere monitoring, ventilation surveys, or asbestos management plans.
• 0.6Collaborate with engineers or physicians to institute control or remedial measures for hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions or equipment.
• 1.7Conduct safety training or education programs and demonstrate the use of safety equipment.
• 1Provide new-employee health and safety orientations and develop materials for these presentations.
• 2.2Collect samples of dust, gases, vapors, or other potentially toxic materials for analysis.
• 0.8Investigate health-related complaints and inspect facilities to ensure that they comply with public health legislation and regulations.
• 2Coordinate "right-to-know" programs regarding hazardous chemicals or other substances.
• 1Maintain or update emergency response plans or procedures.
• 1.5Develop or maintain medical monitoring programs for employees.
• 0.8Conduct audits at hazardous waste sites or industrial sites or participate in hazardous waste site investigations.
• 2Collect samples of hazardous materials or arrange for sample collection.
• 2Prepare hazardous, radioactive, or mixed waste samples for transportation or storage by treating, compacting, packaging, and labeling them.
• 2.5Perform laboratory analyses or physical inspections of samples to detect disease or to assess purity or cleanliness.

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